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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I don’t know if people that espouse “birther” views fundamentally understand how hurtful those comments are to Latinos, immigrants and people of color. Birtherism is basically a shrill demand to the American President, the leader…
Wyclef Jean Conversation & Performance Sunday, September 30th, 7:30 pm Buttenwieser Hall Lexington Avenue at 92nd St One of the most influential voices in music, Wyclef Jean’s landmark album with the Fugees, The Score, won two Grammy awards and…
Story by Francis Rodríguez Henry Santos Jeter is at the top of his game. And also like his counterpart on the New York Yankees, Santos Jeter makes clear that he can both excel as part of a team and…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Long live Dominican moms! I feel extremely fortunate to have been born to a Dominican mother. For those that don’t know, Dominican mothers in particular and Latino mothers in general, are much more than mothers…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Our indiegogo campaign is now over but the filming of this movie continues. A new website for the film will be up soon. Since this is a groundbreaking project, I thought it would be cool…
ALICIA KEYS in Conversation Monday, September 10, 8 pm Kaufmann Concert Hall Lexington Avenue at 92nd St Singer/songwriter/producer/actress/philanthropist Alicia Keys is number 10 in Billboard’s list of top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop artists of the past 25 years. She premieres her…
That’s right people; the always-popular Dominican Night of the New York International Latino Film Festival is going down tonight at our very own Columbia Medical Alumni Auditorium (630 West 168th Street) at 7 pm. The movie selection is Eliot…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I began my day like this. As we were embarking on our journey to the Dominican Day Parade, we get stuck in the (insert expletive here) elevator on 181st Street. It’s crazy because I was…
There is now only 5 days left to our indiegogo campaign and needless to say we REALLY need your help. This movie is not just the definitive documentary on the Nutcracker but it is also a people’s history of…