Maria Hinojosa is one of our heroes. The pioneering journalist’s latest podcast series, Suave, is one you simply don’t want to miss. The engrossing audio series delves into “the system that sentences juveniles to life in prison, a story…
Bodegas
View this post on Instagram NYC BODEGAS be like.. who can relate? #NYC #TikTok #LaughterHeals #bodega A post shared by Fiona Harvey, MPH 🌎 📖🎋 (@fionaharvey_) on May 9, 2020 at 6:23pm PDT We invite you to subscribe to…
Porfirio Mejia has been the owner of 128 P&L Deli Grocery on Audubon Ave for over six years. Nearly 40 percent of his customers were SNAP recipients. SNAP is the government assistance program that was formerly known as food…
The bodega is an NYC institution. It’s where you get anything from eggs and milk to hot sandwiches and plátanos. And for decades, the Dominican-American community has run so many of them, turning them from corner stores to something…
Maria Hinojosa is a powerhouse. She has been properly representing Latinos in the media for over 25 years and she recently became the newest contributor to the indispensable CBS Sunday Morning news show. For her first segment, she took…
Hansi Lo Wang of NPR put together an awesome segment on bodegas and the communities that love them. Related: We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter…
On this week’s Latino USA, producers spend a day in a bodega in Washington Heights, NYC — home to one of the biggest Dominican populations in the U.S. They uncover stories about nutrition, migration, community, and the slow threat of…
By Arlene Schulman (@ArleneSchulman) For almost 30 years, the Dyckman Seaman Grocery has sat on the corner of Dyckman Street and Seaman Avenue in Inwood, selling cans of tuna, candy ,chips, cigarettes, beer, soda, and good luck candles to…
Photography by Briana E. Heard…
Photography by DeJesus…