Story by Sandra Evangelina García and Debralee Santos Photo by Rafael Fernández When Manuel Jacobo Méndez Olivero was sworn in this past Mon., Dec. 17th, there were a few key elements on the program for the newly minted State…
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The protests against the Dominican government’s so-called “Fiscal Reform” are spreading and there will be a demonstration on Saturday, November 17th at 9am at the Dominican consulate (1501 Broadway between 43rd and 44th street). The Uptown Collective will be…
Story and photos by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer It was the first day of school at Democracy Prep – and already the students were getting a talking-to in the school gymnasium. This was no run-of-the-mill lecture, however. Parents were invited…
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…
Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy)…
Photography by Briana E. Heard (@beheardphoto) Being that the Dominican Day Parade is this Sunday, we thought it would be cool to take a trip through memory lane and take a gander at the Post DR Parade festivities that…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) This past weekend, I had the honor of attending with my family the first National Dominican Celebration at the National Mall in Washington D.C. I know what you are thinking, if you wanted to celebrate…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) This coming weekend, I will be taking my family and joining countless other Dominicans, Dominican-Americans and Latinos for the historic gathering of Dominicans in our nation’s capital to celebrate our presence in the U.S. and…
For the first time, thousands of like-minded Dominicans and Dominican Americans, their families, friends and supporters from the U.S. Latino diverse communities will join DANR, the National Dominican American Council, hundreds of local organizations and leaders on the National…