BY Led Black (@Led_Black) The Dominican Republic and Dominicans lost someone of great importance this week. Rafael Corporán de los Santos (July 22, 1937 – March 5, 2012) known simply as Corporán died of an apparent heart attack on…
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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/Led_Black/status/174310393307602945″] This past Monday was the 168th anniversary of Dominican Independence and what an awesome Febrero 27th it was. First off, the words Dominican Independence Day were trending on Twitter. Say Word! Everyone from…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Today, Dominicans, it is our day to celebrate. Not that Dominicans need any more reasons to celebrate. We celebrate anything and everything! Dominicans over-celebrate! As anyone that has ever been to a baby shower in…
BY Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) Drove for the first time in a foreign country. Kissed a girl and soon after she asked me about helping her with a visa to come to the US. Tasted the difference between…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photos by Led_Black, theSPEACHgal, Kat_Rosario87 & PerlaMichelleX3 The DR Travelogue is a book/project that has been gestating in my mind for the last 5 years. It is my heart-felt ode to Quisqueya La Bella, a place that…
For more info: http://newperspectivesdominicanrepublic.com/ [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEDMASIsLTM] From September 13 to October 31, 2011 Opening Reception: Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at 6:30 pm The City College of New York Amsterdam Plaza (Amsterdam Avenue, between West 138th and 137th Streets) Exhibit is…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) The quest to get my book published officially began on July 7th at Word Up. Whether through a traditional publisher or self-published, by hook or by crook, I WILL publish my book. This past Thursday,…
Here & There: Travel Readings ft Led Black, Lola Koundakian, Iskandar Andrews, and Veronica Liu. Tonight at 7 PM 4157 Broadway @ 176 Street 7-7-7 is quite an auspicious number and therefore a great date to take a jaunt…
Well my amigos, looks like it’s officially a wrap! My two weeks out on the Quisqueyan motherland are up and I’ve touched back down in the Big Apple. I want to thank Palo Mamajuana for inspiring the trip, the…