A message of solidarity from Washington Heights to the DR and the world. We will not accept the discriminatory ruling of the Dominican Constitutional Tribunal against our Dominican brothers and sisters. Strip citizenship from 200,000 of our own citizens?…
On Monday, December 9th, 2013, Northern Manhattan elected officials stood side by side at a candlelight vigil with community leaders, activists and more to support 24 workers fired from Domino’s Pizza for speaking out against unfair labor practices. NYS…
Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) Q. What is your name and where are you from? A. Ruth Rodriguez, “I am Dominican, isn’t everyone?”. Well my family is from Santiago de Los Caballeros, RD. Q. Born and raised?…
Launched in 2006, the Latin American Cultural Week is an annual New York City wide festival which highlights Latin American dance, film, literature, music, theater, visual and performing arts. Many institutions and artists throughout New York City, including Washington…
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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I find this story deliciously ironic in light of the much-deserved international outrage that was caused by the recent ruling of the highest court in the Dominican Republic, which rendered far too many Haitian-Dominicans stateless.…
The College Academy Dream Team over the last two weeks went through a two week bootcamp in preparation for the first ever Dream Convention. The convention took place on October 26th at NYU. The Dream Team is a group…
This past September 23, the Constitutional Court (the highest court!) in the Dominican Republic ruled that thousands of Dominicans, who have lived as Dominican citizens, protected by the Constitution and current laws for over 8 decades, are to be…
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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) DigiBunch, one of the nation’s most influential Hispanic communities online, recently announced it’s list of 20 Latino cultural leaders for its 2nd annual Latino Trailblazers video series and I was chosen as one of a…