Hola mi gente! I hope you all enjoyed the first post of my new blog, Ydanis Speaks, and got to know a little bit about me. If you would like to get in contact with me feel free to…
Dominicans
Thursday, September 13 @ 8PM (Spanish) Friday, September 14 @ 8PM (English) Saturday, September 15 @ 8PM (Spanish) Sunday, September 16 @ 5PM (Spanish – Followed by a panel on the topic of domestic violence) Aaron Davis Hall, Theater…
That’s right folks, the long-awaited new book by Junot Díaz, “This Is How You Lose Her”, is finally available for purchase. The Pulitzer Prize-Award winning author returns with a collection of short stories about love, lust, longing and infidelity.…
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…
At the risk of sounding like an old fart and seeming out of touch, I simply cannot stand, no – better yet, I absolutely abhor hookahs. The problem is that in Washington Heights, I cannot seem to escape them.…
Story by Adrian Cabreja During these last weeks of summer, there is no time to be wasted. Soon enough, the full-time routines of school and work will beckon, but in the meantime, there is fun, and even a bit…
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…
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…
Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy)…









