By Sherry Mazzocchi A green card was the goal. Author Melissa Rivero turned a story from her mother’s arrival in the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant into her latest novel, The Affairs of the Falcóns. As she wrote, the…
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The crew talks about barber antibodies, octagon schemes, cartoon theme song DJ battles and clean urine currency. Then on their special Quarantine segment, “Zoom Crashers”, they welcome Filmmaker Ramon Presante, TV & Radio Host Chuey Martinez, and comedian/content creator…
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by NoMAA (@nomaanyc) on Jun 30, 2019 at 8:29am PDT Listen up folks, the mighty Jazz Power Initiative gets down and this weekend you get a chance to watch them do…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv) on Apr 15, 2020 at 6:18pm PDT I think I speak for many in this neighborhood and throughout this great city when I…
View this post on Instagram Mi gente, good news! @SOMOSCare in partnership with @WCKitchen @chefjoseandres and @MaestroCares, is working to distribute more than 1,000 meals to Washington Heights, NYC patients, doctors, nurses and the community who have been hit…
This is the article that made Tyrant Trump lose his shit. Written by Eric Lipton, David E. Sanger, Maggie Haberman, Michael D. Shear, Mark Mazzetti and Julian E. Barnes, the article is an exhaustive look at how the feckless…
Please join us for a lively and informed discussion on the crucial importance of the Census 2020. The panel includes Maria Lizardo, Aldrin R. Bonilla and Julio C. Rivera and will be moderated by our Editor-in-Chief Led Black. RSVP:…
A new benefits package has been announced for the family of transit workers whose lives were lost to COVID-19. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU), the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and…
By Sherry Mazzocchi No one is allowed to visit the thousands of New Yorkers hospitalized with COVID-19. Dr. Jenny Chang saw many patients admitted without cell phones, leaving them out of touch with those they need most. Chang is…