Con juicio: The Honorable Manuel Méndez State Supreme Court justice is sworn in | Manhattan Times
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 Supreme Court Justice. First, the setting: a packed auditorium filled to capacity with fellow justices, elected [...]
Protest Against Dominican Corruption Will Take Place this Saturday
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 there… Stay tuned for more. Check out: Op-Led: The Dominican Spring Related: I Am A Dominican [...]
Democracy Prep celebrates the Dominican diaspora | Manhattan Times
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 and despite attendance not being mandatory, the auditorium was filled to capacity. The many students who [...]
My 2012 Dominican Day Parade Adventure
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 telling the Nutcracker Inc. crew (Dj Boy, Ray & Edgar) that I hate taking these elevators [...]
Flashback Fridays: The Post DR Parade Party Uptown 2010
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 took place Uptown in 2010. The awesome images are courtesy of Uptown’s own Briana E. Heard. [...]
Dominican-American Félix Sánchez Wins Olympic Gold For Abuelita
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) You may have heard loud cheers erupting throughout Washington Heights last night as Dominican-American Félix Sánchez won his 2nd gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles. Sánchez dedicated the win to his beloved grandmother, who passed away 4 years ago as he was preparing to compete in the Beijing Olympics. He understandably [...]
The 2012 National Dominican Celebration – From Washington Heights to Washington D.C.
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 with a bunch of Dominicans you need not go further than Washington Heights. But this was [...]
Op-Led: Why I Am Going To The Historic Gathering of Dominicans In D.C.
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 our contributions to this great country. One of the reasons I will be making the trip [...]
Historic Gathering of Dominicans to take place this weekend at the National Mall in D.C.
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 Mall in Washington, DC, for a massive national gathering to celebrate Dominican contribution, accomplishments and over [...]
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