Youth Voices
“7 Politically Correct Cat Calls as Told by a Poet”
As told by Natalie Choi: www.patreon.com/buttonpoetry#2
Democracy Now!
Cuban Musical Legend Silvio Rodríguez Performing in Central Park
From Democracy Now https://democracynow.org – Watch the legendary Cuban musician Silvio Rodríguez perform three songs during a rare appearance in New York City. Often referred to as “the voice of the Cuban Revolution,” Rodríguez performed on September 10 in Central Park as part of the City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage. Democracy Now! is an independent global…
Roland Martin
kweliTV: Launched To Share The Global African Diaspora Experience
From Roland Martin: A new Black streaming service is about to change the game. Recently launched, kweliTV is a digital interactive platform that shares global African Diaspora experiences through documentaries, films, web shows, children’s programming and provides a space for undiscovered black talent to showcase their work. DeShuna Spencer, Founder and CEO of kweliTV Joined…
TEDx
The surprising reason our correctional system doesn’t work | Brandon W. Mathews
I recently wrote a paper for my Political Science class called, “The Challenges of Reentry into Society by Ex-Felons: Pay Now or Pay a Lot More Later.” In it, I offered the case that ex-felons are doomed to a life of either recidivism, low wage dead ends, or addiction and homelessness. Yes, some go on…
Voices in Our Heads
Curator Tatiana Flores Wows at Molaa with Caribbean Art
Tatiana Flores, Ph.D. is the guest curator of the newest exhibition at the Museum of Latin American Art (molaa) in Long Beach, Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago. The exhibition, now at molaa until February 25, 2018, features over 80 artists with roots in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Curaçao, Aruba,…
Education
The colleges where the American dream is still alive
As the Fall semester gets into full swing on college campuses throughout the region, current seniors are beginning to think about graduation and the job that will carry them forward into a lucrative career. However, in today’s economy, everyone believes there is no guarantee that scenario will play out. For low-income students, the challenges are…
PBS NewsHour
Want to feel connected? There’s a book for that.
The Mott Haven Public Library branch was a long city block from my public housing apartment in the South Bronx. It was there that I discovered the world outside of my neighborhood. There were incredible jungles in far off lands, castles in countries that I swore I would never visit, languages that didn’t quite look…
TEDx
I’m Mexican. Does that change your assumptions about me?
I was at a Journalism Conference this past week and there were many Latino/a/x journalists, teachers, and students there. More than once, I would begin a conversation with someone in English and they would immediately respond in Spanish. I would have to stop them and tell them that I did not speak Spanish and could…