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Amara La Negra To Release Her First Children’s Book Titled ‘Amarita’s Way’
Amara La Negra can now put children’s book author on her lengthy resume. The singer and Love & Hip Hop Miami break out star is releasing a book with three stories of…
A Plant-Based Dominican Food Co-Op Opens In Washington Heights
For Ysanet Batista, being in the business of clean eating is more a political act than anything else, turning traditionally meat-laden Dominican cuisine into plant-based…
Meet Jeffrey Wahlberg, Young Hollywood Star Making Waves In A Low Tide
Jeffrey Wahlberg is a chameleon. From morphing into character as he is trapped inside a post-apocalyptic world in Future World (out in 2017, starring James Franco and…
James Bond Originally Inspired By A Dominican Diplomat?
Would you have ever guessed that the inspiration behind 007’s James Bond was a Dominican man? Probably not, especially given the controversy that came after the idea of…
David “Big Papi” Ortiz Cracks The Bat On Donald Trump
In a recent interview with USA Today, baseball star David Ortiz called out republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his infamous racist comments against Mexican…
New York State Senator Poised To Become First Dominican-American In Congress
In light of this year’s endless drama in the immigration department, 61-year-old senator Adriano Espaillat is just the fresh face we need. Favored in November’s general…
Alvin Ailey Principal Dancer Brings Her Dominican Sazón To The Stage
Belen Pereyra, 28, is a Dominican principal dancer entering her sixth season with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, credited with popularizing modern dance since…
An Instagram Comicstrip Pays Homage To Natural Hair And Curvy Bodies
A Dominican artist from Connecticut is challenging the generic beauty standards that have plagued Afrolatinx communities for eons, like the obsession for straight hair…
A Dominican Hair Salon Relaxes A Black Woman’s Natural Hair Without Consent
A Georgia woman got more than what she bargained for when she visited Lucy’s Dominican Hair Salon in Marietta. Initially, the woman went for just a wash and blowout…