My motherA Taino queen from Puerto RicoWith the fairest skin andSilky jet black hair that flowslike a raven through the skyHer fingers able to caress every strandwith a simple stroke andevery piece falls backexactly as it once waswithout any evidenceLittle did she did she knowshe would birth a young Latinx queenwith a head full of [….]
Morning skewers the blinds. The heat of the sun on the lids of her eyes and the rooster’s belligerent crowing urge Camila out of bed. Stray curls are sent into a tiny frenzy when the whir of the fan oscillates in her direction. Her weary eyes widen at the lilting sound of the greca’s whistles [….]
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Over the last few weeks, I’ve had a lot more time than usual to think and rant away. One of the conversations that I keep having with my closest friends, many of whom happen to Afro-Latinx, goes something like this: Me: You ready?! Friends: We ready!! Me: For black liberation, land ownership, collective farming and [….]
Hoy en día ya no esperan que las niñas crezcan y que se hagan mujer. Hoy le dicen, “Que lo que mami? Tu estas ratata” Y ellas que no conocen la admiración de un padre Se guillan del tipo en la esquina Quien promete dárselo to’ Mientras su Mamá con el bodeguero se la pasa [….]
[This was a story written by Gary Gerard Hamilton] For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been looking for Baron, my favorite custodial worker here at Yankee Stadium; not actively going around searching for him, but anticipating running into him. A Dominican man, probably in his late-fifties or early-sixties with a short beard as white as [….]
If there’s anything more frustrating about living in a Dominican neighborhood and being Dominican is watching our querido viejos and viejas distrust banks. Yes, the idea of people distrusting the highest institutions on earth isn’t a new concept. We all distrust everything from the government to the guy who walks around Dyckman with the ‘Dulce [….]
Growing up in the Dominican community or any other Spanish speaking one can guarantee you a few things. You will undoubtedly be part of a very close-knit family. You will love your culture. And last, but not least, you will be expected in more cases than not to get an education, a good job “y [….]
