Its a question that I’ve even been confused of growing up here all my life. I’ve lived on Academy, Post, Arden and Hillside. I’m more Dyckman than a lot of people can claim to ever be.
The other day while walking up 145th and Broadway, I saw a flower shop called “Washington Heights Florist” and I [...]

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I’m not one to rejoice in the firing of anyone, but when I heard the news that my favorite college basketball team the Kentucky Wildcats, were firing Billy Gillispie, I was ecstatic. If missing the NCAA tournament for the first time since the Mashburn era wasn’t enough justification, I don’t know what is.
From the beginning, [...]

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Date: May ?, 2007
Scene: 230 5th Avenue
Occasion: Ana’s Birthday Party
Season: Spring
Attire: Gucci glasses, H&M blazer, Saks pocket square, Perry Ellis lavender shirt, CK blue jeans, Nunn Bush white bucks.
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Congratulations to the beautiful Dominican model, Arlenis Sosa, on making the cover of the April Time Magazine Style and Design issue. Its frankly something I didn’t expect to see on the cover of any Time issue despite their progressive ideals. The Africana clothing and her beautiful face are a perfect match. Kudos.
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In a down economy with no job, you have to find ways to make money right?
Example 1 and 2 pictured above are what keeps me floating along with my rainy day account and unemployment benefits.
I’ve been doing the ticket re-selling thing for about 3 years now. It helped me make some good money in college, [...]

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Congratulations to Tom Perez for gaining the post of Assistant Attorney General in President Obama’s administration.
I’m very proud of this moment because he is a son of two Dominican immigrants who fled the DR during the time of the tyrant, Trujillo’s dictatorship. Perez, graduated from Brown undergrad, Harvard law school and its Kennedy School of [...]

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I figured as I’ve been running into a case of “What the hell to write about?,” that I’d just take you back into time to see some stuff I wrote while I was in college.
The award-winning article actually forced some legislation to be brought forth in NY Congress to confront this issue. Aside from that, [...]

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Target: TheRoot.Com
Audience: African-American/Liberal
The pitch: A story about Terrell Owens and how he can rehabilitate his image. I thought it was a good pitch because they do have a sports section and it wasn’t the typical bash T.O. article. I guess I was wrong or they just never got to opening my submission because I never [...]

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This past Fall/Winter I volunteered as an Assistant Coach for my friend Eric’s basketball team over at Landmark HS in the city. I love basketball so volunteering wasn’t an issue for me at all.
Our season started off great, but we ran into a few bumps on the road and missed the playoffs by 1 [...]

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with your girlfriend. One of my close friends is about to take the step. He decided to take advantage of a down market and buy a nice place in this up and coming neighborhood. Kudos to him for taking that step.
Now, while he was in his home search, he asked me four basic questions: [...]

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