A few weeks ago, I was forwarded a link to a documentary done by a man named Jamel Shariff which focuses on prostitution in the Dominican Republic which ranks 4th in the world on the issue. A documentary or expose on this was much needed. While this young man had good intentions in bringing this [...]

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A few days ago, me and my friend Luis were talking about the single lives we lead over dinner on Dyckman. We spoke about how he now has a beard (and the success he’s had with it) – and essentially went from being a Dominican Brad Pitt – to a Dominican Leonardo DiCaprio. Though I [...]

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In reference to this blog post I wrote a long time ago… Author : T. Diaz Comment: OMG your blog is so uplifting. I am a 15 year old girl who is Dominican and looks black (a little like Zoe Saldana) and I gotta say you were right; the first thing people say when you [...]

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Another video that details race and racism in the homeland of my parents… If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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I remember when me and my friends were growing up. Whenever we went to play sports, we always went to one place in the neighborhood – Dyckman Field (the marina). We never ventured out to Inwood Hill Park unless it was for Little League. It was just too far for us. The tradition has continued [...]

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Two weeks ago, I was eating dinner with a group of neighborhood friends. One of my friends is Dominican and he was talking about the color issues amongst us. We spoke for a bit and it was an interesting conversation. But he used one word that has puzzled me forever: ‘Cocolo.’ He said: ‘I’m a [...]

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shout out to all Dominicans in my neighborhood doing great things individually and in the community. Within the last few months, I’ve witnessed a lot. I’ve been to many community meetings and saw passionate pleas for help from fellow Dominicans (young and old) concerning many issues. Whether it was dealing with noise, drugs, gangs, robberies, [...]

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I have a cousin. Never mentioned her on this blog before. Early twenties. She has a Black (I would say negro as that’s back in style) boyfriend. He was supposed to make it to our recent family reunion on Christmas, but one of her parents told her he couldn’t come because “you aren’t embarrassing me.” [...]

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Recently, I opened my email and saw two comments waiting for approval on a past post focused on Dominicans. I didn’t expect anything like what was written below, but it happens sometimes. *By the way, I corrected your grammar and punctuation kid* Dominican Chronicles Vol 2: What do I consider myself. Comment #1: “Stupid n**ers, [...]

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I know a lot of my readers don’t speak Spanish, so I’ll give you the cliff notes, translated version. #1 I’m shocked Univision got a Black Latino person to interview him. Really, I’m shocked. But I hear the guy who interviewed him has been with the station for a while and is pretty good. #2 [...]

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