I think it’s important for all Americans to watch this four-part series. It will definitely educate you on the history of Blacks in Latin America. Tonight (April 19) at 9 on PBS the first episode will focus on Haiti and the Dominican Republic and the problematic color/race issues between the two. If you need to [...]

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Article: Much Ado About Straightening: Old Black Salons Face New Rivals. I’m the first person to admit that I don’t know a thing about women’s hair. My mom and sister are at the Dominican salon on Nagle Avenue regularly. There have been moments where I’ve heard them complain about certain Dominican hairstylists, but I’ve never [...]

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It was only a few months ago, when I was in the barber shop I regularly attend and walked into a conversation where a middle aged man and a few younger ones said they had no problem hitting a woman. ‘Si me encojona, le voy das si estoy en mala,’ said a few of them [...]

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Congratulations to you! Your story is definitely an inspiration. Pena Mora also Dean of the American Dream. If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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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 [...]

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Growing up in the Latino community, this represents “progress” to me. As a dark-skin Latino of Dominican parents, you run into racism from people of your own background growing up because of your skin color. I’ve encountered it myself. I’ve always felt there was a push to put Latinos out there as people who only [...]

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