Shoutout to T.Peralta, Leopold, Miguelina, NOMAA and everyone that came to support this discussion on Dominican race and identity. It was a great turnout. Video coming in 2 weeks! I told you I’ve been busy… Follow me on Twitter
Shoutout to T.Peralta, Leopold, Miguelina, NOMAA and everyone that came to support this discussion on Dominican race and identity. It was a great turnout. Video coming in 2 weeks! I told you I’ve been busy… Follow me on Twitter
Tags:Dominicans
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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Colorism from Jennifer D. on Vimeo. Link: Colorism Documentary This short documentary focuses on Colorism. The topics include Wale’s video “Pretty Girls” which was criticized for it’s absence of women of color (dark-skin women), as well as Sammy Sosa’s skin lightening. The featured speakers are myself, Webcaster Joy Daily, and NYU Professor Ed Guerrero. The [...]
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Today, I decided to invite one of my close friends, who is a NYC teacher to take on this interesting NPR Article. I felt there was no better person to reach out to than him. Why? Because he’s been teaching and dealing with Dominican kids and parents for close to 4 years now. I suggest [...]
Tags:Dominican students New York Boston·Dominicans·Dominicans America Education·Education·Immigration·lower expectations of Dominican kids·NPR·NPR At school