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The Impact of Charity: Head of Cancer Center Creates Synergies in NYC.

By Victoria Cepeda Although Journalist and Multimedia Producer Carlos Anaya is always hard at work at red carpet events, such as the Latin Billboards Awards, or supervising the content as Managing Editor for My Lifestyle Magazine, he remains committed to creating  social awareness for the less fortunate.  His latest endeavour takes him to El Patronato. a cancer clinic in Santiago, Dominican Republic. At [...]

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NFL Draft Prospects Evan “ERod” Rodriguez Proud of his Roots

By Efrain Nieves and Victoria Cepeda We are pleased to introduce you to Evan “ERod” Rodriguez, a two-time all Mid American Conference tight end/full back for Temple University that ended his 2011 season with 13 games 12 starts, 35 catches, 479 yards receiving and two touchdowns. He has the ability to play different positions making him [...]

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Afro-Cuban Jazz: Bringing Cultures Together

By Efrain Nieves To write about Afro-Latin Jazz one must consider the influence from Jazz musicians of the United States. Nonetheless, when both distinct sounds fused, they created history that will forever connect Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S. It started with the father of Afro-Cuban Jazz,  trumpeter Mario Bauzá. From the beginning the Cuban musician had talent attending the [...]

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Dr. Ricardo E. Alegría: Father of Modern Puerto Rican Archaeology

by Efrain Nieves Dr. Ricardo E. Alegría Gallardo was born on April 14, 1921 in San Juan Puerto Rico. His father,  José S. Alegría, was vice president and co-founder of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and taught him to love his history and culture. Alegría first studied at the University of Puerto Rico and found Alpha Beta Chi fraternity in 1941. After [...]

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Martin Luther King Jr Begins March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

One of the most pivotal events in African-American history was the march led by Martin Luther King Jr. from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Here is a timeline as written on history.com: In the name of African-American voting rights, 3,200 civil rights demonstrators, led byMartin Luther King Jr., begin a historic march from Selma, Alabama, to the state [...]

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75th Anniversary of La Masacre de Ponce

By Efrain Nieves On Palm Sunday, March 21st 1937, The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party peacefully marched to recognize the ending of slavery by the governing Spanish National Assembly in 1873 and in protest of the imprisonment of Nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos by the U.S. government  in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Days before the massacre, organizers of the march received legal permits [...]

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Santiago, DR Cancer Patients Find An Advocate in Carlos Anaya

At the Patronato Cibaeño Contra El Cancer in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic, most cancer patients have little hope of receiving breakthrough treatments that could lead to remission. Most of the doctors, nurses and staff are unpaid and/or volunteer to help the locals cope with their illnesses. It is because of the various [...]

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