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The Influence of Arabic Words in the Spanish language

by Efrain Nieves Last week on my way to work, a man stopped me to ask for the time. Upon answering him in Spanish, and as we got on the bus and started on our way to our destination, he respectfully remarked about my broken Spanish. A few minutes into our conversation regarding the Spanish […]

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Afro Latinos Who Broke Color Barriers in Major League Baseball by Team

This past April 15th, baseball celebrated 66 years since the debut of the first African American to play in Major League Baseball  in the modern era, Jackie Robinson. While we honored the importance of this historical event, we began to think of the many Afro Latinos who played in the league, and that is when we stumbled […]

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Venezuelan Actor Edgar Ramirez As Simón Bolívar In Upcoming Movie Libertador

Venezuelan actor  Edgar Ramirez is one of our most international figures in film. His fluency in German, Italian, French,  English and Spanish make Edgar a very versatile and malleable actor who has been nominated for a Golden Globe, an Emmy and has won several international awards. Edgar has  had several supporting/leading roles in blockbuster movies such as Zero Dark […]

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