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I love being Puerto Rican. The culture is rich and diverse, the food is typically quite delicious, and the music will make you move your hips in tandem with the drums. We are boisterous, fiery, painfully opinionated, and come in every shade; I wouldn’t change a thing. Read More

So, I was sitting in some vinyl or cheap plastic-covered chair, in a low-lit room, surrounded by a few strangers. I had my sleeve rolled up. I was ready for what was coming. Then she came by. Set up all her equipment. Rubbed some disinfectant on my arm. And after making sure everything was a go, ...

Iknow a Black immigrant who runs a multi-million dollar company. Most people would think he’s achieved the American dream because he lives in a beautiful home, drives a luxury car, lives in an exclusive neighborhood and is successful financially. Still, every time he hears about unarmed Africa...

The year has less than two weeks to close shop. I don’t know if that makes it too early to close door on it. Some are still expecting last minute miracle or magic of the year from it. Reviewing the year from my angle, I think I had been a kind of hatch some created as their financial escape...

The Dubai climate agreement signals the need for us to phase out coal as well. However, compromises have left the door slightly ajar. Phasing out the most polluting fossil fuel could significantly reduce emissions. What’s Happening? The Dubai climate agreement resonates as an urgent call...

That’s because, once upon a time, the area where the downtown convention center now sprawls was a dense neighborhood of poor and working people, and its metamorphosis into today’s business and tourist-friendly district was the result of the mass demolition of thousands of homes in the 19...

Since the dawn of language, people have come up with a lot of different ways to talk about weather and the passage of time. A few of them are rational. Everything in the Chinese calendar is numbered, from yi yue (January, “one month”) to shi-er yue (“twelve mont...

Since the dawn of language, people have come up with a lot of different ways to talk about weather and the passage of time. A few of them are rational. Everything in the Chinese calendar is numbered, from yi yue (January, “one month”) to shi-er yue (“twelve mont...