Potho Mela in Parkchester
Bangladeshis celebrate a community street fair with vendors, music and food. Many of the attendees are recent immigrants from Bangladesh.
Bronx Dominican Parade Preparations
In July, thousands of Dominicans will line up along the Grand Concourse to celebrate their homeland. The build-up to that event began on June 25.
The First Jamaican Patois Bible
In December 2011, the Bible was translated into Jamaican Patois, starting with the Book of Luke, “Jiizas: di buuk We Luuk rait bout Im.”
Artist/Poet Wonder Lee
Artist and Poet Wonder Lee talks about how her poetry and art has inspired many, especially those in the LGBT community.
Esmeralda Santiago: A Puerto Rican Journey
“Art makes it possible for us to express our lives, preoccupations, emotions, our history,” says Santiago, best known for her memoirs “When I was Puerto Rican” and “Almost A Woman.”
Joi Bangla!
Hundreds of Bronx residents gathered at the Bengal Restaurant on White Plains Road to celebrate the first Bangladesh Independence Day event.