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DOLORES DE COLORES

There is freedom in unpacking racial complexes and there is a big responsibility when being chosen to carry the weight and grief of our...

Dominican Republic’s Struggle with Anti-Blackness

On June 3rd, Dominicans began trending on Twitter after a video surfaced showing Dominican residents of Dyckman racially profiling and...

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I Haven’t Kept Long Hours In My Blood

have you seen the bodies? there are bloated effigies swaying above my tongue is there even a remedy? when I yearn for citrus and grieve...

Dominican Abolitionists

by Saudi Garcia Yesterday Dominicans were trending on social media for the actions of a group of people on Dyckman Street who, on June...

A Black Man Was Lynched…Again!

When does outrage turn into action? I saw her lying on the ground unconscious, nose bleeding, assaulted by a man who ran off just as the...

Dominican Colorism

Last week, I saw a video shared on my Facebook timeline that featured children in the Dominican Republic undergoing the same colorism...

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