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Why should a victim of sexual assault ever tell her story if you are only going to believe her when she's dead? Every time I've heard abo...

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

ESAS SIRENAS QUE ME ABRUMAN DE DIA , DE NOCHE, DE MADRUGADAS ME ATORMETAN, LLEGAN A MI BARRIO A TODAS HORAS NO AVISAN AL PRINCIPIO INTERM...

For as long as I can remember, Sundays in the 90s were the best, especially in the Summer. Going to the park on Sundays was a tradition i...

I saw a Facebook post from someone I know and whom I respect that infuriated me. This person is in academia and he holds a somewhat high...

Quédate en casa, no porque he fallado en darte la asistencia médica y digna que mereces. Si no porque me es más fácil aumentar tú carga d...

Image credit to @Firelei Baez. As a Dominican Psychotherapist practicing in New York City, I have helped many Dominican clients explore a...

When my mother-in-law arrived from Monte Cristi, maletas in tow, as soon as they were dropped against the linoleum floor my husband was a...

You know what doesn’t translate well to English? Habichuelas con dulce. I was trying to explain to my non-Latino co-workers what a decade...

Esto es una tradición de nosotro. Desde que tengo uso de razón he comido habichuela con dulce los Viernes Santos. My mom tells me the sto...

Las Habichuelas con dulce are a Dominican tradition we eat every Good Friday during Holy Week. I do not know the origin of this dish but ...

Each Sunday my sisters and I would get woken up by the sunlight hitting our faces as my mom pulled the curtains apart while she sang “Est...

We promote a lot of shit that's cool and 100% representative of us but don't always promote our best qualities and characteristics, speci...

But I'm sure one of the factors that have kept them together [amongst many others] is that strong, cultural connection. The ability to co...

Dominican men cheat. Dominican men want you to be their mom. Dominican men want you to be in the kitchen all day. Dominican men are contr...

Farina is my childhood breakfast. I ate this most of my childhood , aside from the traditional Dominican breakfast. But the farina is my ...

Growing up, I was like every typical teenage boy in the USA. I hung out with friends, played videogames, and I said homophobic jokes and ...

When I got my first tattoo, I called my sisters and begged them to break the news to my very Dominican and very strict mother. I was 20 a...

When Mom used to brush and braid my hair, the tugging at the roots would put me to sleep, like a lullaby. I’d wake up and my hair would b...

¿Quién protege a nuestras menores? ¿En manos de quién queda el poder de velar por los intereses de estas? Si sus tutores no lo hacen y a ...