Ever since the BLM gained dynamic momentum after the video of George Floyd’s murder was released I made sure to do a lot of reflecting on how I would work towards dismantling systemic racism in my day-to-day life. This is one of the ways. A collaboration between the National Association of Hispanic Journalist of…
Surreal. That one word describes my return to the best science museum in Queens (possibly the only one,) as a guest speaker. I remember walking through its multifaceted exhibits as a child, fully engrossed with the rockets onsite in naive wonder. Some context: I grew up in the predominately Italian neighborhood of Corona in Queens,…
I have always gravitated toward multi-sensory art installations. Yayoi Kusama, Pipilotti Rist, Umberto Boccioni….my heart positively sings when I’m in the presence of dreamy, whimsical designs. I’ve painted a few watercolors in the past, (not very well though. You won’t find them in the National Gallery in this life or the next) and produced pieces that…
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee led a rally on Tuesday, November 28, protesting President Trump’s appointment of Mick Mulvaney as acting director to lead the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau. Former director Richard Cordray resigned last Friday and left his chief of staff Leandra English in charge. Mulvaney is already serving as the director of the…