Film + TV
29 March 2021
'Bantú Mama' Aims to Unlearn America As the Ultimate Destination of Happiness & Success
The film Bantú Mama, directed by Ivan Herrera, is a soul-stirring and tender ode to the Black diaspora set in Santo Domingo.
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News
27 March 2019
This Dominican Ministry of Education Director Was Fired Hours After Her PSA Promoting Natural Hair Was Released
Marianela Pinales' dismissal from her position the same day the motivational campaign was released raises questions on the true motive behind the ministry's decision.
Arts + Culture
12 July 2017
Amara La Negra's Rising Career is Rooted in Unapologetic Afro-Latinidad
We catch up with Dominican singer, Amara La Negra, at the 2017 Afro-Latino Festival of New York.
News
05 April 2017
Miss Rizos Is the Natural Hair Guru 'Untangling the Roots of Dominican Hair'
Afro-Dominican salon owner Carolina Contreras aka Miss Rios, talks natural hair in the Dominican Republic in this clip for "Great Big Story."
Sports
22 August 2016
Too Black to Be Dominican: The Olympic Medalist Derided as Too Foreign
When a dark skinned Dominican won an olympic medal last week he was immediately derided by countrymen as too foreign. Too Haitian. Too black.
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