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Yes, You Actually do Know by Jose Luis Vilson

In my time, I’ve been fortunate to speak in numerous spaces about my experiences as a Black Latinx male educator who teaches in Washington Heights. With those stories, people across the country extrapolate tales from my classroom, connecting to elements of me that span more than a decade of teaching over a thousand students, mostly under-served and marginalized. I’ve spoken ... Read More »

You Can’t Half-ass Vulnerability by Jason Rosario

  You can’t half-ass this vulnerability shit. You are either all the way in or all the way out.  Sinverguenza Back before Facebook and Instagram replaced our basic needs for water and sleep, I was voted “Member of the Month” on the social networking site, MiGente.com. A popularity contest at best, and a hook-up site at worst, I chose my ... Read More »

Trailblazers: Meet the Creatives Episode 9: Illfamed, Emcee and Poet

Mi Gente Happy Sunday! After a quick break today we drop the last episode of Trailblazers: Meet The Creatives featuring Illfamed, Chilean-Peruvian emcee, storyteller, and poet who attended the Business of Art Workshop and while juggling family and her creative work has stay focused and determined to complete her album: Sangre, Corazon y Rimas, Today, exclusively in this interview she shared ... Read More »

Trailblazers: Meet The Creatives- Episode 7: Visionolic, The Rapper

Mi Gente! Welcome to Episode 7 of Trailblazers: Meet The Creatives series. Today, we share the story of Sebastian, a rapper from Queens, New York, known by his stage name Visionolic. Sebastian, took a leap of faith a few years ago while working as a stockbroker. He has been writing lyrics and recording songs since the age of 10 but ... Read More »

Trailblazers: Meet The Creatives- Episode 6 : Nicole Thomas, The Author

Mi Gente! Welcome Back to a new episode of Trailblazers: Meet The Creative series! Today, we talk with author Nicole Thomas who joined my workshop this past November alongside her daughter Mariah (episode 1). Tell us about yourself, who are you and what do you do. I am a Learning and Development professional, writer and workshop facilitator. I am the ... Read More »

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