Best Friends Forever

Reflections

A sunny afternoon somewhere at the Chesapeake Bay. The smell of freshly brewed coffee is filling the air and I retreat with a cup and book to my favorite Adirondack chair overlooking the water. Irrespectively how silently I try to leave the house, it only takes...

Rosie Perez Brings Urban Arts Partnership to LA

Newsroom, Reflections

Rosie Perez Brings Urban Arts Partnership to LA The New York based organization emphasizes the importance of arts in schools. By Lolita Lopez NBC Channel 4, Southern California Thursday, May 17, 2012  |  Updated 8:58 PM PDT “Fat lard, Fat Albert, fat diabetes...

Photography Master Class at Newcomers High School

Reflections, Through the Lens

Photography Master Class at Newcomers High School Several years ago, I led a Photography Master Class at Newcomers High School in Queens, my second session with Urban Arts students. The School Newcomers High School41st Avenue, Queens, NY 11101 (With photography) You...

A Place of Darkness

Portfolio, Reflections

A Place of Darkness It is one of the most chilling places on our planet. One cold December morning, I drove to Dachau, a small town in the periphery of Munich. Clouds were fighting with the sun about who would dominate the day: a diffused dark grey or a bright yellow...

Time Capsule: November 20, 1923

Editorial, Reflections

Learning from History Between 1850 and 1914, world trade grew tenfold. The trend was driven by several factors: faster and bigger ships, transcontinental railways, and the establishment of international news and information systems, most prominently the telegraph,...

Mark My Words

Editorial, Newsroom, Reflections

MARK MY WORDS was a once-in-a-lifetime event which was made possible under the patronage of Montblanc. It was a conversation between three of America’s most popular and beloved authors.  Moderated by author and community activist Malaak Compton-Rock, this was a...