Culture

Parents choose names for their children based on a range of criteria. Dominican parents add a new twist to the process.

Entrepreneur, performance and multimedia visual artist Mike McManus hopes to mobilize the uptown community with his affordable art shows highlighting local artists.

Nigerian-born Washington Roberts is a fashion designer whose organization Fashion for Famine raises funds to help victims of an East African drought.

Actor, writer and rapper Rayniel Rufino Has worked on numerous films such as “Liberty Kid,” “Sugar,” “Reel Music” and “GWB.” He also started writing his own

In the mid-1980's the country was hit with a crack cocaine epidemic--a drug that was easier to produce and more profitable for drug dealers,

Neighborhood streets offer clues to the area's storied past and prominent Hunts Point residents.

Drinking my tea, looking for more and more places where I can land a job and it strikes me. Russia is an Unknown Country.

Lehman College Creative Writing Professor Maryrose Wood not only inspires her students to tap into their creative intellects, but has also explored Broadway acting

While Googling “how to become a freelance Journalist in Russia” the very first thing that popped up was “list of journalists killed in Russia.”

Eating offers a respite from the stressful day-to-day struggle to make a living and to make one's way through this tough town.

Dumplings dazzle and delight at the third annual festival.

The tour visited graves of nine people known for their work during the War of the States.

As Kathy Stevens walks through her bustling sanctuary, she is greeted by content farm animals.

There are some Latinos who believe that there is a "saint" outside the Catholic faith that is more receptive to their prayers.

A lot of black hair journeys begin the same way: a little black girl, no older than four, and a ‘no lye’ relaxer kit.