African-Americans do it in February. Latinos do it in September and October. Asians do it in May. So, when do women celebrate their history and heritage?
Historically, Accra was founded in the 1500’s by the Ga people who had immigrated from Ille-ife, a town located in modern-day Nigeria. The word “Accra” was derived from an Ashanti word,“nkran,” which literally means ants, in reference to the numerous anthills located in the surrounding countryside
It’s a place built on the idea that people deserve a second chance, a Bronx spot for potential losers to become winners, a school for dropouts to drop back in.
For Herminio Martinez, it all goes back to his youth. Helping young people pursue an education is his way of repaying the favor he received when he was a 14-year-old Cuban refugee struggling to learn the English language and enroll in a public New York middle school.
MIGUEL PÉREZ : COVERING ALL BASES
Award-Winning Journalist Goes to Bat as Educator In the Shadow of Yankee Stadium
by ULISES GONZALES
Bronx Journal Staff Writer
Originally published December 2006
When Miguel Pérez was a boy, romping around the Cuban countryside, he always wore a New York Yankees baseball cap.
At the age of 10, in his hometown of La Salud, in the province of La Habana, Pérez wanted to
by Mara Palermo
Bronx Journal Staff Writer
Originally published December 2006
La vittoria dei democratici nelle elezioni del sette novembre è il trionfo di Nancy Pelosi, la deputata italo-americana che diventa la prima donna Speaker della House of Representatives. Per la donna e per la rappresentante politica, i circa di 26 milioni di italo-americani applaudono la storica ascesa di Nancy Pelosi quale
