Cruz’s story is typical of ‘outsider’ artists in the Bronx. Their art, though widely appreciated, never sells for much.
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‘Outsider’ artist in the South Bronx
Posted on 13 October 2011.
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Advocates stomping out South Bronx cigarette ads
Posted on 13 October 2011.
Smokers in the South Bronx are still lighting up as much as ever since 2007. Are cigarette ads to blame?
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Dr. Bola has more to do
Posted on 13 October 2011.
The focused 50-year-old has quickly climbed the leadership ranks in Community District 5 and may go higher yet.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Housing, Northwest Bronx0 Comments
Rebel Diaz: A musical legacy of activism
Posted on 12 October 2011.
“The drive we have is unstoppable,” Rodstarz said, “because we carry the weight of history on our shoulders.”
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Prepping for the city’s elite high schools
Posted on 12 October 2011.
M.S. 80 set to become the Bronx pilot site for free tutoring to prepare more low-income students for the city’s elite high schools.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Education, Featured, Northwest Bronx0 Comments
Aspiring rapper slain near Soundview
Posted on 11 October 2011.
Mott Haven man was killed outside the Sotomayor public housing complex, a block from where a 22-year-old woman was murdered on Sept. 25.
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Bloody Sunday in Mott Haven
Posted on 10 October 2011.
The day began with three shootings in two hours, moved on to a mugging in broad daylight, before ending with a murder.
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“The Poetry Man” filmmaker gives back
Posted on 09 October 2011.
Throgs Neck high school teacher realized that poetry, and later, film had saved him from the poverty, drugs and violence that engulfed him growing up.
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