Altice USA Hispanic Heritage Essay Contest
Essays must be received by November 1, 2017, with winners to be announced in early December. Prizes include a $1,500 cash scholarship and iPad minis.
Cultures
Hispanic Heritage Month
Friday, September 15 — Today marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month — a time to recognize the contributions and cultures of the nation’s fastest-growing population group. The idea started as a special week in 1968 and was expanded […]
48th Annual African American Day Parade, 9/17
48th Annual African American Day Parade kicks off in Harlem on Sunday, 9/17 at 1pm.
48th Annual African American Day Parade, 9/17
48th Annual African American Day Parade kicks off in Harlem on Sunday, 9/17 at 1pm.
Sepulveda, Electeds Celebrate Borough’s Dominican-Americans
Bronx electeds celebrated the borough’s Dominican-Americans and their accomplishments at the annual Abrazo Dominicana (Dominican Embrace) celebration on Friday, July 28 at Maestro’s caterers. With 500 invited guests in attendance, Senator Ruben Diaz, Assemblymembers Luis Sepulveda, Victor Pichardo, Marcos Crespo, and […]
Op-Ed: The Key to Garifuna Unity? Garifuna Identity
The Key to Garifuna Unity? Garifuna Identity By José Francisco Ávila Haga Clic Para Leer En Español In response to my latest article, one of the readers sent me a message stating, “This was an timely reminder of this prestigious event. […]
Summit on Latinos: NYC Top Latino Leaders Create Action Agenda
New York City’s most prominent Latino leaders, activists, politicians and members of the Latino communities gathered at Hunter College’s Silberman School of Social work today at the first Summit on Latinos (SOL): “Shaping the Future of New York City”, where […]
Hawaiian Islands Annexed
This week in 1898, the United States. began absorbing an island paradise en route to making it a treasured part of the nation. President William McKinley signed a resolution annexing the Hawaiian Islands, then an independent republic. A short time […]
Top 50 Best Schools for Hispanic Students
With over 50 million Hispanic people in the United States, and only 48% planning on pursuing a higher education (according to the Pew Research Center in 2009), it is imperative that Hispanic students are lifted up, accepted, and supported fully […]
Bronx Dominican Heritage celebration, July 18
Join Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and others for a Bronx Dominican Heritage celebration honoring the 2017 Dominican Day Parade leadership on July 18, 6:30PM. at Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, NY. RSVP by July […]
Eid Mubarak
The month-long Muslim holiday of Ramadan has concluded this weekend. The Bronx Chronicle extends best wishes to all those celebrating Eid al-Fitr. Eid Mubarak to all Bronx Muslims.
Profiled America: Yale Man
Monday, June 19 — The first Chinese student to graduate from an American college was Yung Wing, a naturalized American who received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, this month in 1854. That year, some […]
60th Annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade Kicks Off at 11AM Sunday
The 60th Annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade will take place on New York City’s Fifth Avenue, Sunday, June 11, starting at 11am. The parade has been marred by uproar over the controversial selection of ex-FALN leader Oscar Lopez Rivera for the inaugural […]
CHARLES BARKLEY TACKLES RACISM IN TNT SERIES, “AMERICAN RACE”
By Luis Vazquez Charles Barkley has always been outspoken. The former NBA superstar has always understood the plight of African-Americans in the United States having grown up in Alabama in the deep South. But in producing his TNT series “American […]
Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month
Tuesday, May 9 — By presidential proclamation, this month recognizes one of the nation’s fastest-growing population groups — those of Asian and Pacific American heritage. The observance began in 1978 with a joint congressional resolution honoring the arrival of the first […]
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