Community News Featured story: Community Development Television (Gotham Gazette. November, 2005) Story on public access television -- The opportunity for community development on public access television may change if pending federal legislation is passed –- because there may no longer be any public access television as we know it.
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My Sweet Minister By Samaris Ayala My minister sweet minister. He touched many lives, yet he is humble. When I call he speaks with much sympathy. His name is Reverend Alfredo Cotto - Thorner I remember the Thanksgiving dinners at the church for the poor. I remember you inviting my fiancé and I to dinner. I remember you visiting me in the hospital. I remember you never talking about hell in the pulpit. I remember giving me a 350 dollar scholarship from the church. I remember when I went away, you asked the congregation to mail me cards. I remember you praying for my family, even when my poppy was mean. I remember you starting a substance abuse half-way house. I remember you giving me permission to have a boyfriend. I remember you helping my mom, when she was confused. I remember sending me postcards when you were on vacation. I remember letting me teach Sunday school to the children. I remember giving me Christmas gifts. I remember how you allowed me to get close to your wife, Mrs. C
Puerto Rico's Coffee
Puerto Rico's Coffee Originally uploaded by Mickey Carrasquillo . Hacienda Buena Vista, Ponce, PR
PR013
PR013 Originally uploaded by beckerpecker . Beckerpecker wrote: "I left Puerto Rico running away from certain people...just kidding! This is "La Rogativa". This sepia effect adds to what I want to accomplish."
Lifeguard Post
Lifeguard Post Originally uploaded by Mickey Carrasquillo . Cerro Gordo Beach in Vega Baja, PR
The New Yorker: Fiction
Here's an article I just read that I thought I'd share:
The New Yorker: Fiction "THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE" by Paul Theroux
New York City - Politics and Boricuas
Featured story: New York City - Politics Will Mike make history?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (SOURCE: NCLR) Nov 3, 2005 NEW RESEARCH FINDS THAT A FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH IS CRITICAL TO IMPROVING OVERALL HEALTH OF LATINOS Long Beach, CA – A report released today by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and the California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training finds that Latinos are at a disproportionately high risk for depression and other conditions associated with mental illness, and are also much less likely to seek treatment or receive quality culturally- and linguistically-competent care. The report, Critical Disparities in Latino Mental Health: Transforming Research into Action, also provides education and treatment recommendations that would improve Latino mental health. "Latinos are often reluctant to discuss mental health, but it affects our community disproportionately. When we talk about improving the health of Hispanics and of all Americans, we must address mental hea
EDUCATION CORNER The Sallie Mae Fund National Bus Tour Stops in NYC Area to Address Need to Educate Latinos on College Financial Aid Options Paying for College Tour Empowers the Growing Latino Community to Achieve Their Dreams Through Higher Education WHAT: The Sallie Mae Fund Paying for College Tour will be in Metro NYC to help local Latinos close the financial aid information gap that has been restricting college attendance. The mobile tour bus will be parked in sixteen area locations, where Latino students and their families can access information on scholarships, grants, loans and federal aid in both Spanish and English, through the vehicle's computer resource center, as well as attend an interactive workshop on financial aid to be presented by college graduates. One scholarship will be given out at each workshop to a youth in attendance! WHY: (additional local and national statistics available) In the state of New York, only 16-percent of Latinos over the age of 25 ho
Torre de Observación
Torre de Observación Originally uploaded by jps_pr . Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico