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Community calendar Heritage committee honors Puerto Rican community leaders and outstanding scholars: Anita Antonetty , community organizer; Javier E. Gomez , actor/reporter, community volunteer; Frances Lucerna , Executive Director, El Puente; Yesenia Aponte-Meléndez , El Punto de la Montaña; Brenda Jimenez Peralta , Associate Director of Agency Development/North East Region, Big Brother, Big Sister of America; Lance Rios , President & CEO, Being Latino, Inc.; Jose Santiago , News Director WBAI; George Torres , Founder, Sofrito for Your Soul & Capicu Poetry & Cultural Showcase. Members of Taller Boricua ( Marcos Dimas , Fernando Salicrup , Nitza Tufiño and Irma Ayla ) will receive special recognition for promoting and supporting community artists and cultural diversity. CN Scholarship Recipients, Continuing Scholars and Richie Perez Peace and Justice Scholars will also be honored. What: The “Mejor de Nuestra Comunidad” Awards recognize outstanding individuals wh...

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Last night, I interviewed Being Latino's Lance Rios for PRSUN Radio. Being Latino is one of Facebook's most popular Latino pages. Lance spoke about his vision for Being Latino and more. Check out his interview at http://blogtalkradio.com/prsunradio . The show is archived and available online. If you have ideas of future guests for PRSUN Radio, e-mail me at prsunradio (at) puertoricosun.com. PRSUN Radio, a cultural talk show, highlights Puerto Ricans and the Diaspora.

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Pensamientos the melancholy soul is found in our jibaro music with its child called salsa -- Samaris Ayala Samaris Ayala of NY's Lower East Side contributes her writings to Puerto Rico Sun.