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NYU Tisch student speaks on the lack of representation on Broadway

February 22, 2023 by Nandini Gupta, Wendy Li

NYU Tisch drama student Brandon Bautista stands in a film studio holding a script

Brandon Bautista, a senior drama student at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, has worked on different shows, including “exhibition: Fil-O-PiNOS,” which he wrote himself. While the prospect of working in the New York theatre industry excites him, he is wary of how work by people of color tends to be overlooked. He explains why […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, Video

Afro-Costa Rican’s history of inequality & long road to Pura Vida

December 13, 2022 by Alaysia Lane

(Costa Rica) — For native Costa Ricans, the phrase “Pura Vida” loosely translates to “living life to the fullest” in English. However, Costa Ricans with African ancestry have been subjected to a far darker experience because of their hidden history, advocates say. For more than a century, the Afro-Costa Rican population has been subjected to […]

Filed Under: Audio, Features, Social Justice Tagged With: #Afro-CostaRicans, #CostaRica, #puravida, #travel, culture, equality

Outraged Chinese diasporas protest against the zero-COVID policy

November 1, 2022 by River Zhang

Chinese protesters holding signs

If you went to the New York Halloween parade this year, did you see a group of 30 people dressed up in white medical suits and holding signs with Chinese characters? The long-going zero-COVID policy and violence against citizens in China have aroused anger of the Chinese diasporas. Most of the protesters were students and […]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, Social Justice, Video

‘Women, Life, Freedom’: New York rally held in solidarity for Iranian women’s rights

October 1, 2022 by River Zhang

Protesters chanting Masha Amani

Chants of “Women, life, freedom!” and “Say her name, Masha Amani” echoed throughout downtown Manhattan, as hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in support of the ongoing women’s rights movement in Iran on Oct. 1. In this video, Niyoosha Ahmadikhoo, one of the rally organizers and an NYU alum, shares her thoughts and feelings […]

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‘No genocide of ethnic minorities!’: Russian Kalmyks say Putin’s military draft is targeting them disproportionally

September 23, 2022 by Alyona Uvarova

On Sept. 23, a group of Kalmyks — an Asian ethnic minority in Russia — called for the end of partial mobilization (military draft) in Russia, which was announced by Vladimir Putin two days prior. They claimed that the process targets the ethnic population in disproportionately large numbers. The protest took place outside of the […]

Filed Under: Multimedia, Social Justice, Ukraine, Video Tagged With: NYC life, politics, protest, Russia, United Nations

New York City Council vote to further fortify local abortion access

September 12, 2022 by Talia Barrington

A large room with green wallpaper and a highly decorated cream ceiling. Red Carpet, with red velvet chairs lead up to a dark wood dais, where council members often sit for hearings.

A new bill, passed Wednesday, will require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to perform a citywide assessment of current abortion care providers in New York City. The survey will evaluate both the availability of abortion-related health information and the quality of access to language services, addressing potential holes in abortion-related services.  According to […]

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Hundreds participated in Walkathon in Battery Park to Save Soil

June 20, 2022 by Martin (Junjian) Su

NEW YORK: The global Save Soil Movement arrived in New York on June 18th 2022, when a walkathon took place to create awareness about soil degradation issues around the world. More than a hundred concerned citizens and volunteers dressed in well-marked green uniforms rallied at Battery Park, Downtown New York, for the Save Soil awareness […]

Filed Under: Environment, Features, Photo, Social Justice Tagged With: environmentalism, New York City, Save Soil

Nuyorican Poets Café Brings NYC Creatives Together for Black History Month

March 11, 2022 by kanita tariq

Nuyorican Poets Cafe before doors open.

On Feb. 2, doors opened at the Nuyorican Poets Café at 9:30 p.m. The small crowd congregated outside filed into the intimate, warehouse-style venue, finding their seats as the lights dimmed and the live band on stage played a rhythmic tune. The All THAT! Open Mic Night occurs on the first Wednesday of every month […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, Uncategorized Tagged With: Arts, east village, New York City, Open Mic Night, Poetry, Slam Poetry

NYC LGBTQ+ community gathers for LGBTQ+ Ukrainians at Stonewall Inn

March 1, 2022 by Jasmine Venet

On Saturday, a crowd of around 100 people donning colorful flower crowns and waving bright blue and yellow flags gathered at Stonewall Inn in support of Ukraine and its LGBTQ+ community in the wake of Russia’s invasion. The group, many of whom held up cardboard signs, some reading “queer love stops Putin” and “404 NATO […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, Ukraine Tagged With: LGBTQ+ community, Stonewall Inn, ukraine protest

LGBTQ Adults Condemn Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

February 28, 2022 by Grace Symes

Edward Martí Kring knew from a young age that he was different, but he couldn’t say the word gay. To him, gay was synonymous with bad, and he knew he was a good person. It wasn’t until he joined a confidential LGBTQ club at his Florida high school that he started to change his opinion […]

Filed Under: Politics, Social Justice Tagged With: Don't Say Gay, Florida, LGBT, politics

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