Dancer breathes new life into traditional art form
A physical injury may cause some workers to question a career choice, but it gave Milteri Tucker the drive to pursue two. Tucker, a professional dancer, was left unable to…
The dead won’t sleep in the Bronx
Visiting the dead is a common ritual for Mexicans during El Dia De Los Muertos. But South Bronx Mexicans won’t be spending time at tombstones next week – for the…
Stories from Africa move across borders
In the African-born community of the South Bronx, names like George Clooney, Woody Allen or “Seinfeld” might pass completely unnoticed. A visit from actor Funke Akindele or a screening of…
Hunts Point artists share ‘outsider’ theme
An exhibition at Mott Haven’s BronxArtSpace gallery in August showed off the work of four local artists who have used different art forms to transcend stereotypes about people with disabilities.…
From Morrisania to Africa, via “Kuwait”
For West African residents in the South Bronx, Kuwait is not just a Middle Eastern country. “Kuwait” is a Ghanaian immigrant whose Morrisania-based business has become the conduit back to…
Bronx Documentary Center opens
The Bronx Documentary Center, a new space for photography and film on Courtlandt Ave in Mott Haven, is open to the public, with free film screenings. This Thursday, Sept. 1,…
Bronx streetscapes take center stage in new exhibition
Emilio Sanchez made his first trek down Hunts Point’s Food Center Drive in 1988, when he was 67, to an art gallery in the caverns of the Krasdale Foods…
Remembering a neighborhood activist
It was 1974, and a group of South Bronx residents were looking for someone to fill a vacant seat on the state Assembly. The pick from the community was nearly…