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Poems for Black August
They won’t give you ear plugs for the disabling and deafening screams of the human test subject, dissected…
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San Jose Celebrates India’s Independence Day With SWADES 2026
More than 25,000 people gathered in Downtown San Jose on August 15 for AIA SWADES 2026, a celebration marking India’s 80th Independence Day. According to a press release, the event featured a historic India Day Parade, more than 80 floats and marching groups, and participation from over 50 Indian-American organizations. Organized by the Association…
“Where There’s Life, There’s Hope”: Philadelphians Rally for Colombia Earthquake Recovery
By Joy Huertas PHILADELPHIA — Dozens gathered Wednesday evening at City Hall for a vigil honoring victims of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit western Colombia on Monday, August 10. It was Colombia’s strongest earthquake in more than a decade, and the biggest since 1979, according to Colombia’s Geological Service. By Stephen Knight The vigil was…
For 100 Years, This Chinatown Church Has Helped Chinese Immigrants Build New Lives in New York
Down Manhattan Chinatown’s bustling Pell Street, a modest five-story building sits tucked between a neighborhood barbershop and a wonton noodle restaurant. Its weathered crimson façade and forest green doors almost blend into the surrounding streetscape of aging buildings that line the block. Yet on closer inspection, clues reveal an extraordinary past. The building at 21…
International Black Theatre Fest is feast of theater, community, and rejuvenation of the soul
There is nothing in the world like the International Black Theatre Festival, held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and presented by the North Carolina (NC) Black Repertory Company. The biennial festival, formerly known as the Black Theatre Festival, ran July 27 to August 1 this year and was a who’s who of theater, as well as…
The Assassinated Word: Kanafani at 54
The same logic that bombed a novelist’s car in 1972 is now embedded in today’s content moderation policies, platform architecture, large language model training data, and the deliberate severing of a fibre-optic cable. Read more via Scalawag: The Assassinated Word: Kanafani at 54.
Chinese culture trend or Chinamaxxing – young voices weigh in
By Danielle Liu For a fuller understanding of this brief short, we encourage you to watch this video. A transcript follows below. Danielle Liu: Recently, I’ve seen a bunch of […] The post Chinese culture trend or Chinamaxxing – young voices weigh in appeared first on AsAmNews.
Casa Abuelita: A respite for Latina caregivers in North Carolina
El programa Casa Abuelita ha ayudado a un total de 18 madres a través de retiros de fines de semana, recordándoles que su propio bienestar es esencial para poder cuidar de sus familias La entrada Casa Abuelita: Un respiro para cuidadoras latinas en Carolina del Norte se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Casa Abuelita:…
Benjamin Alire Sáenz: “I’m no diva. I simply work my fingers to the bone” (1954-2026)
El autor y artista Benjamin Alire Sáenz (1954-2026), rodeado de sus libros y pinturas en su casa de El Paso. Foto: Alfredo Corchado La increíblemente ajetreada y prolífica vida de Benjamin Alire Sáenz se detuvo el martes, 28 de julio de 2026, a sus 71 años. Quisimos reproducir esta entrevista que le hicimos…
‘Like Stonewall all over again’: The turmoil after the city’s infringement on Baltimore Pride and Trans Pride planning
On a weekend intended for celebration and joy, Baltimore’s trans community instead faced violence and neglect from the city’s leaders and agencies. Baltimore Trans Pride, organized by Maryland Safe Haven, returned in June for its fifth year with a weeklong series of community-led events, but for the first time, the highly-anticipated weekend festival was under…
The revival of Baltimore’s quilt competition underscores fiber arts as tactile storytelling
Fiber art hasn’t been the same since the COVID-19 pandemic. What was once only seen as a provincial pastime has expanded into a fine art laden with urgency and voice. Quilts, and the people who make them, seem hungry to preserve something sacred and majestic. Even my own grandmother, who after quilting for the last…
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