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Tired of the Empty Promises of “Diversity and Inclusion”? We Are Too.
We stand at an important moment in time, where organizations are facing a public reckoning that asks them to rethink their strategies and actions. Future-forward organizations truly committed to bringing about change must prioritize creating a culture of belonging. This means understanding and embracing the diversity of cultures from underrepresented groups, paying attention to their career storytelling, and honoring their community-building efforts.
Superfine! NYC: Sexy Emerging Art Fit for Every New Yorker
Your wait is over! Superfine! The Fair, the place to learn about emerging artists, collect art, and create community in New York while having a blast opens today. You don’t want to miss it. A sleeker, sexier, smarter art fair that still manages to stay friendly and approachable. 78 international art galleries, solo projects, and collectives bring their unique perspectives to New York’s top emerging art fair.
Spring into Arte y Cultura con #LalaboyPR!
3 events you don’t want to miss this Spring– The #LalaboyPR crew is elated to be kicking off the Spring season with a roster of artistic and cultural projects that make us want to go around jumping and dancing on the streets: Cosa Nuestra: Pa’La Ciudad, Superfine! Art Fair and Fuerzafest 2017!
Being a Creative in Puerto Rico Pays
The Government of Puerto Rico Bets on Creative Industries to Move Its Economy Forward. We are serious and super excited to share just how to make it rain as a creative in Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company recently announced two competitions offering incentives/money to creative industries on the island given by the Law-173 to Develop Creatives Industries in Puerto Rico. The competitions are quickly coming to an end–as in you have 2 more days to apply–so go ahead and jump on the opportunity. It’s super easy to apply.
Loisaida Festival Announced 2016 Lineup, Which Includes Iris Chacón and More
This years’ mainstage lineup reflects those roots, bringing together a mix of legendary and rising Puerto Rican stars. These include hip-hop singer DayLuv, songstress Maxine Ashley, Lower East Salsa, and Johnny Colón. Macha Colón y Los Okapi. Puerto Rican icon and international entertainment phenomenon, Iris Chacon, will host the festivities alongside Marine-combat-vet-turned actor, singer/activist J.W. Cortes (from FOX’s “Gotham”).
New York City’s first-ever Latino LGBTQ Festival presented by Hispanic Federation
The festival includes photography exhibits, film premieres, theater performances and much more. Among the array of activities is a screening of the newly released Cuban film, VIVA. Other screenings include the acclaimed film Mala, Mala and the New York premiere of Romeo y Romeo, directed by Luis Caballero and produced by Selenis Leyva, of HBO’s “Orange is the New Black.”
Stateside Puerto Ricans Act On Humanitarian Crisis On The Island Of Puerto Rico
As the crisis in Puerto Rico intensifies, one group remains largely under reported on by the media and scholars alike: stateside Puerto Ricans. The number of United States based Puerto Ricans continue to increase on the heels of the crisis, and today more Puerto Ricans (5,266,738 million) live stateside than on the island.
Leading New York Arts Organizations and Activists Weigh in on the Age of Ferguson
A group of pioneering activists and artists are coming together to discuss the possibility and /need/ of taking art and technology to the next level. To them, this is the time for diverse groups and populations to use these new technologies to speak to one another and find overlaps in their struggle for the right to civil and social justice.
Artist Sofia Maldonado Transforms Herself And Abandoned Puerto Rican Spaces
Artist Sofia Maldonado is set to lead a group of local Puerto Rican artists in revitalizing the city of Caguas, Puerto Rico with their public art. The project centers on and evolves from Sofia’s piece, Kalaña, which serves as a main hub leading to all other pieces. Kalaña marks the beginning of a new stage in Sofia’s artistic expression.
AFROLATINO FEST DEEPENS ITS ROOTS IN NEW YORK CITY
Cultura Profética, Les Nubians, Kafu Banton, Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Danay Suarez and Que Bajo?! are but a few of the artists that will delight audiences with their afrolatino sounds. The third edition of the Festival is proud to showcase these artists who have shone worldwide for their talent and for exalting afrolatino culture.
3 Events you need to check out this May
The summer is here and with that three events you should check out in May.
Lalaboy PR behind the first annual Puerto Ricans in Social Media: The New Barrio
Online superstars Julio Ricardo Varela from Futuro Media Group and Latino Rebels; George Torres from Sofrito Media Group and Capicu Poetry & Cultural Showcase, Nuria Net from Fusion, Lynn Ponder from Web City Girls, and Lejuan James join the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at the first panel ever on Puerto Ricans in Social Media.