Queens Correctional Facility Loses Officer due to Deadly Dispute
A 47- year- old state correction officer fatally shot herself outside of the Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long Island City, where she worked, on May 2, 2017. Kisha Brown, a 17-year veteran Corrections officer,…
They Were Promised the Sea – Amazigh Film Festival
The engaging feature film They Were Promised the Sea, about the Berber Jews’s movement to a newly created Jewish state, directed by Canadian filmmaker Kathy Wazana in 2012, was shown at LAGCC’s NY Forum…
Intersections of Self
Social justice theatre and self-reflection have never been so intersected. It is this imperfect junction that is explored in the newest work devised by LaGuardia Community College theatre students and faculty, under the dual…
A Glimpse of Colombia’s Guerrillas
A photo exhibition by Colombian photojournalist Federico Rios showcasing his experience inside Colombia’s rebel camp took place on 27 April 2017 at LAGCC’s Gallery of Photographic Arts in the B-Building. The event was sponsored…
House of Z – Tribeca Film Festival
In her debut as a director, Canadian filmmaker Sandy Chronopoulos gave us an intimate portrait of New York City fashion designer Zac Posen, 36, and his extravagant life—private and professional—and left nothing out. The…
Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza – true solidarity
Unapologetically Black, queer, activist and feminist—Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, and special projects director for National Domestic Workers Alliance, fired up the stage of Diana Center Event…
Voices of Calais
Calais, FRANCE – It’s a long walk from the supermarket to the Jungle, Calais’ refugee camp. Along the road men sit in the sun, and recline on old railroad tracks,…
CUNY Faculty and Staff Agree to Ratify Tentative Contracts, Concerns Remain
Since October 2008, the employees of the City University of New York (CUNY) had not received a pay raise of any kind. That was scheduled to change this past summer.…
Preservationists Inch Closer in Preserving the History of Anti-Slavery Landmark
After a public hearing on September 20th, local residents and supporters may be one step closer to preserving the last remaining stop on the Underground Railroad in Manhattan, after the…
Colombia’s Monsieur Perine Makes Their Country Proud on Its Independence Day
The crowd gathers and simple murmurs become loud whispers. One head pops out. Then another. And a third, followed by three more. Cheers follow but everyone can’t help but notice…
