O Girl Media attended the 2017 Dominican Day Parade, celebrating the people and culture of the Dominican Republic. In its 35th year the parade was attended by thousands who marched along 6th Avenue to the sounds of Dominican music.
This years theme “Nuestra historia, al ritmo de guira tambora y acordeon is an ode to the richness and diversity of Dominican culture. It’s a fusion of African, European and Taino roots. Dominican Americans are the fifth largest Hispanic group in the United States.
Dominican hip hop artist Mozart La Para sent fans into a frenzy for selfies and handshakes. The ROC Nation artist rode the NY Daily News float, rapping rhymes and celebrating Dominican pride.
The parade was a beautiful display of pride as the Dominican community came together! Watch our story below!
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This is in my hometown of Fort Worth #Texas Nothing like where I live now #NYC.
It’s almost 11 p.m. and there’s still protesters on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge right now. Meanwhile in Fort Worth, things ended very differently.
I worked at this Macy’s once for Christmas. This is crazy they fit in there.
Cops running into Macy's at Herald Square as it was being looted. Hundreds of looters and rioters here with absolutely no concerns about cops being here
Blacks have been dealing with this mistreatment for far too long and #history is on our side with FACTS! #GeorgeFloydprotest #protests2020
"In 1896, Frederick Hoffman deployed data to substantiate racist ideas that are still building caskets for black bodies today.... Black life is the 'hopeless problem,' as Hoffman wrote."
Nothing started yesterday, @DrIbram suggests:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/american-nightmare/612457/
This is a good read about the #AttorneyGeneral job and what they do during times such as this, except for Mango Mussolini administration. Very good history!
A THREAD on this tweet released by DOJ yesterday. I presume they think it shows an AG hard at work. But on a day when the country was fracturing amid protests over racism & police violence, the photo is a reminder of the absence of civil rts leadership in this DOJ. By contrast..
This new generation ain’t for being called the N-word.
Called them the N word. He fully deserved that one. Eye for an Eye
What fun! I love the Dominican Republic! I have been twice and I always feel connected and at home when I visit!
I love how New York celebrates so many cultures. I have friends from there. They always talk about the mix of cultures and backgrounds.
I can definitely see the pride and sense of community at this parade! Such a beautiful celebration.
We were just in the DR a few months ago. It was my first time there and I loved it.
Wow, the carnival costumes are beautiful. It looks like a great time.
I love these kinds of parade. It’s the time of the year when majority unite with each other.
I absolutely love the melting pot cities in our country. I grew up in the North East and spent summers and holidays with family in Brooklyn. I love seeing how our different Caribbean cultures are so unique and yet SO similar 🙂