The Brothers Network

July 11, 2011

“Gun Hill Road”

Filed under: Article — Tags: , , , — V. Shayne Frederick, Editor @ 2:56 pm

In this tremendously poignant film, a Sundance Film Festival hit, Harmony Santana stars as a teenage boy transitioning to a woman at a time when her father returns home from prison.

Thursday, July 14, 7:15 PM
Ritz East Theater 1

Saturday, July 16, 4:45 PM
Ritz East Theater 2

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February 10, 2011

15th Annual Arturo Schomburg Symposium

Filed under: Events — Tags: , , — V. Shayne Frederick, Editor @ 1:25 pm

“African Influences on Latino Poetry”
La influencia Africana en la Poesía Latina

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Taller Puertorriqueño’s Education Building
2557 N. 5th St. Philadelphia PA 19133
Saturday, February 26, 2011
9:30 am – 5:00 pm

PANEL: Afro Latino Poetry and its “Presencia”

Moderated by Dr. Ezequiel Dixon-Román, Assistant Professor of Social Policy & Education, Universityof Pennsylvania.

Deadline for Registrations in advance: Thursday February 25th by 3 p.m.

Admission includes: Continental Breakfast and Lunch.

Cost $20.00 in advance; $25.00 at the door.

Taller members, seniors and students with I. D. receive 50% discount

Registration options

In person: Taller Puertorriqueño @ 2721 N. 5th St., Philadelphia, PA

Phone: by using your credit card 215.426.3311

Mail: send your registration form with a check/money order payable to  Taller Puertorriqueño c/o: Schomburg Symposium. 2721 N. 5th St. Philadelphia PA 19133

August 30, 2010

Exploring “Bi-dentity” in the changing face of American Youth

Filed under: News — Tags: , , , — admin @ 5:39 pm

The Intelligence Group’s quarterly syndicated research study, The Cassandra Report, has been a critical decision tool for more than 15 years for companies, brands and organizations who are seeking to engage today’s hard-to-reach young audiences. The report affords a unique look into emerging trends in popular culture and what you need to know about how young people live, think and act today.

Throughout this report, we also examine Young Latinos, or “YLs,” as we call them. Their story continues to be that their attitudes and preferences are in many ways similar to those of non-Hispanic youth, and are becoming more so as a new generation of YLs comes of age in America. This ongoing cultural fusion means that while marketers need to recognize the likelihood that certain mainstream efforts will engage YLs in the same manner they attract non-Hispanic youth, they need to continue to track and understand the nuanced cultural differences that remain.


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