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All African-American WWII Combat Unit Topic of Film Screening At PeaceLove Cafe

From Welcome2Melrose: This Saturday, February 26th at 6PM, join Italian filmmaker, Fred Kuwornu at PeaceLove Cafe for the free screening of ‘Inside Buffalo‘.  Inside Buffalo chronicles the story of the 92nd Buffalo Division, an all African-American segregated combat unit that fought in Italy during World War II. Here’s what the invite has to say: Reconstructing…

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Monday Morning Bronx Blabs

These are the Bronx related stories making headlines around local media and internet: Living In:  Williamsbridge, The Bronx In this Sunday’s New York Times Real Estate Section, the Living In series takes a look at one of the many working-class neighborhoods of the Bronx, Williamsbridge.  [READ MORE: New York Times] African American History Tour Along…

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Bronx Social Media Week

From Welcome2Melrose: Bronx Social Media Week was celebrated this past Tuesday, February 8th in Melrose and hosted at PeaceLove Café by Clarisel Gonzalez of PRSun Communications.  Panelists included an excellent representation of Bronxites such as  Mark Callendar of BronxMedia, Nicole Perrino, founder of Bronx Mama, BronxTalk’s Gary Axelbank, and myself, founder and editor-in-chief of  Welcome2Melrose…

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Believe in the Bronx

Whilst walking along Melrose Avenue the other night, I came across a most curious ad at a liquor store.  The message was quite simple really and made up of four simple words:  Believe in the Bronx. Believe in the Bronx.  Strung together, those four simple words exude a powerful message which any true Bronxite already…

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NY State Senator Rubén Díaz, Sr Needs A Wake Up Call

Besides being such a divisive and controversial figure (see what he has to say on marriage equality)in the New York State Senate, The Reverend Senator needs to get a little grip on reality. In a recent New York Times piece on the abortion rate in New York City (which is currently at 41%) Senator Rubén…

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