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[...] and won both the Hopwood and Newman awards.  She currently lives in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Jose Antonio Vargas is a journalist and immigration reform advocate. In 2011 he revealed his undocumented [...]

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[...] in “Lyrics To Go,” a collaboration with Rishi Nath. I got to meet The Twilite Tone through “Lyrics To Go” and then the I Love Vinyl crew through [...]

[...] I met Marc Charleston when shooting the short film “The Renewal” with my good friend Sarah Kazadi.  J Alex Cowell, the actor in the film, had brought Marc along to the shoot. We were all [...]

[...] the beauty of early morning light, the importance of being patient and thinking big. With Sarah Kazadi, we took a vision and made it into a movie for everyone else to see with “The Renewal.” Tina [...]

[...] in journalism. 19 years of schooling and I’ve ended up here on this stage. With no concrete idea of what the hell to talk about. While out shopping for graduation clothes my dad wanted [...]

[...] phase of his life. “I Am” was the result. There was no planning involved. No script. No concrete idea. I literally drove to connecticut in the middle of the night and then we decided to shoot and [...]

[...] or graveyard wherever you plant me, I will produce the queen of flowers.” -Kabi Dilwar My grandpa Kabi Dilwar passed away today. He was known as the Ganumanusher Kabi: The poet of the people. It was [...]

[...] of flowers.” -Kabi Dilwar My grandpa Kabi Dilwar passed away today. He was known as the Ganumanusher Kabi: The poet of the people. It was noon and he had been writing all morning. He had always been [...]

THE FIFTH OF JUNE from Nabil Rahman – Pineapple and Mil on Vimeo. [...]

[...] I’m working with an amazing group of people to organize a photo exhibition about Bangladeshi photographers on March 26th. I will send a separate email inviting you all to attend as the [...]

[...] niye thako jibon.moron apnar koray rakho. Pojhotok pita.” Rough Translation: “To Poet Shahin Ibne Dilwar and all, The queen of the night, the Tuberose, and the dawn’s sunflower, are like [...]