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I Changed My Latin Name So White People Could Pronounce It

Virginia IsaadOctober 8, 2021October 8, 2021

by Virginia IsaadOctober 8, 2021October 8, 2021013254

My name is Sujeiry and I am Dominican. Contrary to popular belief, Sujeiry (pronounced Su-Haiti) isn’t a Dominican, Haitian, or Indian name. In 1978, my Dominican mother named me after a character from a Venezuelan novela. I happily share my...

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Elizabeth Acevedo Features Afro-Dominican Fierceness in New Book Art

Virginia IsaadOctober 8, 2019July 24, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 8, 2019July 24, 202004571

Elizabeth Acevedo is a powerful writer and her books are masterfully done. Part of why readers gravitate to Acevedo is because she makes us feel seen and her latest book cover once again beautifully represents Afro-Latinidad. The Afro-Dominican writer just...

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Elizabeth Acevedo’s Novel ‘With The Fire on High’ Lands a Movie Deal

Virginia IsaadAugust 8, 2019July 29, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 8, 2019July 29, 202003665

Dominican author Elizabeth Acevedo’s bestselling novel, With the Fire on High, is coming to the big screen with company Picturestart acquiring the rights and Acevedo working on the adaptation, Deadline reports. This is major! In an Instagram post, she wrote:...

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Julia Alvarez’s New Novel ‘Afterlife’ Touches on the Immigrant Experience

Johanna FerreiraJuly 31, 2019August 3, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJuly 31, 2019August 3, 202002607

I’ve been a big fan of Dominican writer Julia Alvarez ever since I read her book, In The Time of The Butterflies, which tells the story of the Mirabel sisters who actively rebelled against Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. You could...