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Our wonderful contributor, Zahra, dug up the Emily Bernard essay, “Teaching the N Word,” and it got us thinking….. I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what… Continue reading
Our wonderful contributor, Zahra, dug up the Emily Bernard essay, “Teaching the N Word,” and it got us thinking….. I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what… Continue reading
Hola Delen Readers, This week we take great pleasure in introducing la artista mas apasionada–the hermosa Amy Ortiz. DELEN ARTS: Can you please tell us about your cultural background? Where did you grow up? … Continue reading
So one day, I’m perusing the dollar section by the checkout at Target. I find a bin of children’s socks and I start to pick out a pair of Disney Princess Tiana, and… Continue reading
The setting, Sofrito restaurant in NYC. The couple, a black Latina and her white Latino boyfriend. The question, “Why do you feel the need to connect with the girls of Black Latina Movement?… Continue reading
Um, can someone please tell me what balabusta means in English? What about Sukkot? Can these words be accurately translated and is there some value that is lost in the transaction, this linguistic… Continue reading
Welcome to Delenarts.com, a blog about the arts and living the ethnic pastiche by American writers of color. “Delen” has etymological roots in Old Dutch and the verb form means to…Click on the… Continue reading