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PING CHONG + COMPANY UNDESIREABLE ELEMENTS: GENERATION NYZ The New 42nd Street Presents at the DUKE on 42nd Street On the eve before the day reserved to memorialize Dr. Martin Luther, King Jr. it was fitting to explore the intersections of race, culture, history, art, media and technology in the 25th anniversary production of Ping Chong + Company’s community-specific series. No fanfare, glitz or dazzle needed, just the raw stories of 7 young people (Edwin Aguila, Monica Victoria Tatacoya Castaneda

In 2010, Kalief Browder a young teenager was accused of a wrongful theft of stealing a backpack with a camera, 700$, a credit card, and a iPod. Kalief Browder was imprisoned for 3 years in jail at the age of 16 for a crime he did not commit. Kalief was just a 16 year old kid just hanging outside, a woman called the police that a black male had stolen her bookbag. The police came to the scene and saw Kalief Browder a black male, they assumed that he was the person that stole the bookbag. He spent

The movie Awakenings is set in Bronx, New York during the 1960's. The movie is based on the life of neurologist Oliver Sacks, who discovered the effects of the drug L-Dopa on catatonic patients who survived the epidemic of encephalitis lethargica. The term "awakenings" can take many different forms including scientific and emotional. Because of that reason, the title "Awakenings" is significant and appropriate on many levels. The importance of the title is best shown in the awakening in Dr.Sayer's

1983: “Afrika Bambaataa spins the wheels of steel, his vintage scratching skills and guru-like vibe turning Chic’s Good Times into a mass call-and-response. As fists pump the air and a smile appears on every face, a sweaty Liverpool rock venue is transformed into a euphoric New York block party.” (Simpson). A scene from his 1982 global tour, where Bambaataa brought the principals of his Universal Zulu Nation abroad, Simpson exclaims on how Bambaataa, former gang warlord, founder of the black nationalist

Introduction The Kosciuszko bridge, named after the Polish-American patriot Tadeusz Kosciuszko, is the bridge that carries the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway across Newtown Creek, and is situated between Brooklyn and Queens. The current bridge carries over 160,000 vehicles every day, and it is recognized as being essential infrastructure for commerce on both a local and regional scale. The bridge is 75 years old, and has been continually maintained by New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)

Legislation History Bill A.3080 was first introduced in January 2014 and has been re-introduced every year. Since 2014, it has been referred to the corrections committee in the Assembly and the Crime Victims, Crime and Correction committee in the Senate. From 2014 to 2016, the bill was sponsored by Senator Bill Perkins and this year the Senate sponsor is Senator Kevin Parker (A.3080, 2017). As of this year in the Assembly, there are 46 co-sponsors and 11 multi-sponsors all of them being Democrats

Looking at the diversity in New York City you can see that each of its counties has its own story and not much cohesion of general stories. The Bronx has experienced an infusion of different ethnicities of Hispanics and a slight decrease in the diversity of its Asian community all this and it is on par with Richmond County to be one of the least diversified areas. Kings County has been steadily losing the diversity of it Asian immigrants but its Hispanic diversity continues to increase each census

Riverdale, Georgia Riverdale, Georgia has an estimated population of 15,537 residents (2013 census). While part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, many residents enjoy Riverdale, Georgia’s small town charms. Citizens of Riverdale enjoy the city’s public parks, shopping district and many cultural stores. Problems with substance abuse and alcohol addiction are prevalent in this area of the state. Notable drugs of abuse for residents of Riverdale, Georgia include marijuana, alcohol and methamphetamine

Clive Campbell, better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican American DJ who often threw block parties in the early 1970’s in one of the most impoverished areas of New York City, the South Bronx . At these party's Herc created rhythmic beats by looping the breaks in songs. Later these same beats would be accompanied by “rap”, a rhythmic style of chanting poetry which is often presented in 16-bar measures or time frames (Thompson). Herc is often regarded as the father of hip hop music

of the animals in zoos feel like this. This shows that animals are not meant to be in zoos. They are not treated well and are only used for show and to make money. First of all, most animals in captivity, such as zoos, are treated unfairly. As www.peta.org says, “Animals are often prevented from doing most of the things that are natural and important to them, like running, roaming, flying, climbing, foraging, choosing a partner, and being with others of their own kind. Zoos teach people that