“I kind of want to do the same thing [and] be like a living room; when people step in and they feel at home and everybody’s welcome,” said the New Jersey owner.
“And I recognize that there is such a huge need and a gap in the underserved [communities],” Brown said.
“I think the most important role that Bodega Cards has in [Hudson County] and in our local collecting community is providing an outlet for people to come meet with each other, trade with each other, share with each other and then educate themselves.”
Photo courtesy of Janus Films. The story of Venus Xtravaganza is one marked by a dual reality oftentimes faced by many trans women: fierce ambition and persistent marginalization. But this did not stop Venus from emulating her own spark, it only made her story much more riveting. In 1988, Venus
“As a Filipino American artist, personally I feel that Filipino-American heritage and identity kind of gets lost in the creative world. I feel like not many of us are really seen in the mainstream line,” the North Jersey native told Slice of Culture.
“People donating to my school it’s so amazing because anything people donates to us, we get to use them, we get to use any items. We get to explore anything basically and we also get to learn about different organizations,” she said before Hudson Gives.
Slice of Culture interviewed an Amazon worker to gain insight into their experiences, the challenges they face, the realities of the job and what it means to be an essential worker in today’s economy.
“The Jersey City Women’s Advisory Board is here for every single woman in this city so that their voices are amplified.”
“[Speranza’s] doing our best to share that missing history… I think it’s fantastic that we have a Women’s History Month, but it can’t stop there.”
“I always talk to customers, just chit chatting to understand, ‘Oh, what do you like or what do[es] your country offer? What are the flavors that you would want to add?’”
