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[8 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]
Dominican rapper tells NJ students stay in school

PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (AP) — Boredom soon turned to surprised frenzy for some 600 New Jersey students.
Dominican rapper Max Agende Santos was in the house Thursday to tell the Perth Amboy High School juniors that they need to stay in school.
The 27-year-old member of the award-winning group Aventura freestyled across the stage, telling students how a strong education has helped his success.

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[7 Jun 2009 | One Comment | ]
BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO HOST PREMIERE OF SANTIAGO’S PAMPHLETEERS

THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY),
THE HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION &
BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO HOST PREMIERE OF
SANTIAGO’S PAMPHLETEERS

WHAT: The City University of New York, the Eugenio María de Hostos Community College Foundation, and Bronx Community College are proud to announce the Bronx première of Los Panfleteros de Santiago (Santiago’s Pamphleteers), an English-subtitled documentary film about the courage and heroism of 27 young Dominican rebels who used flyers to exercise freedom of speech in an attempt to reclaim the Dominican Republic from dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo.  Only one of …