BronxDNA

04/23/2025

Ron Kavanaugh - Bronx Literary Champion | BronxDNA
Bronx-born Ron Kavanaugh is a dedicated literary activist and the visionary founder and director of the Literary Freedom Project, a vibrant arts organization rooted in the Bronx that serves as a pivotal cornerstone in fostering intelligent, creative, and engaged communities.

Bronx-born Ron Kavanaugh is a dedicated literary activist and the visionary founder and director of the Literary Freedom Project, a vibrant arts organization...

04/21/2025

On BronxDNA: "RON KAVANAUGH - Bronx Literary Champion."
Bronx-born Ron Kavanaugh is a dedicated literary activist and the visionary founder and director of the Literary Freedom Project, a vibrant arts organization rooted in the Bronx that serves as a pivotal cornerstone in fostering intelligent, creative, and engaged communities.

Bronx-born Ron Kavanaugh is a dedicated literary activist and the visionary founder and director of the Literary Freedom Project, a vibrant arts organization rooted in the Bronx that serves as a pivotal cornerstone in fostering intelligent, creati...

04/09/2025

Gente,

A staunch advocate of Garifuna history and culture, Teofilo Colon Junior, is raising operating funds for the website and archive portal Being Garifuna.

This is an extremely important independent website that has chronicled the Garifuna diaspora in NYC since 2010, and is even more critical during these times when our history is “legally” being erased. Give what you can. But do support.

Dear Friends, Family, Supporters and Readers, I hope this message finds yo… Teofilo Colon Jr needs your support for Help Support Being Garifuna Journalism

03/24/2025

In anticipation of the launch of the BronxDNA podcast March 25th at 6pm with the premiere episode: "Happy Land Social Club Fire - 35 Years Later," we created this tribute where the names of the 87 souls who died in the fire are read by Bronx media phenom Sonyi Elena López.

Please feel free to post on social media to commemorate the lives of of the people our community lost 35 years ago -- https://youtu.be/UgtWgxZLmFc

You can catch the BronxDNA podcast starting tomorrow evening on your favorite podcast platform - https://bronxdna.buzzsprout.com/2452218/follow

We will never forget.

We created this tribute to include at the tail-end of the inaugural episode of BronxDNA podcast "Happy Land Social Club Fire - 35 Years Later" that goes live...

03/23/2025

CHEERS! Just two more days before the ‘BronxDNA’ podcast is released into the universe on March 25th.

In this snippet from the premiere episode, which takes a look at the tragic Happy Land Social Club fire of 1990, Thelma Ivette Gomez talks about learning—at age 8—that her mother was among the 87 souls who perished in the fire…

BronxDNA will be available on all the major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcast. Amazon Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, I ❤️ Radio, and many others.

03/11/2025

SEEKING HAPPY LAND SOCIAL CLUB FIRE TESTIMONIALS

Dear Friends and Colleagues: Our inaugural episode of BronxDNA—launching March 20th—has been set: "Happy Land Social Club Fire: 35 Years Later." Launching March 25, 2025. (Image: Garifuna celebration, South Bronx, 1989. © Edwin Pagán)

We are currently in the process of collecting testimonials and sound-bytes to include in the podcast and compendium website, from individuals who were impacted by the disaster (family members, friends, and colleagues of the victims), or other residents of The Bronx who have anecdotes and memories to share about the tragic incident of March 25, 1990.

We have set up a voice messaging system where you can easily record your short statement, up to 90 seconds, and send it directly to our email account. LINK: https://www.speakpipe.com/bronxdna

Thank you in advance for your support and contribution. BX!

Edwin Pagán

02/19/2025

COMMUNITY XCHANGE
Our inaugural episode of BronxDNA—launching March 25th—has been set: "Happy Land Nightclub Fire: 35 Years Later." (episode cover art shown below)

We are currently in the process of collecting testimonials and sound-bytes to include in the podcast and website, from individuals who were impacted by the disaster (family members, friends, and colleagues of the victims), or other residents of The Bronx who have anecdotes and memories to share about the incident.

We have set up a voice messaging system where you can easily record your short statement, up to 90-seconds, and send it directly to our email account.

Our "Community Xchange" page can be reached at --

https://www.speakpipe.com/bronxdna

Thank you.

02/15/2025

We just sent out the first notice to the subscribers on our e-newsletter (https://bronxdna.com/subscribe/) about the official launch of BronxDNA taking place on March 25th.

If you're so inclined, take 2 mins to read through it as it outlines our focus points and the innate maxims that will drive the project. Worth a lookie...

As most of you already know, a great deal of my professional and personal life has been at the service of The Bronx, from providing technical assistance services to the arts community since the mid-80s to documenting the region as a photojournalist for nearly 45 years and showcasing resilient and re...

02/14/2025

300 supporters in 3 days! Thank you!Humbled.

We appreciate the leap of faith on your part for this new venture. We promise to make you proud to have joined the journey of telling the world about the The Bronx and its People.

02/14/2025

We're working hard to make sure that you can listen to BronxDNA (launching March 25th) on your favorite music and podcast platforms. Here is the listing of the places BronxDNA is listed for your convenient listening pleasure.

Look for us and give us a follow. The magic begins in just 33 days!

02/11/2025

Lifelong Bronxite and renown percussionist, bandleader, and co-artistic director of the Bronx Music Heritage Center (BMHC), BOBBY SANABRIA, talks with pride about the majesty of The Bronx and its golden musical heritage, as well as the work being undertaken at BMHC to preserve and elevate the music of The Bronx for the benefit of its people and the world.

More about BMHC at: bronxmusichall.org

Subscribe to the multi-form podcast at: bronxdna.com/subscribe

Podcast launching March 25, 2025.

Lifelong Bronxite and renown percussionist, bandleader, and co-artist director of the Bronx Music Heritage Center (BMHC), BOBBY SANABRIA, talks with pride ab...

02/07/2025

BronxDNA podcast launches March 25, 2025.

Chronicling and Elevating the Cultural and Historical Zeitgeist of the Bronx and its Diaspora.

Subscribe to the podcast at -- https://bronxdna.com/subscribe/