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Honduran Boxer Spars With Hunger Pangs

Posted on 12 December 2012. Tags: , , , , , ,

Eddie “Eboy” Gomez trains hard to take down opponents — but for a guy who loves to eat, making weight might be the tougher fight.

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New York City’s Garifuna community, the largest outside Central America, dances to punta rock at clubs, weddings, even baby showers

A Musical Revival: Bringing Back Punta as a Fusion Genre

Posted on 12 November 2012. Tags: , , , , , , , ,

New York City’s Garifuna community, the largest outside Central America, dances to punta rock at clubs, weddings, even baby showers.

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Ferry Point Raid Leaves Hondurans Jittery

Posted on 16 October 2012. Tags: , , , , , , ,

Saturday’s New York Honduras Soccer League playoffs were disrupted when NYPD and Parks Enforcement Patrol arrived and issued more than 9 tickets to vendors providing food for the players and bystanders.

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Mother Struggles After Son’s Murder

Mother Struggles After Son’s Murder

Posted on 11 October 2012. Tags: , , , ,

Jose Webster was shot seven times from behind while walking on Teller Avenue in the Bronx. The first anniversary of his death fell on September 15, but no arrests were ever made. Jose’s mother, Lesly Arzu, still mourns, but has found ways to keep moving forward in her life.

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