In this edition BronxDNA profiles educator, cultural advocate, filmmaker, VIVIAN VÁZQUEZ IRIZARRY, the director, producer behind the documentary DECADE OF FIRE, a hard-hitting look at the fire-for-hire burning of The Bronx (1960s through 1980s).

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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. Kavanaugh has created and oversees a range of community-oriented initiatives, including One Book One Bronx, Mosaic Literary Conference, and the publication of Mosaic. He also has the distinction of launching the first website dedicated to Black literature: MosaicBooks.com, in 1996. The website closed in 2014.

Kavanaugh has also contributed his passion and expertise to numerous local arts organizations, such as The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx Council on the Arts, and En Foco, Inc. 

More about Literary Freedom Project at: literaryfreedom.org 

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Recorded in The People’s Republic of The Bronx.

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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 

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Recorded in The People’s Republic of The Bronx.

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