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Meet The Man Feeding Over 4,000 Families a Week in NYC

Meet The Man Feeding Over 4,000 Families a Week in NYC

How This 5 Star Chef Launched a Restaurant in a Pandemic (And Still Helped NYC)

How This 5 Star Chef Launched a Restaurant in a Pandemic (And Still Helped NYC)

Helen Nguyen’s restaurant opened two days before the mandated shutdown due to the Coronavirus. Now, she’s opening up again for good.

From 10k to 1M: How Kristina Ross Cultivated A Mass Following on Instagram (And Tips On How You Can Too)

From 10k to 1M: How Kristina Ross Cultivated A Mass Following on Instagram (And Tips On How You Can Too)

From Bushwick to Black Lives Matter: How Photographer Sebastian Melendez is Capturing the Protests

From Bushwick to Black Lives Matter: How Photographer Sebastian Melendez is Capturing the Protests

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From 10k to 1M: How Kristina Ross Cultivated A Mass Following on Instagram (And Tips On How You Can Too)

From 10k to 1M: How Kristina Ross Cultivated A Mass Following on Instagram (And Tips On How You Can Too)

From Bushwick to Black Lives Matter: How Photographer Sebastian Melendez is Capturing the Protests

From Bushwick to Black Lives Matter: How Photographer Sebastian Melendez is Capturing the Protests

Asian American Comedy is Rejuvenating America

Asian American Comedy is Rejuvenating America

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“Hunger is not a problem. Poverty is a problem.

“Hunger is not a problem. Poverty is a problem. Hunger is a symptom of poverty. And in the next few months, they’re only going to get worse“⁠
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For 12 years, Rodriguez and his team of volunteers have been on a mission to help Queens’ most impoverished. “One Saturday morning,” Rodriguez tells me, “I was walking in Bayside, on my way to church and I saw all these day laborers waiting on the corner for work. Something that day changed my life…I said to myself, why are we not helping them?“ He started handing out sandwiches, food, and coffee to them, and soon, became a resource.⁠
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Since the Pandemic, however, the phones have been ringing off the hook. Queens has been one of the hardest hit. Pantry donations used to be done through appointments following a strict schedule. Now, they’ve grown from feeding 1000 people a week to over 4000 -5000 families per week.⁠
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Some days over 500 people are turned away. Tap the link in bio to read the full article and how YOU can play a part in helping to feed NYC’s most food insecure.
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Donate or volunteer via the link in bio!

PSA of the day...2001 called, they want their chin

PSA of the day...2001 called, they want their chinstraps back. Put your masks on @nycgovcuomo
Pic by @socialtwerkers

<SWIPE> Raise your hand if you feel personally att

<SWIPE> Raise your hand if you feel personally attacked by this statement 🖐 😂 Anyway, where are our fellow procrastinators at? We’ve got your back. REMINDER that you have ONE week left to file your taxes before the deadline on July 15th.
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PS - How INSANE is the breakdown of taxes? 2% of funding goes to education?! Stay tuned for more info!

(SWIPE) TODAY IS #BLACKOUTDAY! Want to do more tha

(SWIPE) TODAY IS #BLACKOUTDAY! Want to do more than post a black square? Make a statement today in ending police brutality and racism towards the black community!
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Blackout Day was created by @theblackoutcoalition in an effort to highlight black creators and their impact in the US. With over $1.2 TRILLION dollars spent annually by black consumers, it’s a call to use their purchase power to make a direct impact on the system (since apparently kneeling and worldwide protests don’t work).
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Today, you can:
A. Use your purchase power 💴 and spend ONLY in Black owned businesses today! Check our stories for some great businesses to shop at!
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B. Use your platform to highlight black creators, leaders, family, friends, art, inventions, history, music, to showcase how integral black creators have been to the world.
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C. Learn! What you see in the pic and trailer above is “Paris is Burning”, an ICONIC documentary from the 1980’s about the NYC African American and Latinx Harlem Drag Ball scene.
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The film was integral in shaping gender, race, class, and sexuality in pop culture. From @madonna’s “VOGUE” to everyday slang like “oooh the shade” - we can pinpoint much of this to this generation of culture leaders! It’s also on @netflix
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Go ahead and share something incredible today using your platform! Tag 3 friends!!
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