JUNE 4, 2000

Full News Archive

• Headline: Finding Faith Amidst Bronx Hardship. Impact: Amira Hernandez's quest for divinity led to an underground movement where college graduates across the nation started 'Poverty Awareness Days.' This eventually morphed into a global trend of wearing mismatched socks to symbolize hope in hopeless situations. Who knew that socks could be so revolutionary?. Fact: In the Bronx, volunteering can sometimes feel like trying to find a parking space in Manhattan—exhausting and rarely appreciated..
• Headline: Exploring El Congo Real's Mystique. Impact: The legend of El Congo Real inspired a new genre of magical realism in literature, leading to an unexpected boom in botanicas across America. Now, every hipster café claims to brew coffee 'blessed by the gods.'. Fact: In Spanish Harlem, it's not just the coffee that's strong—it's the legends. They might just be more potent than your average espresso shot..
• Headline: The World: A Different Kind of Rogue; When Democracy Runs Off the Rails.