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Juan José Nieto Gil was the first and only black president in the history of Colombia. Photo: Wiki Commons

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1st black president in COL

Juan José Nieto was the first and only black president.

April 5th, 2022

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Ernesto Mestre-Reed holding the book.

Cuban-American novel

October 6th, 2022

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Members of the dance of Las Farotas at the Carnival. Photo: Jairo Cassiani.

Defending Women With Dance

June 14th, 2022

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The San Felipe Castle, the National Aviary and the Historical Museum are must-see places to enjoy more of the city.

Vacations in Cartagena

June 3rd, 2022

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The walls of Cartagena are a World Cultural Heritage Site. Photo: WikiCommons

Cartagena's walls restored

May 19th, 2022

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University of Pennsylvania students locate books on the stacks at the new Charles Patterson Van Pelt Library in 1962. (Photo by Authenticated News/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Heritage and History

Archives and Memory

May 31st, 2019

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A visitor stands in front of the work 'Paja prensada a la X' during the exhibition 'Poetics of Democracy. Images and Counter-Images of the Transition' at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, Spain, Dec. 3, 2018. EPA-EFE/Chema Moya

Heritage and History

Spain's 1970s counter…

December 3rd, 2018

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The Museum of the American Revolution is set to open to the public April 19th in Center City. Photo: Peter Fitzpatrick/AL DIA News

Thought Leaders

[OP-ED]: “Latino Patriots”…

April 14th, 2017

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The Second National Bank in downtown Philadelphia could be the victim of new budget cuts. Photo: Peter Fitzpatrick/AL DIA News

Locked out from History …

March 21st, 2017

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Pedro Rivera, Karla Narvaez-Hurley, Nelson Diaz, Part De Carlo and Pedro Cortes, awardees of the first "Annual Latino History Luncheon, hosted by AL DÍA News at the Union League Club of Philadelphia. Photo: Peter Fitzpatrick/AL DÍA

Thought Leaders

AL DIA Archetypes 2016

September 22nd, 2016