Corey Takahashi

Morehouse psychology professor David Wall Rice chats with us about the presidential candidates, their personal histories and their speeches.

The documentary "Faubourg Tremé" premiered Friday at the Tribeca Film Festival. Lolis Eric Elie is part of the team that began documenting the culture of New Orleans' Tremé neighborho...

The United States has spent millions per mile to build a border fence to keep unauthorized migrants out of the country, and recently, there has been a substantial drop in migrants arr...

In April, the Atlanta Ballet joined with the Grammy-winning rapper Big Boi for the premiere of a hip-hop ballet performance titled "big." Six shows were staged at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

Has our vision of Dr. King's message been sanitized by the passing of time? We've all heard, "I have a dream." In a less-well known speech, King said, "There comes a time when a man m...

For the lucky nations of the Caribbean and South American that celebrate Carnival, the party is less than a week away. But it turns out that the festivities have started much earlier in New York neighborhoods like Richmond Hill. WNYC reporter Corey Takahashi found that this year, Carnival came early ...

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The days before Ash Wednesday mark February’s internationally known celebrations in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. But wintertime hasn’t tamped down anticipation in New York neighborhoods like Richmond Hill. Corey Takahashi found that this year, Carnival came early to southeast Queens.

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Benny. It’s a derogatory slang term for tourists at the Jersey Shore. Locals use it to describe an unpleasant out-of-towner who clogs their beaches and freeways. It’s the Shore’s version of the "Bridge-and-Tunnel crowd," and a summer variation on "Town-and-Gown." As the tourist season winds ...

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For decades, the Ironbound section of Newark has been home to a large community of Portuguese immigrants. Ferry Street in the Ironbound is also known as Portugal Avenue. It’s the site of the largest ethnic festival in New Jersey, and one of the biggest Portuguese ...

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Like the Delta blues, Dominican bachata is a music urbanized by migration. The style emerged from bars and brothels, where it was a soundtrack for the lovelorn and dispossessed. But it has changed dramatically in the hands of young New Yorkers, who have replaced its ...