Angy Rivera

Angy Paola Rivera is a Colombian immigrant living in New York City. She is a core member at the New York State Youth Leadership Council, an undocumented youth-led organization fighting for immigrant justice through leadership development and community organizing. She created Ask Angy, an undocumented immigrant advice column. In 2012 Rivera met documentary maker Mikaela Shwer who filmed her and her family for the film entitled No Le Digas A Nadie (Don't Tell Anyone). The Peabody award winning documentary, which aired on PBS as part of their POV series in 2015, navigates the difficult reality and double silence Rivera experienced as an undocumented immigrant and survivor of sexual assault. Rivera graduated with her bachelor's degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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By Angy Rivera • 8 years ago

Today in the Bronx: New Music Festival Celebrates Latinx Art

Today in the Bronx, The Mi Gente! Music Festival will bring all-women bands and local vendors to the borough for a day of (free!) family fun. Mi Gente! is a community collaboration aimed at highlighting the traditional and contemporary music rhythms of Latin America, particularly in the Bronx, which is home to the majority of New York City’s Latin American residents. 

Today in the Bronx, The Mi Gente! Music Festival will bring all-women bands and local vendors to the borough for a day of (free!) family fun. Mi Gente! is a community collaboration aimed at highlighting the traditional ...