Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/luis-sepulveda/ Our Thing Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:20:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/luis-sepulveda/ 144 144 Puerto Rican Sen. Luis Sepúlveda Claims Dominican Identity — & What Now? https://remezcla.com/culture/puerto-rican-senator-luis-sepulveda-claims-dominican-identity-what-now/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:36:04 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=335142 Senator Luis Sepúlveda, a Puerto Rican, is now co-opting a Dominican identity. Sen. Sepúlveda has represented the New York State Senate District 32 since 2018. For years, his identity has been aligned with his Puerto Rican heritage, until redistricting pushed him out of representing the East Bronx to Central Bronx neighborhoods. The redistricting has given

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]]> Bronx Residents, Community Leaders Hold Stand Up Against Gun Violence Rally NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 19: State Senator Luis Sepulveda speaks at the "Stand Up Against Gun Violence" rally at Bronx Borough Hall on July 19, 2021 in South Bronx in New York City. Families who have been affected by gun violence were joined by violence interrupter groups, community leaders and elected officials for a press conference and rally calling for an end to gun violence in their communities. During a press conference earlier today addressing NYC's rise in gun violence, Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the city will be doubling their investments in cure violence workforce, a Health Department approach to violence. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)