Uzumaki Cepeda is a Dominican-American textile artist from NYC and during our interview, we talked about art, mental health, the internet, and the pros and cons of being Dominican.

Amanda SaviñónApril 13, 2022loyal nana innerviews, inner views, uuzumaki, uzumaki cepeda, art, artist, dominican artist, brooklyn, refinery29, faux furComment

SHOMPA KABIR, FLAVOR QUEEN OF KENSINGTON

Brooklyn’s Shompa Kabir is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of We’re Eating, an online platform dedicated to underrepresented voices in food media.

Afsana AhmedDecember 20, 2021shompa kabir, interview, inner views, food talk, food, cooking, recipe, chefComment

INNER VIEWS WITH ZUBI AHMED

A lot of the time, Muslim kids are like, who would want to hear my story? Who would want to hear about my life? We’ve been in the media for so long as the token terrorist and nothing else.

Afsana AhmedJuly 7, 2019comedy, inner views, nyc, afsana ahmed, zubi ahmed, loyal nana inner views, interview, bengali, religion, parentsComment

Inner Views with Justice Sonia Sotomayor

I am deeply grateful to have sat down with Justice Sonia Sotomayor last week in The Bronx for Loyal Nana’s Inner Views series, a one-on-one interview series featuring the modern day luminaries changing our cultural landscape.

This or That with Sonia Sotomayor

During my interview with Justice Sonia Sotomayor, I proposed that we play a rapid fire round of This or That and she was down…

Amanda SaviñónFebruary 10, 2019justice, justice sonia sotomayor, the bronx, supreme court, inner viewsComment