Valkyrie NY

Detail of the bodice of my niece’s Quinceañera dress. It was sweet to pause on all the hatred and nonsense 45’s administration has brought to target Mexicans and instead just gather to continue our beautiful cultural traditions. Our family spent the day celebrating Ari along with her closest high school friends. A day filled with love and thankfulness. #quinceañera #mexicanheritage #bodice #girlpower #chicago #gratitude #latergram #thisislove (at Chicago, Illinois)

Enjoying the sunset 🌅 on the rooftop of the Arlo Hotel. Post-Feminist Book Club discussion of Roxane Gay’s Hunger. #latergram #nyc #empirestatebuilding #052318 (at Arlo NoMad)

Collection of NUN DOLLS dressed in the traditional habits of Catholic various Orders. I love dolls, so this was a treat! 💜 this unique collection ❤️ #catholics #boston #nuns #latergram #dolls #catholicfashion (at St. Anthony Shrine)

Book Club 📚 selection was Ask The Dust by John Fante. Mixed reviews: 5 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 + 2 👎🏽👎🏽 + 1 👈🏽 neutral. Great heated discussion that really swayed 50-50. Half the group hated the main character. #bookclub #nyc #greenwichvillage #42718 #april2018 (at Greenwich Village)

Community mural painting in-progress in Central Harlem. (at Central Harlem)

It’s a mocha latte kind of day in Harlem. #doubledutch (at Double Dutch Espresso)

Back-to-back Book Clubs! 📚 Today was Feminist Book Club and the selection was: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. YA novel that was interesting. “Glad the book exists for a (younger) target audience” was the consensus. It was voted 👍🏽 for this reason. Oh, but we had an EXCELLENT topical discussion as today’s attendees were all POC. ✊🏽 #bookclub #feminist #ya #youngadultbooks #nyc #midtowneast #latergram (at Midtown East)

January 2018 Book Club 📚 Miss Burma 🇲🇲 by Charmaine Craig — Unanimous thumbs up 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 (7 total)! Riveting book based on author’s family story. We all learned something new in reading this book: history, the different ethnic groups in Myanmar (oh, and it also had a couple of interesting sex scenes). #bookclub #nyc #uws ##012618 #jan2018 (at Upper West Side)

#2017bestnine Happy New Year 2018! Thanks for the likes! #nyc #2017 #happynewyear (at New York, New York)

My pretty purple flowers. #selfcare #postholidays #nyc #122917 #deskdecor

I hosted December Book Club at my apt in Harlem! This month’s selection was My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 4 thumbs up + 👈🏽👈🏽👈🏽 3 neutrals + 👎🏽 1 thumbs down. Ahem, I was a strong thumbs up (appreciated the female friendship & the class nuances)👍🏽 😉 📚 Lotsa Italian wine 🍷 & yummy food. #nyc #harlem #bookclub #latergram #neopolitannovels #elenaferrante #mybrilliantfriend #120117 (at Central Harlem)