About

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Amanda Alcantara is writer and journalist. She is co-founder of La Galería Magazine and author of the blog Radical Latina. Her storytelling is centered around themes of Caribbean womanhood, from a socio-cultural and political perspective. In May of 2017, Amanda obtained her Master’s from NYU. Her thesis focused on telling the story of women from the border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.  She has a BA from Rutgers University. A map of the world turned upside down hangs on her wall.

Amanda's work has appeared on Telesur English, The Huffington Post, Remezcla, and El Diario. Amanda has also been featured on Latina, Cosmopolitan, Remezcla, Latin Post and other publications. 

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You may contact her at contact@amandaalcantara.com