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Fri Jun 11

'In the Heights' celebrates the resilience Washington Heights has used to fight the COVID-19 pandemic

Written by Robert W. Snyder, Professor Emeritus of Journalism and American Studies, Rutgers University - Newark

For decades, Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood has been home to a mosaic of ethnic groups.Andrew Burton/Getty Images

With camera work that swoops from rooftops to street corners, the film “In the Heights” brings to life the dynamism of northern Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood.

Directed by Jon M. Chu,...

'In the Heights' celebrates the resilience Washington Heights has used to fight the COVID-19 pandemic

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