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Next Stop: Ivan Sanchez

Some people dream of success... while others wake up and work hard at it." ~Author Unknown "Next Sto

About Me


Read below to see what everyone is saying about my book... "Next Stop: Growing up Wild Style in The Bronx."

My last two trips to New York have been an amazing success and a dream come true! The Peace, Unity & Hope Concert Press Conference, Hanging with Luis Guzman & Crew, The Illegal Tender Movie Premiere with Casper Martinez, April Lee Hernandez, Xiomara Medina & Luis Guzman was insane. The ExtravaGangsta Platinum Party was all love, Mad Love to Lynx, RAS & Myk Jones! I'll keep working hard people... I'm on the right path!



Wild Style Sampler Event @ powerHouse in DUMBO, Brooklyn... June 2007. Much Love to DJ Disco Wiz & Joe Conzo!

Below are pictures of Mi Familia Showing Next Stop some Serious Love... Luis Guzman (Carlito's Way, Luis, etc...), April Hernandez (Freedom Writers), La Bruja (Def Jam Poet), Casper Martinez (Manito, Carlito's Way 2), Luis Antonio Ramos (Friends, Martin, CSI: Miami, The Closer), Xiomara Medina (Latina Songstress), The Legendary DJ Disco Wiz, Brother Actors Jason George (Barber Shop, Eve, The Box) & Jarvis George (The Wire, Cry Wolf & Navy NCIS) & Ramon Rodriguez (The Wire, DayBreak)...

Cool Slideshows
On October 14, 2008 – I became the 4th Puerto Rican from New York to publish a memoir with a major publishing house – Simon & Schuster.
Piri Thomas was the first with, “Down These Mean Streets.” Edward Rivera was second with, “Family Installments: Memories of Growing up Hispanic,” and Esmeralda Santiago was the third with, “When I Was Puerto Rican.”
I take my role as Puerto Rican writer extremely seriously and I will remain dedicated to continuing to write books that educate us about our histories.
My second book is co-authored with Luis “DJ Disco Wiz” Cedeno and will be released by powerHouse Book in June 2009. It’s titled, “It’s Just Begun: The Epic Journey of DJ Disco Wiz, Hip Hop’s First Latino DJ.” I’m proud to say it’s one of the greatest survival stories you will ever read.
I’ve also co-founded the “What Is Your Next Stop?” campaign with my partner, Actress April Lee Hernandez of “Freedom Writers” fame. Together we’ve made it our mission in life to go into communities across the United States to try to educate and awaken the minds of the youth. We speak about death so they can appreciate life.
For more information, please feel free to visit www.isanchez.com or email me at [email protected]

My Interests

Trying to un-brainwash the youth!
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I'd like to meet:


Anyone interested in making a positive change in 2007. We need to stop the violence in our communities & save our youth!

Urban Author's who write from the heart no matter what the cost to them personally.

Spike Lee, Ramon Rodriguez, J-Lo, Marc Anthony, Al Pacino, Oprah Winfrey, John Leguizamo y Rosie Perez.

All my friends who have past away... I'll meet you all again in Heaven...

Music:


EG Radio Online - The fastest growing Hip Hop website in the world! I write editorials for this site so be sure to click below and support the cause!

Movies:

Carlito's Way / Malcolm X / Goodfella's / The GodFather Saga / All New York Documentaries

Television:


My TV Familia... SiTV

The Wire... Realest show on Cable! Shout out to my man Ramon Rodriguez... / The Office... Funniest show on TV!

Books:

Next Stop: Growing up Wild Style in The Bronx... By Ivan Sanchez

Uptown Menace... By Carmen Noboa-Espinal

Forever My Lady... By Jeff Rivera

Freestyle... By Linda Nieves Powell

Good Girls Pole Riders Club... By Kimona Jaye

Urban Latino Literature is Coming Strong in 2007 / 2008 Pat Attention People!

Heroes:


Mi Madre... Anyone who puts themselves on the line to save lives, change lives and make peoples lives better!

My good friend & partner April Lee Hernandez who has that same passion to change the world that I have.

Creston Avenue for Life Mi Gente... We "NEVER" forget where we come from!

My Blog

Next Stop: Growing up Wild-Style in the Bronx in Stores Now!

  After releasing an independent version of "Next Stop: Growing up Wild-Style in the Bronx," in 2006& The book has been picked up and re-released by Simon & Schuster.   Read the revie...
Posted by Next Stop: Ivan Sanchez on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:01:00 PST

Next Stop: Growing up Wild-Style in the Bronx Book Release Party

Next Stop: Growing Up Wild-Style in the Bronx. Sanchez, Ivan (Author) Oct 2008. 240 p. Touchstone, paperback, $14.00. (9781416562672). 974.7. "There was no room for a conscience in the streets. On...
Posted by Next Stop: Ivan Sanchez on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:35:00 PST

NY Daily News - Guest Columnist

Hello My People, I've been reading the NY Daily News since before I could read. So I guess you can say I was just drawn to the black and white pages of NYC news. When I was asked to be a guest colu...
Posted by Next Stop: Ivan Sanchez on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:39:00 PST

Mix Magazine Feature - July 2008

(Click on the picture above to read my Mix Magazine Feature  July 2008)   3 months to the big day when Simon & Schuster will finally release Next Stop to a national audience. I'm excited, ...
Posted by Next Stop: Ivan Sanchez on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:42:00 PST

Jerry A. Rodriguez - Rest In Heaven Brother...

I had the pleasure of meeting Jerry A. Rodriguez last year when my book was picked up by Simon & Schuster. He walked into the Spanish restaurant with his friend / editor and my new editor Sulay ...
Posted by Next Stop: Ivan Sanchez on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:27:00 PST

WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STOP? Campaign Kicks Off...

The WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STOP campaign officially kicked off in the Bronx on Friday, March 14th at the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club. April Lee and I felt privileged and honored to stand in front of an au...
Posted by Next Stop: Ivan Sanchez on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:58:00 PST

Ivan Sanchez Signs with SiTV...

This isn't new news but I never posted it here so I decided it was time peoples... I've signed a deal to write for www.SiTV.com... Over the next year I'll be writing blogs weekly and one f...
Posted by Next Stop: Ivan Sanchez on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:40:00 PST

"Next Stop: Growing Up Wild Style In The Bronx picked up by Touchstone / Simon & Schuster

25 April, 2007 - Publishers Marketplace: Non-fiction: Memoir: Ivan Sanchez's NEXT STOP, about the author's search for identity and escape from chaos in the 80s Bronx where street wars and all-night s...
Posted by Next Stop: Ivan Sanchez on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:41:00 PST

My First 9-11 Article in Memory Of...

This has truly been one of the most fascinating years of my life and it's all been as a result of my book being published in December of 2006, right before the New Year kicked off.   What many ...
Posted by Next Stop: Ivan Sanchez on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:37:00 PST

Wild Style Sampler Event @ powerHouse - Hip Hop Lives!

Next Stop: Wild Style the Sampler Book Release Party at powerHouse Arena! Date: June 22, 2007 Time: 6:15 PM EST Place: powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn, New York A Third or fourth generation Hip Hop ...
Posted by Next Stop: Ivan Sanchez on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:05:00 PST