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Albizu, Oscar López, and Our Historical Responsability
Speech for Oscar López Rivera for Commemorative Events on the 50th Anniversary of Albizu Campos’ Death, April 21-26, 2015 in New York CityDelivered by: Ricardo Jimenez Estimadas y estimados, Thank you...
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Chicago Dyke March Returns to Humboldt Park
Puerto Rican Culture Center and Trans-Latin@ Coalition Supports Chicago Dyke March’s 2nd year in Humboldt Park Community on June 27th The Chicago Dyke March Collective (CDMC) is honored to have the...
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La Negra of Chicago’s Puerto Rican People’s Parade
Interview with Leony Calderón, the Coordinator of the Puerto Rican People's Parade in Chicago. Leony Calderón, Coordinator of the Puerto Rican People’s Parade in Chicago. Photo: Benjamin Rivera, La...
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Black Lives Matter: Selected Images and Poetry By Marcia X
To read the zine of poetry touching upon the subjects of consumption, education, hair, history, and manifest destiny, click here or the image above. __________ Marcia X is an artist born Chicago and...
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What Did We Do Before There Was Adobo and Packaged Sazón?
Within this cooking journey, I’ve made a concerted effort to make “Puerto Rican Soul Food.” To take my time in the kitchen and create a downhome, back-to-the-basics, slow cooking pot of something my...
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The Man Behind the Jíbarito Sandwich
When I first had the idea about this blog I had a totally different attitude and idea about what to write and the message I wanted to convey. The blog was first titled, “Enough with the ordering of...
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A New Boogaloo Sound Erupts in Chicago
Lester Rey performing tunes from his EP “The Blue Lion” in Chicago. There’s a new conscious Boricua mixing-it-up in Chicago’s underground music scene fusing Boogaloo, Salsa, Funk, Cha Cha Cha, and...
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Black Girl Mania: A Comic Series
click on image to view comic click on image to view comic Black Girl Mania by Bria Royal is a journey through the mind of Géminis, a world renowned platanera living in the soon-to-be future. After...
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This is How You Keep from Losing It
(Or Day Nine After Maria)The home of the author’s grandparents in Ponce, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria. Photo taken by Sylvia Rodriguez Benitez, mother of the author. By: Xenia Ruíz Franceschi The...
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Chicago to Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Junta: You’re Not Welcome Here
Jaresko, Austerity, and the Control Board are Never Welcome Here! The following is a statement by Chicago Boricua Resistance: Natalie Jaresko* came to Chicago on April 4th to talk about the financial...
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