Category: Puerto Rico
CENTRO Journal seeks contributors exploring Puerto Rico’s ties to the Black Caribbean
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College has opened a call for contributors to a...
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#TBT: June 11, 2026
Among the versions of the origin of Puerto Rico’s flag design is that the idea of inverting...
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Depoliticizing the judicial system
By Enrique Vázquez Quintana, MD The justices of the Supreme Courts of both Puerto Rico and the...
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Puerto Rico moves its Democratic presidential primary to Super Tuesday
“Our presidential primary is moving to Super Tuesday, so our voters are part of the conversation...
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#TBT: May 7, 2026
On May 7, 1998, NBC aired a Seinfeld episode with the Puerto Rico flag being burned and stomped...
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Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
By Raquel Rutledge. This story was originally published by ProPublica. To the narcotics agents...
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Anibal Acevedo Vila, Jeffrey Epstein and their ties, in context
The December 19, 2025, public release of Epstein-related documents fueled an intense investigation...
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Has Puerto Rico normalized a culture of escalating violence?
Violence seems to be everywhere, even in the most unexpected circumstances, and the Caribbean is...
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#TBT: March 26, 2026
The Intentona de Yauco of 1897 was the second and final revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto...
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus staff meet with Friends of Puerto Rico on economic development
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus hosted a roundtable with Friends of Puerto Rico to discuss...
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