Tag: 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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Right to Democracy brings territory voices to Congress ahead of US 250th anniversary
A bipartisan group of lawmakers and territorial advocates briefed congressional staff and policy...
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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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Territory leaders bring colonial realities to Washington ocean conservation conference
Over 400 ocean policy and environmental justice advocates gathered in Washington, DC, for Upwell...
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Thirteen years providing the missing context of islands
In most buildings, the elevator skips the 13th floor. The number is omitted, passed over quietly,...
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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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Solar was poised to help Puerto Ricans survive blackouts — until Trump axed nearly $1B in funding
By Naveena Sadasivam María Pérez lost power for about three months after Hurricane Maria struck...
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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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