Fortuño: Puerto Ricans In U.S. Shouldn’t Have A Say On Statehood, But Congress Needs To Act
Fortuño: Puerto Ricans In U.S. Shouldn’t Have A Say On Statehood, But Congress Needs To Act
By Bryan Llenas, Fox News Latino Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. should not be allowed to vote on the island’s potential change of status from U.S. commonwealth to the 51st […]
Controversy about sexual orientation classes in Puerto Rico schools
By Hope Gillette, Saludify Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla has given official backing to a bill which allows Puerto Rico schools to teach students about sexual orientation, opening the door […]
What Latino Community?
By Hector Luis Alamo, Jr., Gozamos The Atlantic slave trade stripped many black people of their heritage to the point where they refer to themselves nowadays with the simple label “African […]
Puerto Rican Flag on Beer Can Has a Short Shelf Life
By Winnie Hu, New York Times The special cans of Coors Light beer started popping up in New York City in recent weeks ahead of the coming parade. The vitriol […]
Coors Light Can With Puerto Rican Flag Unleashes Boricua Fury
By Huffington Post Latino Voices This may not be the best way to reach the Latino market. Puerto Ricans in New York are furious over a new Coors Light decorated […]
Teen Refuses to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance Because of “Situation in Puerto Rico”
By Adrian Carrasquillo, NBCLatino Enidris Siurano Rodriguez,15, has not stood for the pledge of allegiance at school since she was in 7th grade to bring awareness to what she believes is an unjust […]
Exploring Indigenous Legacies
By Eduardo Diaz, Director, Smithsonian Latino Center In 1662, William Sanderoft, the Archbishop of Canterbury, approved the Jamaican coat of arms, depicting an “Arawak” couple: she holding a food basket, […]
Puerto Rico, A Latino 51′st State of the Union?
By Charles R. Venator-Santiago, Latino Decisions As plebiscitary debates in Scotland and Cataluña continue to grow, the debates over the outcome of the 2012 Puerto Rican plebiscite appear to be waning […]
The Context of the 2012 Plebiscite on Puerto Rico’s Status
By Charles R. Venator-Santiago, Latino Decisions On November 6, 2012, the residents of Puerto Rico went to the polls to vote on both island-wide general elections and a local plebiscite on […]
Parranda: The Puerto Rican Tradition Keeps Going Strong
By Rocio Gonzalez, Voxxi ¡Asalto! But don’t be alarmed—it only means that a Puerto Rican holiday tradition has just made its way to your door. The parranda. ‘Saludos, saludos, vengo a saludar…’ […]