The Puerto Rican MacGyver, Parts 1 & 2
The Puerto Rican MacGyver, Parts 1 & 2
Ay Que Funny is a SpEnglish comedy showcase of sketch, improv and standup, featuring a talented and culturally diverse mix of cast members and writers based in New York City. […]
Bien Hecho: Arturo Schomburg Gave Voice to Afro-Latinos
By Efrain Nieves Arturo Alfonso Schomburg was a Puerto Rican historian, writer, and activist in the United States who researched and raised awareness of the great contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and […]
Puerto Rico’s Hostile Environment To LGBT Leads To Murder
In 18 months, 18 people from Puerto Rico’s LGBT community have been killed, according to a report from Autostraddle. The murders are the result of homophobia, a tolerant political environment, […]
The Daily Show’s Take On Obama’s Latino Strategy
Last night “The Daily Show’s” Senior Latino Correspondent Al Madrigal gave an interesting summary of President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Puerto Rico, which we wrote about here. Madrigal covered […]
President Obama Visits Puerto Rico
President Barack Obama is set to visit Puerto Rico today, the first time a sitting president has done so since John F. Kennedy in 1961. Obama’s visit is, it seems, […]
José Celso Barbosa & The Statehood For Puerto Rico Movement
By Efrain Nieves & Victoria Cepeda Often times we witness or read stories about individuals that were ahead of their era. The saying goes “inquisitive minds want to know” and, for […]
The Top 10 Latino Ethnic Groups In The U.S.
If you didn’t read our post last week about an analysis from Pew Hispanic Center that divvied up the Latino population in the U.S. into ethnic sub-groups, here it is again […]
Is Obama’s Puerto Rico Visit Just A PR Move?
By Efraín Nieves There has been some criticism towards President Obama’s future visit to Puerto Rico. For example, Juan Gonzalez of the New York Daily News titled his article “President Obama’s upcoming […]
News Taco To Go: SB 1070, Beer, Volunteerism, Vintage Style
SB 1070 Author Russel Pearce To Be Recalled in Arizona Coors’ Message to Puerto Ricans: You’re All Drunks Volunteerism Essential to Success Of Latino Youth How To Wear Loud 1950s […]
Coors’ Message To Puerto Ricans: You’re All Drunks
You may or may not have heard of this campaign yet, but for the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, sponsor MillerCoors decided to run ads saying “Emborícuate.” Now, if you […]