Puerto Rico

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• SOURCE: Buzzfeed
  1/29/2021
  

  A New Photo Exhibit Looks At Decades Of FBI Surveillance On American Citizens

  Christopher Gregory-Rivera's new exhibit documents the FBI's surveillance, in concert with Puerto Rican authorities, of private citizens suspected of involvement in the island's independence movement.

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• SOURCE: Black Perspectives
  12/1/2020
  

  Race, Violence, and Resistance in Puerto Rico (Review)

  by Don S. Polite, Jr.

  A review of Marisol LeBrón's "Policing Life and Death" which connects the turn to austerity governance in Puerto Rico with increasingly punitive and racially discriminatory policing practices. 

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• SOURCE: Los Angeles Times
  9/8/2020
  

  Remembering Roberto Clemente as a Black Man who Fought Against Racial Injustice

  Roberto Clemente is often remembered as a pioneering Puerto Rican star in baseball, but as an Afro-Carribean player, he fought for Black civil rights as well. 

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• SOURCE: NPR Codeswitch
  3/17/2020
  

  The Classist History Behind Bad Bunny's 'Bichiyal'

  The introduction of the term opened the floodgates for a debate about class, womanhood, and Puerto Rico's long history of reggaeton production.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  1/28/20
  

  Puerto Rico earthquakes imperil island’s indigenous heritage

  by Jorge L. Chinea

  Many indigenous ruins lie along the shore, where ancient settlements thrived. A relatively new wave of researchers are only beginning to explore these endangered places, rediscovering the ancient relics, statues, stone engravings and paintings created and used by the Taíno people.

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• SOURCE: The Activist Historian Review
  1/7/20
  

  The Colonization of Puerto Rico and the Limits of Impeachment

  by DJ Polite

  It is misleading to call impeachment "justice" when it reflects the priorities of empire.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  8/1/9
  

  How music took down Puerto Rico’s governor

  by Verónica Dávila and Marisol LeBrón

  Underground music overcame censors to gain popularity and political power.

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• 4/28/19
  

  Breaking the Grip of Militarism: The Story of Vieques

  by Lawrence Wittner

  The successful struggle by the Viequenses to liberate their island from the burdens of militarism also provides a source of hope for people around the world.  

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• 1-31-18
  

  Are Puerto Ricans White?

  by Jonathan Harrison

  That’s what Tucker Carlson claimed when defending Trump from charges he neglected the island because he’s racist. Here’s the backstory.

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• SOURCE: CNN
  10-26-17
  

  Puerto Rico's power outages are the largest in US history, report says

  In terms of the total number of lost hours of electricity, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are in the midst of the largest blackout in US history, according to a report from an economic research company.

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• 10-22-17
  

  One Has to Wonder After Hurricane Maria How Trump Would Treat Hawaii and Guam

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  Would he go all out to help if they were attacked in a war with North Korea?

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• 10-6-17
  

  Trump Tells Puerto Ricans to be “Proud” that They Aren’t Dead

  by Lillian Guerra

  History calls on us to act.

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• 10-2-17
  

  Puerto Rico’s Hurricane María Proves Once Again that Natural Disasters Are Never Natural

  by Stuart B. Schwartz

  The island’s political and financial crisis and its problematic political status makes coping with disaster very difficult.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  3-2-17
  

  Are Puerto Ricans really American citizens?

  by Charles R. Venator-Santiago

  In a recent poll, 41 percent of respondents said they did not believe that Puerto Ricans were U.S. citizens, and 15 percent were not sure.

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• SOURCE: Time Magazine
  10-1-17
  

  FEMA Chief Slammed for Calling Puerto Rico Relief Efforts the 'Most Logistically Challenging Event'

  Brock Long's comments attracted scorn on Twitter, where many pointed out that the U.S. had managed many complex logistical arrangements decades before.

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• 9-28-17
  

  Trump’s NFL Tirade Is a Distraction from Real News – Like the World Hunger Crisis

  by William Lambers

  Hunger threatens Puerto Rico and famine threatens 4 other nations.

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• SOURCE: Informed Comment
  9-26-17
  

  If Trump were really President, he’d Forgive Puerto Rico’s Debts and Rescue it

  by Juan Cole

  So you want to help Puerto Ricans, who are, remember, American citizens? Act like a president. Be decisive.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  6-9-17
  

  Statehood for Puerto Rico?

  Lessons from the last time the US added a star to its flag.

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• SOURCE: Matt Peppe (blog)
  8-14-16
  

  The Irony of 'Hamilton' Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda's Advocacy For Puerto Rico

  by Matt Peppe

  The problem with Miranda's reading of history is that he assumes the liberal notion of a united nation, devoted to the common goals of freedom and equality, was any more real 225 years ago than it is today.

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• SOURCE: The Chicago Tribune
  6-21-16
  

  American colonialism persists in Puerto Rico

  by Margaret Power

  In a letter to the editor, historian Margaret Power complains that the Chicago Tribune missed a chance to explain Puerto Rico’s status.