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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.
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