Puerto Rico

Reflections on medicine’s menacing minds. — I am not a doctor. Nor am I a healthcare professional. My sole relationship with the industry is as a former Spanish and French Medical Interpreter. However, as someone who identifies as an Afro-Boricua femme, it was imperative that I research the U.S. history of human testing on us beautiful…

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On a crowded ferry boat from the main island to La Isla Nena, excitedly, I would finally reach your shores. But, also painfully imagining…

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Introduction to Puerto Rico’s Independence Struggle Puerto Rico’s independence struggle can be traced back to 1898, when the United States took control of the island from Spain after the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, but they still do not have the same rights as U.S. citizens living on the mainland. …

Puerto Rico is a place that doesn’t constitute much concern for many. It can be seen as a paradise with perfect weather, vast greenery, and pristine beaches. …

Living in Borikén brings personal proximity unlike any other. — Querer ser libre es empezar a serlo. ~ Ramón Emeterio Betances, Abolitionist, Diplomat, Puerto Rican Nationalist I was born and raised in the U.S. Those familiar with the economic and political landscape of Borikén could say my first sentence isn’t entirely accurate. As an unincorporated territory of the ‘Land of…

After purchasing a home in Cabo Rojo fifteen years ago, Guayama-born. Boricua and entrepeneur Julio Pabón is on a mission to help as many Puerto Ricans as he can to buy land and property in their motherland. Pabón, an activist, motivational speaker, and consultant, is one of the panelists of…