Black History Month: California barbershop empowers Black barbers and community
Dakar Harrigan and Marquis Brooks are breaking barriers in a community where there aren't many barbers who look like them.
SAINt JHN Calls Out His ‘Racist’ Experience Living In Puerto Rico: ‘It’s Loud, Active, And Very Present’
SAINt JHN is speaking out about the racism he's encountered while living in Puerto Rico, describing it as "loud, active, and very present." ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...
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Rutgers, University of Puerto Rico professors receive grant to research racial identities in Puerto Rico
Newark's Department of Psychology and vice provost of Rutgers—Newark's Office of the Chancellor, and Teófilo Espada-Brignoni, a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Puerto ...
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From Street Gang to Revolutionaries — José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez and The Young Lords Laid Groundwork for Radical Racial Justice Movements
José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, radical Puerto Rican activist and civil rights icon, passed away on January 10, 2025. He was 76. Best ...
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The untold history of Puerto Rico
While El Grito de Lares is one of the most famous historical events in the name of Puerto Rico’s independence, El Grito de ...
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Puerto Rico's Dominican Community Terrified After Immigration Raids
Barceló in Barrio Obrero, typically bustling with people, has been uncharacteristically empty since an immigration raid on ...
From Anguish to Aggression: Trump Goes on Offense After Midair Collision
President Trump at moments of national tragedy has always been more comfortable finding fault than providing comfort or ...
Families of 67 plane crash victims head to Washington, NTSB says probe will take time
Search-and-rescue has turned into a recovery mission after officials said they believe all 64 people aboard an American ...
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Trump rescinds funding freeze but uncertainty lives on for wide array of environmental programs
A chaotic back-and-forth over President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal grants and loans has farmers, activists, ...
East Hartford officials alert residents as ICE officials spotted entering home
East Hartford police said ICE officials notified them that they would be in town, though they did not request any assistance.
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José Jiménez Dies at 76; Turned a Gang Into a Voice for Puerto Ricans
modeled after the Black Panthers. Based in Chicago, it had chapters nationwide. By Clay Risen José Jiménez, a street-wise Puerto Rican who in the late 1960s transformed a Chicago gang called the ...