Carrying Histories of Protest By Longreads Feature Jaquira Díaz witnesses her father’s rebellious fight for a better life, and her homeland’s fight for its place in the world.
Dispatch from Puerto Nowhere By Robert Lopez Feature Robert Lopez examines what it means to be an assimilated American from Puerto Rico, and what was gained and lost in the process.
The Offer of a Two-Night Stand, When Just One Would Do By Suzanne Roberts Feature A guide in Puerto Rico inadvertently leads Suzanne Roberts to stop collecting men as if they were souvenirs.
Dancing Backup: Puerto Ricans in the American Muchedumbre By Carina del Valle Schorske Feature Carina del Valle Schorske traces a lineage of Puerto Rican backup dancers in American entertainment from Rita Moreno to JLo.
The Last Puerto Rican Social Club in Brooklyn By C.J. Karlsson Feature Social clubs were once the glue that held the Puerto Rican diaspora together. Today, there’s only one left in Brooklyn.
La Otra By Longreads Feature When a woman and her daughter moved in next door, Jaquira Díaz found her world was suddenly turned upside down.
Listening to the Words of Puerto Rican Poet Julia de Burgos After Hurricane Maria By Danielle Jackson Highlight Largely unknown, Julia de Burgos may have been Puerto Rico’s greatest poet.
The Religion No One Talks About: My Search For Answers in an Old Caribbean Faith By Sarah Betancourt Feature Writer Sarah Betancourt explores her connections to Espiritismo and Santeria.
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