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How I Fell In Love With Cleveland’s “Little Puerto Rico” and Being Called...
A mural in Cleveland’s “Little Puerto Rico.” There’s a small place in the city of Cleveland where the wind blows a different direction and the grass is a different shade of green. Puerto Rican flags...
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Do Puerto Ricans Speak The “Ghetto Version” of Spanish?
An Introduction to the Puerto Rican dialect“I’m nice but I have a razor situated under my tongue” is what I jokingly say about my no-nonsense attitude that makes its way through my speech when anyone...
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Why The Beat of Our Bomba Drums Will Always Matter
Lauren Brooks and Pablo Rivera. Photo: Zayra Ramos-Ortíz, El Vocero Latino de Cleveland. On November 1st the Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center of Cleveland, Ohio celebrated their 25th anniversary...
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Why We Must Let Our Elders Guide Us
Photo: wikihow For young Puerto Rican independentistas, this moment in time is crucial. Although the Puerto Rican independence movement has always been important, this period is especially imperative...
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How “Mestizaje” in Puerto Rico Makes Room for Racism to Flourish
“Three Puerto Rican Girls” “Somos de tres razas! La blanca, la india, y la negra!” is a cliched response you can almost always count on hearing anytime you bring up race or racism in Puerto Rico or...
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