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Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Milagros Denis-Rosario’s Book, “Drops of Inclusivity”
02 Aug 2023
This week’s featured author is Milagros Denis-Rosario. Denis-Rosario is Associate Professor of History in the Department of Africana, Puerto Rican, and Latino Studies at Hunter College of the City…
Gus Griffin
The Hopeful Legacy of Roberto Clemente
04 Jan 2023
Roberto Clemente was one of the all-time great baseball players and one of the best in a long line of Afro-Latinos. He also acted in solidarity with people around the world, which ironically led to…
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
MANIFESTO: The Anti-Racist Manifesto of Colectiva Feminista en Construcción, 2020
21 Sep 2022
The Anti-Racist Manifesto of Puerto Rico’s Colectiva Feminista en Construcción (La Cole) outlines a radical solution to capitalism, colonialism, and climate change.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Ren Ellis Neyra’s Book, “The Cry of the Senses”
24 Aug 2022
This week’s featured author is Ren Ellis Neyra. Elis Neyra is Associate Professor of English at Wesleyan University. Their book is The Cry of the Senses: Listening to Latinx and Caribbean Poetics.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Karen Jaime’s Book, “The Queer Nuyorican”
27 Jul 2022
This week’s featured author is Karen Jaime. Jaime is Assistant Professor of Performing and Media Arts and Latina/o Studies at Cornell University. Jaime’s book is The Queer Nuyorican: Racialized…
Monica Cruz
Puerto Ricans Resist Austerity Measures and Corporate Corruption
26 Oct 2021
Five years after PROMESA was signed into law which established the control of the Fiscal Control Board over the island’s economy, conditions in Puerto Rico are worse than ever before.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Colonialism is What’s Wrong With Puerto Rico
23 Jul 2019
Progressive Puerto Ricans hope the mass protests that have rocked the colonized island will result in more than just the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosello, said Daniel Vila,
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Hurricane Aid Earmarked for Puerto Rico Debt Service
11 Jun 2018
The appointed board that controls Puerto Rico’s finances is trying to divert hurricane relief aid to pay off the islands debt, according to a report by the Center for Economic and Policy Relief.
David Dayen
Puerto Rico Homeowners Brace for Another Disaster: Foreclosures
03 Jan 2018
“Maybe they believe the land is worth more than keeping people in the homes.”
Harvey Wasserman
Warring Visions of Puerto Rico's Future
13 Dec 2017
“This is an opportunity to make microgrids in Puerto Rico so they can be sustained in different areas.”