Puerto Ricans, who have served in the U.S. armed forces for more than a century, say they’re concerned they will continue to receive unequal treatment amid cuts
The Trump administration’s fearmongering and isolationist policies in the U.S. are felt in the Caribbean
Abortion is legal in the U.S. territory, but a new wave of anti-abortion proponents are pushing for more restrictions, with some success
Some in Philadelphia, which has the second-largest concentration of Puerto Ricans on the mainland U.S., said they were now more motivated to vote
“Puerto Rico por Palestina.” The poster encapsulated the resounding sentiment that permeated the entrance of the University of Puerto Rico’s (UPR) Río Piedras campus in San Juan. Like countless pro-Palestine encampments across the globe, students here had the same goals as their peers: To shine a spotlight on how
In July 2023, a former boxer was convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend in Puerto Rico—a gruesome crime that drew attention to the island’s epidemic of gender-based violence. The boxer was found responsible for kidnapping leading to death and causing the death of an unborn child. According to
We are Puerto Rican women living in the U.S. South—and no, not in Florida. We live in South Carolina and Texas, states rarely associated with Puerto Ricans. In our regions of the South, we are often not seen or understood by our neighbors as Latinas who are Caribbean,
Disability inclusion in emergency preparedness and response requires including disabled communities in disaster relief strategy
Definitions for federal internet access programs exclude Pacific Territories from the maximum monthly benefits and make it harder for residents to access the internet
Queer advocates regularly navigate issues of distance, funding, education, and federal prioritization to provide safety and resources for LGBTQIA+ Puerto Ricans
Access to abortion in U.S. territories post-Dobbs is just as difficult as before, and those concerns aren’t even a discussion within the mainstream reproductive rights movement
Without proper resources from the government to recover from Hurricane Maria five years ago, many Puerto Ricans have turned to grassroots organizations for aid
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