Letter to Congress Pushes for Puerto Rico’s Food Security, Sovereignty (OPINION)

The Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago has sent a letter to Congress requesting that at least half of the funds allocated for Puerto Rico’s Nutritional Assistance Program be directed to supporting the island’s farmers and promoting greater self-sufficiency.

  • Apr 25, 2023
  • 3:32 PM

Proponents of 2021 Self-Determination Act for Puerto Rico Make New Push to House Committee Members

Organizations supporting the Self-Determination Act of 2021 (H.R. 2070) for Puerto Rico have initiated a series of nationwide actions directed at key House members of the Natural Resources Committee—details of which will be shared at a Wednesday noon press conference outside the White House in Washington, D.C.

  • Sep 29, 2021
  • 6:30 AM

Puerto Ricans in Chicago: The Stories of Struggle and Survival Go On

Chicago is home to one of the nation’s largest and most organized Puerto Rican communities in the United States.

  • Mar 20, 2019
  • 12:54 PM

An Open Letter to Presidential Candidates From #Power4PuertoRico

We strongly urge you to publicly support the following policy priorities.

  • Mar 20, 2019
  • 10:18 AM

Oscar López Rivera Is a Symbol of Puerto Rican Defiance: So What Side of the Oppression Are You On?

The difference between a “terrorist” and a “revolutionary.”

  • May 30, 2017
  • 12:57 PM

A Bad Puerto Rican

Everyone seems to understand that Oscar López Rivera, as with the late Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela, is no saint, and yet he’s still being treated as such.

  • Jan 26, 2017
  • 12:21 PM

On This Three Kings Day, It Is Time to #FreeOscarLópez

Demand that Oscar López Rivera be freed.

  • Jan 6, 2016
  • 8:20 AM

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