An Open Letter to Oscar López Rivera (OPINION)

Your struggle, strength and resilience can only be described as inspirational. For that, I am almost ashamed to write this.

  • Jan 17, 2018
  • 10:44 AM

Setting the Record Straight About Oscar López Rivera and the FALN (OPINION)

He was never a political prisoner, but rather as an active member of the FALN.

  • Jun 2, 2017
  • 4:37 PM

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

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

  • May 30, 2017
  • 12:57 PM

National Puerto Rican Day Parade Board Responds (Again) to Oscar López Rivera Controversy

On Monday, the National Puerto Rican Day Parade’s board of directors issued a statement in response to the news that Goya Foods and other organizations were not participating in the 2017 parade on June 11. After that statement was published, news broke on Tuesday that JetBlue, the New York Yankees, AT&T and Coca-Cola had also all agreed to […]

  • May 23, 2017
  • 7:03 PM

Board of National Puerto Rican Day Parade Responds to Oscar López Rivera Controversy

“The Parade will continue to serve as educational platform, as it works alongside the community in a productive and positive manner.”

  • May 22, 2017
  • 11:12 AM

The National Puerto Rican Day Parade and Oscar López Rivera (PODCAST)

Latino Rebels Radio: May 21, 2017

  • May 21, 2017
  • 11:10 PM

Oscar López Rivera Returns to Puerto Rico

His plane landed in San Juan on February 9, 2017.

  • Feb 9, 2017
  • 5:09 PM

Oscar López Rivera Speaks to NPR (AUDIO)

“And the struggle for me is where I found meaning in life, and I knew that that would keep me strong, and it has.”

  • Jan 15, 2017
  • 3:06 PM

Dear President Obama, Free Oscar López Rivera

He is entering his 30th year as a political prisoner in the United States, and even after he served another 10 years as a condition of a commuted sentence by President Bill Clinton, Puerto Rico's Oscar López Rivera is still in jail. It is time to free him. Please share, post, and let your friends […]

  • Dec 26, 2011
  • 8:44 PM

López Rivera: ‘I Will Be on Fifth Ave. Not as Your Honoree But as a Humble Puerto Rican’

“We cannot let people who are unfamiliar with Puerto Rican history define the narrative and experiences of our community.”

  • Jun 2, 2017
  • 7:50 AM

López Rivera: ‘No Puerto Rican Should Submit to the Wishes of a Corporation’

“We Puerto Ricans have the right to do whatever we want.”

  • May 26, 2017
  • 9:19 AM

Rep. Velázquez: López Rivera Controversy Raises ‘Political Divisions Among Puerto Ricans Over the Political Status’

“For many of us, Oscar López Rivera is our Nelson Mandela.”

  • May 23, 2017
  • 12:32 PM

We’re Pretty Sure You Missed the January 11 #FreeOscarLópez Rally in DC, So Here’s a Video

Another thing happened at the nation’s capital today.

  • Jan 11, 2017
  • 10:00 PM

Speaker Mark-Viverito: Puerto Rico’s Pro-Statehood ‘Right-Wing’ Faction to Blame for Parade Controversy

“The statehood party is very much threatened by what this parade represents and what Oscar López Rivera represents.”

  • May 24, 2017
  • 7:15 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

Groups to Protest Puerto Rican Parade Honorees in New York

Ahead of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York on Sunday, members of the Puerto Rico Not For Sale campaign are set to protest on Friday outside National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc.’s scholarship gala at Gotham Hall in Midtown Manhattan.

  • Jun 9, 2023
  • 11:53 AM

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