Intellectually Entertaining. Socially Relevant.
It seems the word pride is tossed around a lot nowadays. People claim to be proud of everything: proud to be an American, proud to be a New Yorker, proud to be a Latino, even proud to be a Puerto Rican – or what’s more, proud to be an American of Puerto Rican descent (whatever Read More
Thousands of Puerto Ricans marched through Midtown Manhattan waving Puerto Rican flags of all sizes. Admittedly, I wasn’t there, but growing up in Humboldt Park, I know with certainty that the atmosphere was thick with puertorriqueñidad. The Puerto Rican Pride Parade (as it’s known) has been an annual feature in N.Y.C. since 1958 – a Read More