When you think of bold and fierce Puerto Rican leaders, Pedro Albizu Campos likely comes to mind. However, Ruth Reynolds was equally essential to the Puerto Rican Independence movement. Finally, you can hear her discuss firsthand these unique experiences through recently digitized oral histories. Join CENTRO archivist Grace McKenna along with Lisa Materson as we … Continued
If you’re a scholar, artist, editor, archivist, cultural worker, and public intellectuals interested in artistic practices, this event is for you! After an incredibly successful Diasporican Cultural Summit in June 2025 convening artists, arts administrators, curators, and more across the country, the Diasporican Cultural Summit is returning with a two-day academic and cultural convening focused … Continued
Nearly fifteen years in the making, this project began with the goal to give students and young activists a clear entry point into critical, often untranslated works on Puerto Rican history. Due to an unprecedented volume of submissions, the highest for any special issue in the journal’s recent history, this project has been expanded into … Continued
Part showcase. Part workshop, Part happening. Come join us for Archiving Home: A Community of Practice. This culminating event will highlight the work of Archiving Home participants while inviting broader dialogue and engagement with the community and other practitioners. Join us to learn about non-traditional diasporic archival practices, connect with others interested in diasporic memory … Continued
For decades, photography has allowed the Puerto Rican community to reflect our humanity, culture, struggles, dreams, and more on our terms. Co-founded over fifty years ago by photographer & social worker Roger Cabán, En Foco aimed to support this work and preserve the legacy of diasporic lens-based artists. Today, Roger Cabán’s personal photographic collection has … Continued
In preparation for our upcoming symposium, “A Decade of PROMESA: Accountability, Good Governance, and Puerto Rico’s Future,” CENTRO will be offering a free virtual session to learn about PROMESA (the Puerto Rican Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act), the context it was enacted in 2016, and the major features of its creation: the Financial Oversight … Continued
Ten years ago, PROMESA was signed into law to allow Puerto Rico to restructure its debt and achieve fiscal responsibility. While the accrual of that debt has been widely contested, what ensued was austerity measures to the detriment of the health care system, public education system, public infrastructure, and residents in Puerto Rico. As Puerto … Continued
If you’re looking to expand your reading list, gift a book to your favorite bookworm, or just want to know what’s new in the literary world for Boricuas, don’t miss this lunch hour with our incredible Head Librarian at CENTRO, Aníbal Arocho! Informative and ground-breaking books about the Puerto Rican community continue to be published … Continued
Take a tour of New York City like you've never done before during the Cumbre X CENTRO conference on the week leading up to the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. The theme of this conference, Black Cuerpas: Race, Body Politics, & Culture, is a collaborative retrospective of CENTRO's third year of the Rooted + Relational … Continued