Join us for NATURA: Public Programming on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Taller Boricua in El Barrio. 1:00pm — Artist talk with Migdalia Luz Barens-Vera, Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda, Ivelisse Jiménez, Guillermo RodrÃguez, and Jaime & Javier Suáreza, moderated by Miguel Luciano. 3:00pm — NATURA (lÃrico) will gather voices of the Puerto Rican diaspora: Denice … Continued
McCarthyism. COINTELPRO. Las carpetas. Through research in the CENTRO Archives, this new book portrays the gripping history of FBI surveillance, political repression, and the fight for Puerto Rican Independence. Join author & political commentator Stephen Howell and CENTRO Librarian, Anibal Arocho in exploring Howell’s latest book, Cold War Puerto Rico: Anti-Communism in Washington’s Caribbean Colony. … Continued
Come join us at the 125th Street Library for a presentation from educators at CENTRO on the Diasporican Educational Program, a curriculum & self-guided course teaching the social history of the Puerto Rican Diaspora throughout time across borders, language, identity, histories, and more. Diasporicans often straddle two cultures, languages, places, and identities. Whether you’re starting your journey … Continued
Calling all students, professors, community leaders, activists, artists, and others looking for free resources! Stop by CENTRO en El Barrio on September 24th (we promise it’s worth the trip!) to learn more about our archival collections, our library centering the Puerto Rican experience, new books, data hub reports, tools & dashboards, artist opportunities, and free … Continued
What does historical justice look like? After a successful world premiere in Puerto Rico, Desarchivar la Mirada comes to CENTRO for its New York premiere! Don’t miss the opening night of this compelling exhibition challenging the original purpose of postcards produced between 1898 and 1915. As Puerto Rico entered its colonial status under the U.S., … Continued
Join CENTRO (Center for Puerto Rican Studies) librarians and archivists in conversation with groundbreaking Bronx-born cartoonist, genre pioneer, and educator Ivan Velez Jr. as they discuss his life and career, and highlight Tales of the Closet, the poignant, funny, melodramatic, gritty and sad, Xeric award-winning series. Created in 1986 as one of the first interventions … Continued
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 Carlos RodrÃguez Fraticelli and … 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
From the Nationalist Party to UPR Student Movements to the Young Lords, and more: this is only the surface of the rich legacy of radical resistance that Puerto Rico possess. CENTRO’s latest journals (Spring & Summer 2026) explore a complex political space defined by movements resisting racial/colonial capitalism through the unique lens of Puerto Rican … 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
Join us for our closing symposium of the semester - A Decade of PROMESA: Accountability, Good Governance, and Puerto Rico’s Future. This symposium seeks to make a discerning and principled retrospective and prospective analysis of the conditions that lead to the insolvency of Puerto Rico’s government, the institutional solutions provided for that insolvency (i.e., PROMESA … Continued