Looking for a new book to read? Look no further! Join us for another Library & Archives Lunch Hour on new books in Puerto Rican Studies. The field of Puerto Rican studies is rich and diverse in both its subject matter and those who write about it, and there’s something for everyone this lunch hour. … Continued
Join CENTRO & The Diaspora Solidarities Lab (DSL) for two days of presentations, workshops, conversations, a film screening, live music, and more leading up to the 116th St. Festival & the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. Taking place on June 6th and 7th at the Silberman School of Social Work in East Harlem, this symposium … Continued
The Multicultural Music Group (MMG) is thrilled to announce the 2024 Multicultural Music Encounter. This year’s event will take place at the Lovinger Theater, Lehman College, on Friday, June 7, at 7 p.m. This year’s performance will showcase a dynamic repertoire in the form of a musical retrospective celebrating the almost 30 years of the … Continued
Each June, Tola's Room hosts an event celebrating the Puerto Rican diaspora and commemorating the birthday of Edwin Delgado, our Founder and Creative Director's father. This tradition not only celebrates our culture but also serves as an annual reminder of our continued work to highlight #PuertoRican culture in #Baltimore At Tola's Room, we deeply value … Continued
Solo exhibition of photographs by Puerto Rican artist Kevin Quiles Bonilla at Baxter St. at the Camera Club of New York. "A small patch of sand, yet it holds so much" is curated by Ezra Benus, Baxter St’s 2023 Guest Curatorial Initiative Recipient. The presentation explores themes of colonialism and diaspora through photographic installations in … Continued
"Traversing the Light": A Ten-Year Fine Photography Retrospective by Melanie S. Gonzalez. Presentation by the artist at 5PM on Thursday, June 20th at Highland Public Library. 14 Elting Pl Highland, NY 12528 More details coming soon by Highland Public Library and Suzanna Productions. Melanie S Gonzalez Thu, May 16, 2:37 PM (7 days ago) to Donna, … Continued
Join moderator Gustavo Quintero and panelists Virginia Sánchez Korrol, Malena Rodríguez-Castro, Molly Crabapple, and Ángel "Monxo" López-Santiago virtually on September 3rd as they discuss the Spring 2024 CENTRO Journal on Bernardo Vega's manuscript "La familia Farallón.” Discovered in 2011 and donated to Centro de Investigaciones Históricas (CIH) at the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras, Vega's … Continued
Join CENTRO Archivist, Herbert Durán, and Gabriela Sanchez, board member and volunteer at the Carmen Pabón del Amanecer Jardín, as they explore the Carmen Pabón del Amanacer Jardín Collection housed at our Library & Archives. Carmen Pabón, dubbed “La Madrina de Loisaida”, was a community leader who transformed a vacant lot into a community garden, … Continued
Join us for a screening of Lyd. Directed by Rami Younis & Sarah Ema Friedland 78 Min UK/US @ Lang Recital Hall, Hunter North 4th Floor A story of a city that once connected Palestine to the world —what it once was, what it is now, and what it could have been. To be followed … Continued
Calling all students, professors, community leaders, activists, artists, and more! Join CENTRO on September 19th at the Silberman School of Social Work for an Open House celebrating our rich history of activism, community, and the preservation of the Puerto Rican experience. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn more about our accessible resources including archival … Continued
Join CENTRO on September 19th for a panel discussion on radical student movements and the screening of “The Five Demands”, a film documenting the student takeover of City College of New York in April 1969. Following the Vietnam war, protests like the one at City College, led by Puerto Rican and Black students, set the … Continued
El libro EN MI CELDA: ESCRITOS DESDE LA CÁRCEL (Editora Educación Emergente, 2023) presenta por primera vez al público hispanohablante una cuidada recopilación de diversos textos y materiales de archivo del anarquista, intelectual y revolucionario afropuertorriqueño y afrodiaspórico MARTIN SOSTRE. Especialmente en lo que respecta a la filosofía, el estudio y la lucha negra y … Continued
La Asociación de Documentalistas presenta "Cinema On the Road". Y llegamos a NYC a Loisaida Center. En una colaboración con Loisaida Center, una organización puertorriqueña multidisciplinaria dedicada al desarrollo comunitario artístico y cultural en el Lower East Side, presentamos los documentales La Memoria de Las Cosas, La Torre, El Peso de las Cenizas y Por … Continued
Join us at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies to learn from María del Mar Rosa-Rodríguez, an associate professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Cayey, and the president of the faculty union of the UPR, Asociación Puertorriqueña de Profesores Universitarios (APPU). She is also the cofounder of the … Continued
Worldwinds, presented by Belongó, is a groundbreaking performance that unites multi-Grammy-winning Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble (ALJE) with visionary choreographers and companies making their mark in the dance world. Over the years, O’Farrill has forged impactful artistic collaborations, and the Worldwinds performance residency project is yet another example of Arturo and the … Continued
How can collage create change in the world? Join Chicago-based artist Rebel Betty for a collage-making workshop. Offered in connection with the exhibition Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People, on view August 31, 2024–February 2, 2025. This exhibition explores Puerto Rican identities in the archipelago and its diasporas through art.