Since 1998, vagabond has dedicated a vast amount of his writing, art, and filmmaking talents to the Puerto Rican independence movement. This show is a collection of 25 years worth of his art and agit-prop. July 25th, 1998 marked the 100th anniversary of the US invasion of Puerto Rico which led to ongoing an occupation … Continued
Our Archives are an incredible source of inspiration, not just for scholarly research but also for artists of all disciplines. Recently, two composers: our Artist in Residence, Gabriel Bouche Caro and Guarionex Morales Matos, produced two contemporary compositions based on their research. Join us on May 30th for a very special musical performance and witness … 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
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.
The exhibition is the work of Bruno Casiano and his daughter Amelia Casiano and will be composed of 38 original mixed-medium paintings. The show "TRAN-SCEN-DEN-TAL opens at Lorain Community College, Stoker Gallery on October 3rd, 2024 from 4 pm to 7 pm and goes on to Nov. 1, 2024, with a closing reception.
Join CENTRO’s Data Hub for a virtual webinar on October 8th to learn about our many resources that can be used to learn more about the Puerto Rican Community and support your research. CENTRO’s Data Hub generates robust research and analysis using publicly available data, like the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies, to … Continued
Join CENTRO for a Cafecito con…Mónica Jiménez and Alvin Padilla-Babilonia as they discuss Jimenez's new book Making Never-Never Land: Race and Law in the Creation of Puerto Rico. This “brilliant study” (Latin American Review of Books) and “insightful analysis of Puerto Rico and how the U.S. government treats it” (Library Journal), examines a larger history … Continued
How do you bring your home with you, wherever you go? Join Puerto Rico-born, Chicago-based artist Edra Soto for a discussion on art, migration, and family. Registration for this free event is encouraged. This program is offered in connection with the exhibition Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People, which is on view … Continued
Performing the Bronx / A Living Archive of New York City’s Most Iconic Borough This film premieres at Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance BAAD! October 10, 7 PM 2474 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY 10461 https://www.baadbronx.org To purchase tickets click HERE or go to: https://www.interiorbeautysalon.com/happenings/performingthebronx Arthur Avilés, Bill Aguado, Benny Bonilla, Mili Bonilla, Caridad De … Continued
Yanira Vissepó blends painting, natural dyes, block printing and collage in her practice which centers around the study and celebration of the ecosystems between her birthplace in Puerto Rico and adopted home in Tennessee. The naturally dramatic landscape of Puerto Rico’s tropical rainforest and saturated colors in native plant life merge with the striking change … Continued
Laura Katzman, Professor of Art History at James Madison University and 2024 Winner of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Director's Essay Prize, will deliver a lecture on her prize-winning essay, "Lorenzo Homar's Cine Alba: An Intimate Portrait of North American Artists in Nineteen-Fifties Puerto Rico," which was published in José Orlando Sued and René Rodríguez-Ramírez, … Continued
Join CENTRO's Digital Projects Specialist, Grace Mckenna, on October 15th for a virtual Library & Archives Lunch Hour as she shares her favorite new items that have been added to the digital collections thanks to the support from the National Endowment for the Humanities for our digitization grant project “100 Years of Puerto Rican Arts … Continued
Join CENTRO on October 17th as we celebrate the breadth and depth of our archives with a special screening of Layers: A Dance Film by filmmaker and dancer César Abreu, CENTRO Artist in Residence. Abreu uses the vibrant legacy of Puerto Rican artists reflected in our archival collections to influence this cinematic exploration of dance to express the … Continued
Join CENTRO, the International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival, the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, and members of the WNET Community Advisory Board for a special screening of John Leguizamo's and PBS's VOCES American Historia: Echoes of Empires. In this new three-part series, Leguizamo takes viewers on a captivating journey, delving into both well-known and … Continued
In this collage session, LOVE and Collage, held at the Tolas Room, a home museum and culture center, artist Ram Brisueno will guide a group of makers, with intention and intuitive choices, to create unique portraits that connect each artists to their significant others! By layering collage materials, found papers, photocopies, and other personal materials, … Continued
Join CENTRO alongside artist Pablo Delano and art historian Laura Katzman of James Madison University on October 24th as they discuss The Museum of the Old Colony, its themes, its aesthetics, and how the exhibition has evolved over time. This ongoing, site-specific, conceptual art installation by visual artist Pablo Delano addresses the complex history of Puerto Rico … Continued
Vulnerable communities enact sovereignties that decenter the state while strengthening relationships on which survival depends. This panel will delve into such radical praxis through a closer look at archiving and the Archivo Histórico de Vieques. The AHV is a community archive born out of the struggle against the U.S. Navy’s occupation of Vieques, Puerto Rico … Continued
Come join four Viequense community organizations for an afternoon gathering that celebrates the history of Vieques and the work being done to strengthen rhizomatic connections necessary to flourish futures in the broad Puerto Rican archipelago. The event will feature the Archivo Histórico de Vieques, La Colmena Cimarrona, Vidas Viequenses Valen and La Alianza de Mujeres … Continued
Join CENTRO in East Harlem for La Meriendita, a story hour dedicated to children’s books! This month’s Meriendita is Call Me Roberto, written by Nathalie Alonso and illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez. Roberto Clemente always loved baseball. Growing up in Carolina, Puerto Rico, he swung tree branches (since he didn’t have a bat) and hit tin … Continued
Join CENTRO & the International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival for un Cafecito con... Puerto Rican Actors. We are joined by Puerto Rican Icon, Iris Chacon, and actors David Zayas, The Bear, and Isabel Arraiza, Accused. This event offers a unique opportunity to gain insight into the struggles and successes that Puerto Rican actors face. … Continued
Kicking off the Navidad Season with IBA is Jose Nogueras! José Nogueras is one of Puerto Rico's most versatile songwriters and singers. He has managed to reach the top of the music charts (Hit parade) in rock, ballad, Creole music and even tropical music. Cheo Feliciano, Rubén Blades, Hector Lavoe, Ismael Miranda, Willie Colón, Gilberto … Continued
Film screening at the International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival on November 17th, 2024 at 2:00 PM. Logline: An octogenarian folk-artist uses his paintings to recount Puerto Rican family and life histories to his grandson. A film by Carlos Rivera Fernandez and Arnaldo Fernandez Cruz Produced by Películas Viejas Productions for the Granada Centre for … Continued
November is Puerto Rican Heritage Month! Celebrate the impact that the Puerto Rican LGBTQ community has made on New York City over the past 80 years, with a special focus on social life, activism, and the arts in the 1990s. Activist Charles Rice-González, co-founder of Gay Men of the Bronx (GMoB) and the Bronx Academy … Continued
November is Puerto Rican Heritage Month! Celebrate the impact that the Puerto Rican LGBTQ community has made on New York City over the past 80 years, with a special focus on social life, activism, and the arts in the 1990s. Activist Charles Rice-González, co-founder of Gay Men of the Bronx (GMoB) and the Bronx Academy … Continued
Are you interested in learning how to archive your personal materials or the materials of a loved one? Join CENTRO on November 23rd for a hands-on workshop for creating and preserving family archives. Through interactive discussions and activities, CENTRO will help you examine your family artifacts, reflect on the impact of migration and movement, and … Continued
Looking to expand your reading list? Join CENTRO for a virtual Library & Archives Lunch Hour on December 3rd as we highlight 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 … Continued
Join CENTRO and Hunter College AFPRL Department for an event discussing the themes of colonialism, relocation, and the forging of Puerto Rican communities in Hawaii as shown in Marisel Vera's book, The Taste of Sugar and Carmen Cruz-Venie's upcoming documentary Bajari: Honor and Respect. The Taste of Sugar is a novel set in Puerto Rico … Continued
Cut, paste, and recombine materials to see something new! This month we are making collages inspired by Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People.. First Saturday means Family Day at the MSU Broad Art Museum! Make creative connections with our exhibitions through free hands-on and interactive family fun throughout the museum.
Join CENTRO December 13th for a panel discussion and celebration of a very special issue of the Summer 2024 CENTRO Journal, titled "Caudal: Contemporary Feminist & Queer Perspectives on Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic." This journal focuses on contemporary feminist and queer/cuir perspectives of cultural, social, and political phenomena from the Dominican Republic and … Continued
Have you ever felt homesick? Join Puerto Rico-born, Chicago-based artist Brenda Torres-Figueroa for a performance inspired by diaspora, survival, and the legacies of Afro-Puerto Rican women. Registration for this free event is encouraged. This performance is offered in connection with the exhibition Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People, which is on view … Continued
Learn more about Puerto Rican diasporic experiences and film language at this Broad Underground screening. This event is programmed by Dalina A. Perdomo Álvarez, Assistant Curator at the MSU Broad Art Museum, and Dr. Pedro Noel Doreste Rodríguez, Assistant Professor, MSU Film Studies Program. Broad Underground is an ongoing collaboration between the MSU Broad Art … Continued
The Latinx Project invites you to the opening reception of RicanVisions: Global Ancestralities and Embodied Futures, the newest exhibition of the organization. This exhibition was curated by Ana-Hilda Figueroa de Jesús, Andrea Sofia Matos & Xavier Robles Armas and will be open from January 31 - May 2, 2025, at the 20 Cooper Square Gallery … Continued
Puerto Rican actor, writer, professor, and author Teófilo Torres, better known for his classic on-stage monologues such as; "Papo Impala está quitao" and "El Caso Dios," is back in New York City with his latest creative endeavor, the satirical laugh-out-loud book, Décimas por Sacos. Written in the preferred style of the Puerto Rican jíbaro and … Continued
New Latiné Play Salon, Flamboyán's debut play reading event. The Salon is a place for writers, actors, directors, and audience members are encouraged to engage with new works and discuss the craft of storytelling before the works begin production for the stage. This will be the first Latiné-focused play reading series in Lakewood! Each of … Continued
If you love NYC Bodegas, grab your favorite order and join CENTRO Archivist, Herbert Duran, during lunch as he explores the Johnny Torres papers housed at CENTRO. Torres was a former businessman and president of the Metropolitan Spanish Merchants Association, also known as La Metro. After successfully running several bodegas, Torres became a food wholesaler … Continued
Join Dr. Elena Martinez (Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Baruch College) and Dr. Rojo Robles (Black and Latino Studies, Baruch College) for a discussion on the “Black Gaze” as a critical and political act of spectatorship. Often theorized within the context of African American cinema, the Black Gaze challenges the whiteness of mainstream media, fostering … Continued
Taller Boricua presents ALMA: Echoes of the Nuyorican Movement, an exhibition honoring over five decades of Puerto Rican artistic expression and cultural resistance. Founded in 1969, Taller Boricua has been a vital hub for Puerto Rican artists in New York, offering a space for creative freedom and activism. The exhibition showcases key works from the … Continued
About the show: Miguel Trelles’ ongoing painting series, MESOAMERICAN POP, addresses the compelling beauty of figurative pre-Columbian drawing and sculpture, combining it with North American pop culture elements from the sequential art tradition to formulate a Pan American visual syncretism that is as visually arresting as it is historically encompassing.
New Latiné Play Salon, Flamboyán's debut play reading event. The Salon is a place for writers, actors, directors, and audience members are encouraged to engage with new works and discuss the craft of storytelling before the works begin production for the stage. This will be the first Latiné-focused play reading series in Lakewood! Each of … Continued
Join us for a Women’s History Month Community Event hosted by Baruch’s Black and Latino Studies Department with filmmaker Rosamary Berríos Hernández in conversation with Dr. Margarita Rosa, Visiting Assistant Professor of BLS, and Dr. Rojo Robles, Assistant Professor at BLS and curator of the Roots and Tides film festival. Rosamary Berríos Hernández’s film Santiago … Continued
New Latiné Play Salon, Flamboyán's debut play reading event. The Salon is a place for writers, actors, directors, and audience members are encouraged to engage with new works and discuss the craft of storytelling before the works begin production for the stage. This will be the first Latiné-focused play reading series in Lakewood! Each of … Continued
For this month's Library & Archives Lunch Hour, we are so excited to dive into the collection of Ibrahim Aqil Adbush Shakur González, known as Ibrahim González. González was a multifaceted artist; musician, photographer, radio host, activist, and educator born in East Harlem well known for helping set up one of the first Latino-Muslim organizations … Continued
Join CENTRO on the opening night of Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People, on view at the CENTRO Gallery in El Barrio from March 13th, 2025 to September, 2025. This exhibition honors Puerto Rican identities in the archipelago and its diasporas. The Puerto Rican diaspora can be understood as a collage … Continued
Cumbre Afro is coming to New York for the first time and will be ending in East Harlem, nestled between two prominent archives, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) and the NYPL's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. This year's theme for Cumbre Afro, Sites of Black Memory: Our Ancestors, … Continued
La querida actriz y comediante puertorriqueña, Marian Pabón presenta su stand-up ¡Más fuerte que nunca! el 23 de marzo en Teatro LATEA. Marian estrenó exitosamente su stand-up a finales del 2024, tras superar un diagnóstico de cáncer. En la pieza teatral, comparte anécdotas de su proceso con la chispa y humor que le caracterizan. Acompáñala … Continued
This coming Thursday, April 3rd, will be the official presentation of the poetry collection "Amnericas," written by Puerto Rican leading actor Miguelangel Suarez and published by the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Institute of Puerto Rico. The presentation will be free at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at 6:00 p.m., with guest artists reading some … Continued
Iconic Afro-feminist and Afro-Caribbean poet and visual artist Ángela María Dávila Malavé left as part of her legacy, animal fiero y tierno/fierce and tender animal, a force of rhythm and a delicate combination of the of the expressive and the colloquial in the language. Originally published in 1977 (Editorial QueAce, Puerto Rico), it has never … Continued
Celebrating the release of Nuyorican and Diasporican Visual Art: A Critical Anthology, The Latinx Project hosts a special artist panel on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 20 Cooper Square featuring artists Candida Alvarez, David Antonio Cruz and Maria Dominguez with moderator Adriana Zavala. Book editors Yasmin Ramirez and Arlene Dávila will offer an introduction.
My Superhero, Roberto Clemente draws on the journey of Bobby and his friends who discover that Roberto Clemente is a Superhero, after learning that he was the first Hispanic ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, from his humble origins to his record-breaking career with the Major Leagues. As a sports star, civil rights … Continued
April is poetry month, so celebrate in style with The Nuyorican Poets Cafe at CENTRO. Join us for an evening of spoken word and connect with your favorite poets in the heart of El Barrio. Attendees will have an opportunity to recite some poetry, meet new poets, check out the CENTRO archival poetry collection, enjoy … Continued
El taller será impartido por Andreína Soto del Caribbean Digital Scholarship Collective (CDSC). Los objetivos son: Apreciar la importancia e impacto de la planificación en la gestión de colecciones digitales. Aprender sobre elementos claves de la planificación estratégica en la gestión de colecciones digitales. Familiarizarse con herramientas, estándares y mejores prácticas asociadas a la planificación … Continued
Kevin Quiles Bonilla presents a new iteration of his lecture-performance "Study of Piles", using the concept of the pile as a catalyst to explore various moments, places, and people, specifically imagery from Puerto Rico's political history. The artist approaches the pile as a universal structure that transcends geographical, cultural, and political barriers, asking how we … Continued
Join CENTRO for a Cafecito Con…Professor Rudy Guevarra, author of Aloha Compadre -Latinxs in Hawaiʻi, the first book to examine the collective history and contemporary experiences of the Latinx population of Hawaiʻi. Since the early 1830s, the Latinx community continues to help shape Hawaiʻi’s history, yet their contributions are often overlooked. Latinxs have been a … Continued
This event is open to Covello Older Adult Program members only. Non-members who wish to attend must register as members. Registration is free and can be done in-person right before the workshop. Call the Leonard Covello Older Adult Center for more details at 212-423-9665 How long have you lived in El Barrio/East Harlem? If you've … Continued
El emblemático conjunto de la Nueva Trova puertorriqueña, Haciendo Punto en Otro Son, celebrará su 50 aniversario, uniéndose a la programación de BoriCorridor Tour 2025 para llevar su música al público de la diáspora que sigue cantando sus grandes éxitos. Dos de sus fundadores, Silverio Pérez y Josy Latorre, junto a Alex Croatto y una … Continued
Parrots at the Pagoda, inspired by the life of iconic vocalist and prolific trio musician Johnny Rodríguez, takes audiences into the world and music of this legendary Puerto Rican composer, drag artist, and impresario. Prepare to be transported to the life and times of this pioneering female impersonator who owned the legendary El Cotorrito (The … Continued
We’re celebrating our Rooted + Relational Research initiative with a symposium aimed at contending with the material and theoretical importance of the archive in contemporary scholarship and research practices. Through a day of panels, the inaugural cohort of CENTRO research associates, hybrid-fellows, artists in residence, and dissertation fellow will engage with contestation, archival reckoning, archival … Continued
Join Puerto Rican guitarist Dr. José Maldonado and Chinese pianist Dr. Weiwei Zhai for an evening of music from China and Latin America. The program will feature traditional Chinese folk songs, Latin American boleros, and twentieth-century and contemporary works by composers from Mexico, Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico. When: Friday, May 2nd at 7:00 PM … Continued
Presented as part of Historias with The Clemente and as part of Performing the Bronx To join this free experience and to received specific directions as to where to meet, contact Nicolás at indioclaro@hotmail.com or click HERE Sunday, May 4, 12 Noon, 2025 Meet at BAAD! 2474 Westchester Avenue Charles Rice-González and Nicolás convene with … Continued
The tradition of lacemaking in Puerto Rico spans many generations. Brought to the island by Spanish settlers, the Puerto Rican bobbin lacemaking tradition, called mundillo (which translates to "little world") became an important economic activity for women across the archipelago. Artist Glorimar Garcia, whose work is featured in Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survial … Continued
In 1958, an emerging Puerto Rican community was displaced from the Lincoln Square and San Juan Hill neighborhoods to make way for the construction of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Utilizing never before seen archival documents made available to CENTRO by the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts and other archival materials, this exhibit … Continued
The Clemente is proud to present Esto No Tiene Nombre, a one-woman show written and performed by acclaimed queer Nuyorican poet, Denice Frohman, for three workshop productions from May 15-17th. The play chronicles the oral histories of Latina lesbian elders told through a tapestry of vignettes exploring Latina lesbian activism, expression, and desire from pre-Stonewall … Continued
The 2nd Annual Lower East Side Puerto Rican Day Parade & Festival is a tribute to the Boricuas who built this neighborhood—brick by brick, beat by beat, and struggle by struggle. In the face of gentrification, which continues to erase our stories and rewrite our history, this parade stands as a bold reminder: our legacy … Continued
Bohemia, sátira y mucho ingenio, así puede describirse el estilo musical único de Los Rivera Destino, cuyo reconocimiento se ha disparado exponencialmente durante los pasados años. Carlos, Antonio y Fernando logran combinar el humor y picardía en sus letras con ritmos como el bolero y el rock, para ofrecer al público un espectáculo creativo, dinámico … Continued
The Diasporican Cultural Summit is designed to address the pressing need for gathering spaces that bring together diasporic cultural workers, fostering connections with the next generation of scholars, researchers, and artists. By creating a multidimensional learning environment, the DCS not only facilitates meaningful exchanges between cultural practitioners and emerging academics but also builds bridges to … Continued
Authors, illustrators and editors come together to unpack Tove Jansson's influential work and consider the field of children's literature more broadly as an invocation into citizenship. M.T. Anderson, Lauren LeBlanc, Dr. Raquel M. Ortiz and Tracy Hurren will raise important, even difficult questions on how we initiate our youngest into life in society, and what … Continued
In a moment when histories of marginalized peoples are being deliberately erased—alongside the ongoing erasure of Black Puerto Ricans—this webinar dives into a special issue of the CENTRO Journal offering a multidisciplinary approach to thinking about Black Puerto Rican pasts, presents, and futures. Join moderator Sarah Bruno, and panelists Daniel Morales-Armstrong, Milagros Denis-Rosario, and Isar … Continued
UPDATE: The date for this event has been changed from the 19th to the 18th of September. Calling all students, professors, community leaders, activists, artists, and more looking to connect with their community and CENTRO! Stop by CENTRO en el Barrio on September 18th for an Open House to learn more about our upcoming renovation … Continued
Stop by for a discussion highlighting how Afro-Latin Soul and Salsa challenged existing notions of what it meant to be Puerto Rican in America in the 60s and 70s, provided its listeners with the tools needed to contest existing colonial powers, and became a source of inspiration in the face of oppression. We’re honored to … Continued
Join CENTRO Summer researchers Conor Reed, Alexandria Ramos, and Estelle Maisonett for a conversation on their research this summer. The research theme, Archives: Memory & the Present Past of Puerto Rico, invites researchers to engage with the word “archives” as concept, practice, and theory by bringing together some of the most important framings of historically … Continued
On view through Oct.4, 2025 Closing reception: Oct.4, 6—11 PM LIV GALLERY 424 E 9th St, New York, NY Mon—Sun, 11am—6pm "Rooted in his lived experiences as a native New Yorker of Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian descent, along with his formative influences in graffiti, Adrian Bermeo prompts audiences to consider a reverberating truth: intergenerational knowledge … Continued
If you’ve watched West Side Story, enjoyed the infectious rhythms of Latin Jazz, heard of musical giants like Thelonius Monk, Nina Simone, explored the Arturo Schomburg collections, or even attended events at The Palladium Ballroom in your youth, then you—in some way, shape, or form—have been impacted by the legacy of San Juan Hill. Despite … Continued
Join FIT Associate Professor José Blanco F. and independent researcher Raúl J. Vázquez-López who will present their new book, Dress, Fashion, and National Identity in Puerto Rico, in conversation with MFIT’s Senior Curator of Education Tanya Meléndez-Escalante. The book explores national identity and nation formation as well as past and current practices in Puerto Rican … Continued
Come join Dr. Raquel Ortiz for a special book talk on When Julia Danced Bomba /Cuando Julia bailaba bomba at the Bronx Library Center Auditorium on October 10th. The booktalk will be followed by a screening of the award winning Julia's Dance: A Bomba Flamenco Bedtime Tale and an interactive dance lesson. Suggested ages prekindergarten … Continued
Little is published in both the academic and lay literature about the ties between Spiritism, women, and colonialism. However, Puerto Rican women as practitioners of Spiritism, helped transform Puerto Rican society during its disruptive colonial transition from Spain to the United States.Join Rooted + Relational faculty presider, Jillian Baez, and author Dr. Clara Román Odio, … Continued
Celebrate the work and legacy of photographer Frank Espada with his son & Poet Martin Espada alongside a multi-generational cohort of acclaimed Nuyorican photographers including Máximo Colón, David Gonzalez, and Erika P. Rodriguez! Nuyorican photographers have long sought to document and preserve Puerto Rican history in the city and beyond. Their talents have gifted us … Continued
A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Blanca Vázquez Erazo Join us in celebrating the life of Blanca Vázquez: mentor, educator, activist, advocate, journalist, and creative spirit! Blanca Vázquez’s life (December 1947-July 2025) was defined by an unyielding commitment to justice and solidarity. She carried that same fierce energy standing against U.S. Navy bombings … Continued
Join CENTRO and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe for another exciting night of poetry! Come listen to (and recite!) some poetry and connect with your favorite poets in the heart of El Barrio. Across cities, islands, and generations, Boricuas remain connected - by memory, by struggle, by love. This open mic invites poets and performers to … Continued
The struggle of labor and workers’ rights is directly intertwined with the struggle of undocumented laborers - Kathy Andrade knew this and made an everlasting impact on the lives of all laborers in NYC. Grab your lunch and join CENTRO archivists Herbert Duran & Grace McKenna virtually for a Library & Archives Lunch Hour as … Continued
CENTRO and the International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival (IPRHFF) present a conversation with talented Puerto Rican actors and directors who will share their experiences, challenges, and insights into the future of Puerto Rican representation in film and television. Join us as we bring together some of the most talented Puerto Rican actors and directors to … Continued
The CENTRO Diasporican Arts in Motion Docuseries is being screened at Regal Battery Park as part of this years International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival! The DAM Docuseries presents in-depth testimonies from 10 Puerto Rican artists living and working in the NYC area, documenting their diasporic experiences while exploring how cultural memory, identity, and resilience … Continued
Join us for the New York premiere of STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon, a new feature documentary that celebrates Sonia Manzano—known to millions as “Maria” from Sesame Street—who made history as the first Latina on American television in a regular role. Through candid interviews, archival footage, and animation, STREET SMART explores Sonia’s groundbreaking … Continued
Did you know Bilingual Education in New York has direct ties to the struggle, leadership, and advocacy of the Puerto Rican community? From Sonia Nieto, Diana Caballero, Alice Cardona, Evelina Antonetty and more, the fight for equity and accessibility in bilingual education lives on today! Skip class 😉 and RSVP today to celebrate the 25th … Continued
Moderated by Jessica Lopez Lyman, this panel features muralists Olivia Levins Holden and Colectivo Moriviví, and highlights how artivism—a combination of art and activism, solidarity movements, and mural traditions rooted in Chicanx feminism—is essential to how they work in community. Co-sponsored by the Katherine E. Nash Gallery at the University of Minnesota. This event is … Continued
Looking to expand your reading list? Join CENTRO for a virtual Library & Archives Lunch Hour on December 2nd as we highlight 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 … Continued
On December 3 at 4:00pm at the Seminario de Historia del Arte in the Faculty of the Humanities, join us for a screening of West Side Story (1961), a film based on a musical of the same name released in 1957, precisely at the time when the relocation of the Puerto Rican neighborhoods of Lincoln Square and San … Continued
Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of cultural paintings made by Nelson Host Santiago, Nuyorican artist. Deeply rooted in my heritage. Spreading the love of my people through my artwork.
Puerto Rican music has made many headlines over the last few years due to its global cultural impact. However, the influence and development of Puerto Rico’s musical genres, rhythms, and songs have roots that have evolved over and across generations. Don’t miss this Cafecito con…Professor José Cruz and moderator Elena Martinez as they discuss Cruz's … Continued
Sentido is a word layered with meaning. Sense, feeling, awareness, direction. It’s also a way of moving through the world. Join author Alison Rand for a conversation exploring how sentido shapes how we make sense of who we are, where we come from, and the systems we’re part of. Drawing from her forthcoming book with … Continued
Join CENTRO and El Museo del Barrio for the exciting book launch of P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance! Through a series of original interviews that include artists like De La Ghetto, iLe, Jowell & Randy, Tainy, MAG, and others, this book traces Bad Bunny's career from … Continued
Pivotal Puerto Rican feminist figures like Julia de Burgos, Yolanda Sanchez, Antonia Pantoja, and countless others have laid the groundwork for community-centered activism. Don’t miss our upcoming panel with authors Vanessa Pérez-Rosario and Emma Amador as we work to understand and contextualize the stories of women like Burgos, Sanchez, and Pantoja and how they overlap … Continued
First-ever Puerto Rican film to win a Spirit Award, ESTA ISLA, Opens March 20th in theaters in NYC at Village East by Angelika Winner of Best Director, Best Cinematography, and the Jury Award at the 2025 Tribeca Festival! Filmmaker Q&As with Directors Cristian Carretero & Lorraine Jones: Friday, Mar. 20 @ 7:20pm; Saturday, Mar. 21 … Continued
First-ever Puerto Rican film to win a Spirit Award, ESTA ISLA, Opens March 20th in theaters in NYC at Village East by Angelika Winner of Best Director, Best Cinematography, and the Jury Award at the 2025 Tribeca Festival! Filmmaker Q&As with Directors Cristian Carretero & Lorraine Jones: Friday, Mar. 20 @ 7:20pm; Saturday, Mar. 21 … Continued
Tune in as we explore the Fall 2025 CENTRO Journal on Puerto Rican migration. Recent decades have witnessed economic, political, ecological, and socio-demographic changes that have engulfed Puerto Rico, with out-migration being a common response to such transformations. While the Puerto Rican diaspora was once concentrated in New York City and Chicago, Puerto Ricans from … Continued
Historias is excited to partner with MCNY to present a conversation on Printing Nueva York with author Kelley Krietz. Krietiz’s groundbreaking study maps the vibrant world of nineteenth-century Spanish-language print culture in New York, tracing networks of Cuban émigrés, political exiles, and Puerto Rican intellectuals who used newspapers, pamphlets, and literary journals to shape public … Continued
Join CENTRO Rooted + Relational Archives Fellow, Gianna Brassil, as they explore the connections between the Raquel Ortiz Mi Puerto Rico Film Collection and the Cerro Maravilla Hearings VHS Video Recordings Collection. Brassil seeks to understand how each collection contributes to distinct yet important facets of Puerto Rican history, especially in relation to US imperialism … Continued
Join us in celebrating Dr. Arlene Torres, retiring associate professor in Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies (AFPRL) at Hunter College. Dr. Torres has had a rich career and leaves behind a lasting legacy. Before her time in the AFPRL department at Hunter College, she served as University Dean of Recruitment and Diversity and the … Continued
“Julia VIVE” (“Julia LIVES”- in English) is an award winning feature-length dramatic documentary selected for the 2026 Latino Film Market's opening-night program in NYC. Our film harmonizes the narrative lyricism of fiction with the educational character of the documentary genre, in a joyous artistic convergence that honors the life, work & legacy of the iconic … Continued
Save the date for the official launch of the latest book released in the Diasporican Library collection of the CENTRO Press, ser islas/being islands by Victor Fragoso and translated by Paul Orbuch! Victor Fragoso (1944-1982), a Puerto Rican writer, made his mark in poetry, playwriting, and essays. His work traversed disciplines and boundaries, leaving an … Continued
Last Request presents the story of a corpse discovered in the lobby of a pre-war Bronx apartment building in the 1950s. Written approximately two years before his death in 2004, the play is a rare theatrical work by the Poet Laureate of the 1960s Puerto Rican revolutionary organization, the Young Lords. Last Request presents the … Continued
Last Request presents the story of a corpse discovered in the lobby of a pre-war Bronx apartment building in the 1950s. Written approximately two years before his death in 2004, the play is a rare theatrical work by the Poet Laureate of the 1960s Puerto Rican revolutionary organization, the Young Lords. Last Request presents the … Continued
Last Request presents the story of a corpse discovered in the lobby of a pre-war Bronx apartment building in the 1950s. Written approximately two years before his death in 2004, the play is a rare theatrical work by the Poet Laureate of the 1960s Puerto Rican revolutionary organization, the Young Lords. Last Request presents the … Continued
Last Request presents the story of a corpse discovered in the lobby of a pre-war Bronx apartment building in the 1950s. Written approximately two years before his death in 2004, the play is a rare theatrical work by the Poet Laureate of the 1960s Puerto Rican revolutionary organization, the Young Lords. Last Request presents the … Continued
We’re celebrating our Rooted + Relational Research initiative with the second annual symposium centering the 2025-2026 theme, Boricuas in Relation. We invited researchers, students, and artists to engage with the phenomenon of Boricua archipelagic and diasporic community formation with other racial and ethnic groups. Through special screenings, presentations, and panels, the current cohort of CENTRO … Continued
I am pleased to present Bajo el Lino: The Guayabera, Colonial Gender Systems, and the Decolonial Possibilities of Dress, my senior thesis project, realized as a one-night exhibition. Developed in collaboration with Seventh House Gallery and Julia de Burgos Bookstore at Taller Puertorriqueño, this project examines the guayabera as both a material object and a … Continued
Join a one-day educator institute exploring diasporic histories and identities through panels and workshops that engage with primary sources Join us for a full-day educator institute presented by NYPL’s Center for Educators and Schools in partnership with CENTRO (The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College). This gathering invites educators to explore how diasporic … Continued
Join author Steve Howell and Professor Sandy Placido as we explore Howell's latest book, Cold War Puerto Rico: Anti-Communism in Washington’s Caribbean Colony, a gripping history of FBI surveillance, political repression, and the fight for Puerto Rican independence. In Cold War Puerto Rico, Steve Howell examines how J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI targeted Puerto … Continued