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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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, … 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, … 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, … 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, … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … Continued
Join us for the launch of "Dome Cartographies" by artist Natalia Nakazawa at Jackson Heights! The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center and Kinfolk Tech are excited to announce … Continued
Join us for the launch of "Dome Cartographies" by artist Natalia Nakazawa at Jackson Heights! The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center and Kinfolk Tech are excited to announce … Continued
Join Mariame Kaba, Garrett Felber, and Corey Devon Arthur for a conversation about the life, work, and ideas of Black Puerto Rican revolutionary Martin Sostre. As a founding figure of … Continued
Save the date for this 2-day symposium that seeks to bring together scholars, artists, and activists from the inhabited US territories and their diasporas to learn about shared struggles, relational … Continued