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Afternoon Tertulia – Labor, Politics, and Knowledge in Puerto Rico: Jorell Meléndez-Badillo and José Laguarta Ramírez in Conversation

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Join us for an Afternoon Tertulia: The Lettered Barrida on Thursday, February 17th, 2022 at 4 PM EST. We will be joined by author and professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo and Centro researcher José Laguarta Ramírez who will be discussing Meléndez-Badillo’s newest book, The Lettered Barrida. In his book, Meléndez-Badillo tells the story of how a cluster … Continued

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Library Lunch Hour – Unboxing the Archives: Contemporary Lit Curated by the Library and Archive

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Join us for another Library Lunch Hour, Unboxing the Archives: Contemporary Lit Curated by the Library and Archives on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 at 12 PM EST! We will be joined by Centro Library Manager, Aníbal Arocho, as he unboxes and displays the contemporary literature pieces that we have at our Library and Archives. Aníbal … Continued

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Library Lunch Hour – Women of the Archives

March is Women’s History Month, and we’re kicking it off with a Library Lunch Hour on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 at 12 PM EST. In this installment of the Library Lunch Hour, we celebrate the Puerto Rican women represented throughout the Centro Archives. The lives and legacies of these individuals are crucial to the understanding of … Continued

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Cafecito con Maria Teresa Vera-Rojas

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March is Women's History Month and we’re starting off right on Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 at 4 PM EST with a Cafecito con Dr. María Teresa Vera-Rojas! In this very special Cafecito, Centro Researcher Dr. Celiany Rivera Velázquez and Dr. Vera-Rojas will explore María’s book “Se conoce que usted es ‘Moderna’” where she not only focuses on … Continued

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Town Hall – Reclaiming Puerto Rico

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Join us on Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 at 6:30 PM EST for a Town Hall - Reclaiming Puerto Rico. This town hall brings various young people fighting for social justice across the Puerto Rican archipelago to express the impact that years of colonialism and austerity have had on their lives and the lives of their … Continued

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Library Lunch Hour – Juber Ayala: Puerto Rican Community Archives

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Grab your lunch and join us for another Library Lunch Hour on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 at 12 PM EST! Centro Library Manager, Aníbal Arocho will be joined by Archivist Juber Ayala to explore the Puerto Rican Community Archives!! Founded in 2002, the New Jersey Hispanic Research & Information Center at The Newark Public Library … Continued

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Afternoon Tertulía – Reggaetón, Race and Cultural Politics

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Join us on Friday, March 25th at 4 PM EST for an Afternoon Tertulía: Reggaetón, Race, and Cultural Politics. Let’s explore Puerto Rican contributions to reggaetón, a musical genre that has reached worldwide attention and transformed the music scene and popular culture for the past few decades. Using an intersectional approach to class, race, gender, and diasporic … Continued

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Afternoon Tertulía – Velorio Narratives of Disaster

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Join us as we close off the month of March with an Afternoon Tertulía on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Set in the wake of Hurricane Maria, Xavier Navarro Aquino’s unforgettable debut novel follows a remarkable group of survivors searching for hope on an island torn apart by both natural disaster and human violence. Velorio—meaning “wake”—is … Continued

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Town Hall X: Inclusivity Across Language

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Join us for Town Hall X: Inclusivity Across Language on Thursday, March 31st, 2022 at 4 PM EST. We will be joined by Dr. Ana Celia Zentella, Dr. Irma Olmedo, Dr. Jose Luis Vega, and Dr. Lawrence la Fountain-Stokes to discuss proponents and opponents of the use of inclusive language (Latinx, Latines, Latinus, etc.) among … Continued

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Library Lunch Hour – Raul Ramos: Baseball Writer

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Play ball! Join us for a Library Lunch Hour: Raul Ramos - Baseball Writer on Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 at 12 PM EST. In this event, Centro Library Manager, Aníbal Arocho and baseball writer, Raul Ramos, will discuss legendary baseball player Francisco Pancho Coímbre and Raul’s book, Francisco Coímbre, Los Bates Grandes se Respetan. As … Continued

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Afternoon Tertulia: PR Studies in CUNY – 50 Years

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Join us on Thursday, April 7th, 2022 at 5 PM EST for an Afternoon Tertulía: PR Studies in CUNY - 50 Years. We’ll be joined by Dr. Virginia Sanchez-Korrol and Dr. María E. Pérez y Gonzalez, Conor Tomás Reed, and Edna Acosta-Belento discuss the creation of the book Puerto Rican Studies in the City University … Continued

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Cafecito Con… Casa Pueblo: A Puerto Rican Model of Self Reliance

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Join us on Saturday, April 9th, 2022 at 4:30 PM EST for an Afternoon Tertulia Casa Pueblo at The Clemente. We’ll be joined by Centro Research Associates Jennifer Hinojosa Pueblo in discussing community self management and the importance of protecting natural and cultural resources. This event will be streamed on The Clemente’s platforms as well … Continued

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