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Daniel Lind-Ramos Bringing Largest Exhibition of Sculptures to MoMA — Here’s When You Can Visit

Kiko Martinez — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 22:10:42 +0000

In his largest museum exhibition to date, artist Daniel Lind-Ramos will “explore the traditions and histories of Afro-descendant communities in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and around the world” through the found and gifted objects he uses to create detailed sculptures. “The McArthur ‘Genius’ Award-winning artist is celebrated for transforming everyday objects into elaborate sculptures,” MoMA

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20 Puerto Rican Artists Explore Transformative Years Since Hurricane Maria in Upcoming Exhibit

Kiko Martinez — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:32:15 +0000

Today (September 20) marks five years to the day when Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. It took the lives of thousands of people (estimates are between 3,000 and 4,600) and left behind a mass of damaged infrastructure, a collapsed electricity system, and other destruction that impacted the island economically and politically. This week,

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‘Force of Nature,’ a Mel Gibson Heist Thriller Set in PR Amid a Hurricane, Makes Locals the Bad Guys

Jhoni Jackson — Tue, 19 May 2020 16:16:11 +0000

The trailer for Force of Nature, a gangs-vs-police heist thriller set in Puerto Rico amid a category 5 hurricane, has been released — and people are pissed. Survivors of 2017’s Hurricane Maria are among the most furious. Mel Gibson and Kate Bosworth star as father and daughter, the former rigidly refusing storm-mandated evacuation orders and

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JetBlue Employee Under Fire for Showing Up to Work as a Homeless Hurricane María Survivor for Halloween

Raquel Reichard — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:58:56 +0000

A JetBlue employee in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. is under fire after dressing up as a homeless Puerto Rican displaced by Hurricane María for Halloween. In a tweet posted on Thursday, an unidentified worker for the airline is seen standing at the JetBlue terminal at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in a stained white t-shirt, ripped

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Inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Work, Oprah Donates $2M to Puerto Rico Relief Efforts

Yara Simón — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:03:19 +0000

More than a year after Hurricane María touched down in Puerto Rico, the island still needs help. And while President Donald Trump seems to believe that the federal government has responded more than adequately – recently he falsely claimed that PR received $91 billion in recovery aid – and Congress rejecting another disaster relief package,

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Bad Bunny Remembers Hurricane María Victims on ‘Tonight Show’ Debut

Frances Solá-Santiago — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:55:18 +0000

Bad Bunny has steered away from speaking English since he’s made the jump from SoundCloud to the mainstream. But, as he made his late night TV debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the 24-year-old Puerto Rican rapper chose to speak English in his intro to remind audiences of his home island’s crisis after

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5 Powerful Statements Puerto Ricans Made on the Anniversary of María

Frances Solá-Santiago — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:10:10 +0000

Hurricane María made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. A year later, the island is still struggling to recover from the aftermath of the Category 4 storm. Boricuas in and out of Puerto Rico are commemorating the anniversary of María in powerful ways that remind the island how strong its people are. Still,

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Hurricane María & Puerto Rico’s Debt: How Avoiding the Audit Left the Island Unprepared

Jhoni Jackson — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:25:55 +0000

For Puerto Ricans, the devastation wrought by Hurricane María created a time divide – life before the storm and life after. But today, on the first anniversary of the storm, there’s still much unaccounted for in understanding why the subsequent crisis unfolded as tragically as it did. The inadequacy of federal aid certainly played a

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No Phones, No Power: How Boricuas Communicated When Puerto Rico Went Silent After María

Frances Solá-Santiago — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 04:00:09 +0000

September 20, 2017 was a defining moment for Puerto Rico. As Hurricane María ravaged the island, it downed power lines and 95 percent of antennas, making communication impossible for many. For days, weeks, and even months, thousands of Puerto Ricans were cut off from each other and the outside world. As Boricuas found themselves in the

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10 Events Where You Can Honor and Remember the Victims of Hurricane María

Frances Solá-Santiago — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:09:00 +0000

For Puerto Ricans, a year of mourning and recovery has passed. After Hurricane María decimated 80 percent of its crops, left thousands without power for almost a year, and deepened the island’s economic crisis, boricuas have challenged the local and federal governments to take responsibility for the negligence that led to nearly 3,000 deaths in the

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