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White House: It’s “Clear” That Puerto Rico Wants to Resolve Its Political Status
In response to a November 6 plebiscite vote in Puerto Rico, where 54% of voters rejected the island’s current status quo and 61% chose statehood as its preferred option, the White House today said that...
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Jay Carney Reiterates White House’s Position on Puerto Rico’s Political Status
This afternoon POLITICO reported that the White House “declined to fully endorse a push by Puerto Rico to become the 51st state.” However, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney also reiterated the...
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White House Now Changes Position on Puerto Rican Status and Vote Results
Proving once again that when it comes to the issue of Puerto Rico’s political status everything that is up is down and everything that is down is up, last night the White House backtracked on what...
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December’s Sampling of Latino Facebook Pages and Their Facebook Level of...
This is the LAST of the posts about Facebook engagement and which Latino-themed pages are the most engaging from a sample of pages that are commonly visited. Hopefully by now, I don’t have to explain...
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This Just In: Parranda Plans to Power a “Greater Puerto Rico”
The following release was just published today and I say, “Fantástico.” It is time for Puerto Ricans to stand up, get connected, and work together for a greater Puerto Rico. You can give Parranda...
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40 New Year’s Eves Ago, My Hero Left This World: #21Forever
I was 3 years old the night my hero died. I don’t know if I was wearing my Pittsburgh Pirates shirt on that New Year’s Eve in 1972, and I couldn’t even begin to remember the details that swirled around...
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HoustonPress Story on Puerto Rico’s Crime Culture Simplifies the Issue and...
I am tired. I am tired of how the US mainland media continues to portray the island-territory of Puerto Rico with one broad brushstroke—that it is a new hotbed of violence and chaos. Recently,...
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Something’s Coming: Why I Am Joining Al Jazeera America’s “The Stream”
Exactly two years ago today, while I was covering the latest from Puerto Rico, several of my friends shared a report about the island that, according to them, was a “must watch.” It was a segment...
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Puerto Rican Teen Who Refused to Pledge Allegencie to US Flag Speaks in Ponce
It is in Spanish, but what do they say about the wisdom of young children. Just a few of Enidris’ quotes “I will not respect the flag of a country that does not respect my country.” “Yo, Puerto Rico,...
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Tonight on Al Jazeera America: “Should Puerto Rico become the 51st State?”
Click on the image for more. With its people culturally united but politically divided, what is the best way forward? Join the conversation at 7:30pm ET. What do you think? Record a video comment or...
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