Puerto Rico News » Villalba News Puerto Rico » Villalba » Politics: The Politics of Forgetting: Jorell Melendez-Badillo on Puerto Rico and Bad Bunny
On Feb. 25, UW Madison assistant professor of Latin American and Caribbean History Jorell Melendez-Badillo shared his research on Puerto Rico for UW’s premier history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta.
News Puerto Rico » Villalba » Politics: In Puerto Rico, Justice Bends to Power
Israel Meléndez Ayala is a historian and writer. He publishes a biweekly newsletter, Crítica. Puerto Ricans demand the resignation of Gov. Vázquez during protests on Jan. 20, 2020 in San Juan, Puerto ...
News Puerto Rico » Villalba » Politics: How Bad Bunny Gives Voice to Puerto Rico’s ‘Crisis Generation’
Young Puerto Ricans say the star has opened the world’s eyes to their challenges, and to the island’s fraught territorial relationship with the U.S. government. Young Puerto Ricans say the star has ...
News Puerto Rico » Villalba » Politics: Bad Bunny's DTMF: The meaning behind his most political lyrics about Puerto Rico
In 2017, shortly after Hurricane María, the worst in Puerto Rican history, The New York Times reported that more than 168,000 people had landed in Florida from Puerto Rico, escaping not only the ...