Puerto Rico

Revolutionary Community Organizing with the Young Lords
A mural on a brick wall that says "Tengo Puerto Rico en Mi Corazon." Underneath is a drawing of the island and a raised fist with a rifle in its hands and "YLO" at the bottom.

Revolutionary Community Organizing with the Young Lords
Dominique Stewart
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Much of the Young Lords’ success came from their innate ability to provide hands-on community service programs while also doing attention-grabbing acts of civil disobedience.

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History Neighborhoods Social Justice Social Movements & Activism
1558 1058 Dominique Stewart
The American Empire and its Forgotten U.S. Territories
Print shows Uncle Sam helping four little girls labeled "Philippines, Ladrones, Porto [i.e. Puerto] Rico, [and] Cuba" onto a wagon filled with many other young children, including "Hawaii"; two horses harnessed to the wagon are labeled "Liberty" and "Union". An old man, wearing a hat labeled "Monroe Doctrine", is sitting on a log nearby and asks Sam if the wagon isn't getting too full. Caption: Old Party Ain't ye takin' too many in, Sam? / Uncle Sam No, Gran'pa; I reckon this team will be strong enough for them all!

The American Empire and its Forgotten U.S. Territories
Dominique Stewart
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Residents of the U.S. territories were categorized as “sort of” Americans by the Supreme Court, which has led to their continued exploitation and neglect. 

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History Politics
640 417 Dominique Stewart
Open Burn Pits: The Legalized Poisoning of Communities
Senior Airman in a face mask tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit.

Open Burn Pits: The Legalized Poisoning of Communities
Dominique Stewart
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The U.S. military’s practice of open burn and open detonation weighs the value of human life against cheap waste disposal.

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Environment Health Militarism
1526 966 Dominique Stewart
Puerto Rico and the History of Colonization
The Puerto Rican flag hanging on a pole by the beach.

Puerto Rico and the History of Colonization
Nicole Cardoza
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The introduction of the Puerto Rico Status Act acknowledges the history of colonization against the island and sets a path for radically shifting the island’s relationship with the U.S.

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History Politics
2400 1600 Nicole Cardoza
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