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Larry La Fountain

@larrylafountain.bsky.social

Professor at the University of Michigan. Author of Translocas: The Politics of Puerto Rican Drag and Trans Performance (2021) + Queer Ricans: Cultures and Sexualities in the Diaspora. Coeditor Keywords for Latina/o Studies. On sabbatical this year. đŸ‡”đŸ‡· 🌈

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Democracy Now!@democracynow.org · 3w ago

Lifelong activist, organizer, educator and the first woman elected to the Young Lords Central Committee, Denise Oliver-VĂ©lez, has died at the age of 78.

Denise Oliver-VĂ©lez, Pioneering Young Lord & Black Panther, Dies at 78

Lifelong activist, organizer and educator Denise Oliver-VĂ©lez has died at the age of 78. She was a central figure in the civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s and was the first woman elected to the Young Lords Central Committee, a radical Puerto...

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Larry La Fountain@larrylafountain.bsky.social · last mo.

La pelĂ­cula puertorriqueña Esta Isla estĂĄ espectacular. Ya la he visto 2 veces en el cine Fine Arts de Miramar. Filmada casi exclusivamente en el oeste de la isla (MayagĂŒez, Añasco, Las MarĂ­as, Cabo Rojo, Sabana Grande, Guayanilla), centra la historia de dos hermanos afropuertorriqueños en MayagĂŒez.

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Larry La Fountain@larrylafountain.bsky.social · last mo.

Toward Dissent: Accessing Political Struggle across the Americas, ed. Matthew Edwards, now available from Univ of Toronto Press! Centers political resistance, activist work, and cultural productions from across the Americas, engaging feminist, LGBTQ, and immigrant rights activism in diverse ways.

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NYU Press@nyupress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"What if, instead of overcoming grief, we learned to live with it?" A lyrical follow-up to his acclaimed "After the Party," the new "Unfinished Grief: Queer Love and Loss" by Joshua Chambers-Letson turns toward the art and theory of grief as we dwell with queer grief. buff.ly/DWUouBa

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Denise Oliver-Velez@deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Influencers, Developers, Crypto Currency Tycoons: How Puerto Ricans Are Fighting Back Against the Outsiders Using the Island as a Tax Haven time.com/5955629/puer...

How Puerto Ricans Are Fighting Back Against Using the Island as a Tax Haven

A growing number of wealthy outsiders are moving to Puerto Rico to take advantage of the island’s tax breaks. The government says Puerto Rico needs the money. Critics say it's not worth it.

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 3mo ago

When the Trump administration cut off food aid to one of the world’s largest refugee camps, it left hundreds of thousands of people to starve. This is the story of one mother’s daily battle to keep her three young sons alive. From our “The End of Aid” series, a 2026 Pulitzer finalist:

The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive

After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 3mo ago

NEW: ProPublica identified at least 79 children who’ve been left screaming, unable to breathe, or otherwise hurt by tear gas and pepper spray during Trump’s historic immigration crackdown.

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Has Harmed Scores of Kids With Tear Gas, Pepper Spray

In several cities, judges have chastised federal officers, saying they used excessive force. One former DHS leader called ProPublica’s findings a “bright red flag.”

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Larry La Fountain@larrylafountain.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Professor Marisel Moreno has shared the very sad news of Xavier Navarro Aquino's death. He was the author of the acclaimed novel "Velorio" and an assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. May he rest in peace. He is survived by his wife Jayleen Santiago.

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Larry La Fountain@larrylafountain.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Dos libros nuevos: Anarquía y dialéctica en el deseo: géneros y marginalidades en Puerto Rico, Parte I y Parte II. Reseña por Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes. www.revistaplasticapr.org/post/dos-lib...

Dos libros nuevos: Anarquía y dialéctica en el deseo: géneros y marginalidades en Puerto Rico, Parte I y Parte II

Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes presenta los dos tomos del catålogo publicado en 2025 por el Museo de Arte Contemporåneo de Puerto Rico (MAC) que resaltan temåticas de artes visuales, género, sexualidad y...

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Larry La Fountain@larrylafountain.bsky.social · 5mo ago

CONFERENCIA: Bregando con un flow cabrón: Villano Antillano, Estrella Transmediática CUÁNDO: lunes, 23 de marzo de 2026 DÓNDE: Humanidades Puerto Rico, tercer piso, Cuartel de Ballajá, Viejo San Juan HORA: 5:00pm COSTO: GRATUITO

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