In this video companion to episode 6 of #AmericanColony, @deffnotant.bsky.social breaks down moments in history where Puerto Ricans from the diaspora advocated for the archipelago.
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Como acompañante al sexto episodio de #AmericanColony, Aliana M. Bigio explora el dato que define a los puertorriqueños como una nación migrante.
The August 10 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by @juliorvarela.com Sandra Rodríguez Cotto on a Win for Press Freedom
Sandra Rodríguez Cotto on a Win for Press Freedom
On August 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit unanimously struck down Puerto Rico’s COVID-era “fake news” law, affirming a permanent injunction first won at the district court level in ...
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Como acompañante al sixto episodio de American Colony, Aliana M. Bigio narra la historia de los boricuas que se han tenido que mudar fuera de Puerto Rico y como han creado comunidad tan lejos de su hogar.
La identidad puertorriqueña
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In this video companion to the sixth episode of #AmericanColony, @deffnotant.bsky.social discusses the tension between those who live on the archipelago and those who move to the United States.
What Does It Mean to Be Puerto Rican?
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The August 7 edition of The Latino Newsletter is new opinion by Alberto C. Medina Puerto Rico Is Falling Apart That’s what happens to colonies
Puerto Rico Is Falling Apart
And now thousands of Puerto Ricans have no water. Some of that crisis has been caused by a historic drought, but much of it is due to government neglect — both local and federal — of Puerto Rico’s cri...
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NEW EPISODE!!! #AmericanColony Episode 6: A Migrant Nation At 18 years old, Camille Padilla Dalmau moved to the United States for university, encountering a profound cultural shift that forced her to dismantle years of assimilated ideas.
Via @bostonglobe.com CHELSEA — Governor Maura Healey signed legislation Wednesday enacting new protections for immigrants in Massachusetts that Democrats on Beacon Hill have argued will serve as a bulwark against President Trump’s nationwide deportation efforts.
Healey signs law banning some civil immigration arrests in courthouses, schools as Beacon Hill takes aim at ICE agents - The Boston Globe
The proposal marks Beacon Hill’s most substantial policy designed to thwart President Trump’s controversial — and sometimes fatal — immigration surges.
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Para #AmericanColony, Aliana M. Bigio cuenta su experiencia en el Desfile Nacional del Día Puertorriqueño en Nueva York y lo que le enseñó sobre la identidad puertorriqueña.
In the 1970s, Puerto Ricans from New York, Chicago, and other cities were moving back to the archipielago, hoping to share what they've gained from the mainland. For #AmericanColony, @deffnotant.bsky.social talks about how that homecoming was short-lived.
Big news about #PuertoRico
Nora Benavidez@attorneynora.bsky.social · last wk.BREAKING: The 1st Circuit issued a decision in the Rodriguez-Cotto case affirming a permanent injunction of Puerto Rico's false information law on First & Fourteenth Amendment grounds. Great news. We @freepress.bsky.social along w/ several partners filed an amicus at the district & appellate stages.
The August 3 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by Rosanna Marinelli of El Planeta Latinos Are Building and Regulating Massachusetts’ Cannabis Industry And stigmas are changing
Latinos Are Building and Regulating Massachusetts’ Cannabis Industry
The legal cannabis industry employs roughly 20,000 registered workers in Massachusetts, about 11% of whom identify as Latino or Hispanic, according to the commissioner.
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To complement “Coffee Hopes,” the fifth episode of #AmericanColony, @deffnotant.bsky.social explores the contradiction that the island has produced global acts across music and sports, yet is limited in controlling its own economic destiny.
The July 31 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by @juliorvarela.com His essay about @morelatinosinnews.bsky.social 2026 conference, originally for PressingIssues.org How I Found Hope and Humanity at a Journalism Conference in New Orleans thelatinonewsletter.org/p/how-i-foun...
How I Found Hope and Humanity at a Journalism Conference in New Orleans
Reflections from a harrowing and inspiring long weekend with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
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En el quinto episodio de #AmericanColony, Juan Diego Ramírez explora la industria cafetera de Puerto Rico con Abner Roldán y Karla Ly Quiñones, dueños de Café Comunión.
For episode 5 of #AmericanColony, Juan Diego Ramírez explores Puerto Rico's coffee industry with coffee business owners. We also learn about the Jones Act, a topic @deffnotant.bsky.social explains in this video companion to the podcast episode.
The Contradiction of Puerto Rico
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Thank you to all who have been listening to #AmericanColony the last few weeks. As of today, we have 5 episodes with three more releasing each Wednesday until August 19 all at @thelatinonewsletter.org
NEW EPISODE of #AmericanColony! Episode 5: Coffee Hopes Ábner Roldán and Karla Ly Quiñones have spent nearly a decade serving coffee in Santurce, Puerto Rico, living under the Jones Act and the federal rules that decide what their business can buy, sell, and import.
Para #AmericanColony, Aliana M. Bigio explica cómo la Ley Jones ha limitado los alimentos que se pueden traer a Puerto Rico.
For #AmericanColony, @deffnotant.bsky.social takes a look at how the Jones Act effects Puerto Rico's economy and their importing of goods.
My latest opinion piece for @ms.now MAGA’s backup plan to end birthright citizenship relies on a racist legal relic
Opinion | MAGA is coming for Puerto Ricans’ birthright citizenship next
Julio Ricardo Varela: The proposed “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act” would deny U.S. citizenship to many children born in U.S. territories.
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En el cuarto episodio de #AmericanColony, periodista y productora, Raquel Reichard, en colaboración con Locatora Productions, explora la historia de Iris Chacón, “La Bomba de Puerto Rico”.
The July 27 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by Chris Bustos The Parenting Shift Latino Families Are Navigating The pause between the trigger and the response is where generational change actually happens
The Parenting Shift Latino Families Are Navigating
That one shift from control to safety is harder than it sounds when control is all you ever saw modeled.
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For the fourth episode of #AmericanColony, journalist and producer Raquel Reichard, in collaboration with Locatora Productions, dives into the legendary history of Iris Chacón, “La Bomba de Puerto Rico.”
Es el 25 de julio, una fecha notable en la historia de Puerto Rico. @juliorvarela.com tiene un mensaje: escucha nuestro nuevo podcast, #AmericanColony. Es un buen día para hacerlo. YA ESTÁ AQUÍ LA SERIE => apple.co/4yHuZ8D
Happy July 25, a notable day in Puerto Rico's history. @juliorvarela.com has a message: Listen to our new podcast, #AmericanColony. It's a good day to do it. SERIES IS HERE => apple.co/4yHuZ8D
It's July 25, a notable date in Puerto Rico and a good day to listen to our new podcast, AMERICAN COLONY, a series that explores how colonialism shapes the everyday lives of Puerto Ricans.
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As a video companion to Episode 4 of #AmericanColony, Anthony Modesto Milián @deffnotant.bsky.social talks about the “La Vedette de América” — Iris Chacón and her barrier-breaking career.
Iris Chacón: La Vedette de América
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Para acompañar el cuarto episodio de #AmericanColony, Aliana M. Bigio explora la historia de Iris Chacón y lo que significó “La Vedette de América” para las mujeres de Puerto Rico. Un ícono del entretenimiento boricua y mundial, ella rompió todas las barreras que se le ponían en su camino.
El poder de Iris Chacón
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