You searched for "Puerto Rico" - Latino Rebels https://www.latinorebels.com/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:57:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.latinorebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-lr-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 You searched for "Puerto Rico" - Latino Rebels https://www.latinorebels.com/ 32 32 31216860 Puerto Rico’s Pro Basketball League Sees a Rebirth https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/22/puertoricoprobasketball/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/22/puertoricoprobasketball/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:57:36 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210774 The revitalization of Puerto Rico's professional basketball league is thanks largely to new team owners with the right vision ---like music superstar Bad Bunny--- and an influx of former NBA players looking to extend their careers. Latino Rebels speaks with Héctor Horta, owner of this year's champions, the Gigantes de Carolina.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/22/puertoricoprobasketball/feed/ 1 210774 María and Maui (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/21/mariamauipuertoricohawaii/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/21/mariamauipuertoricohawaii/#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:26:41 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210762 "As I watched TV coverage of the wildfires incinerating Maui... a single thought raged in my head: Colonialism is a brutal, never-ending story... The footage triggered memories of Hurricane María, which devastated Puerto Rico in 2017 and transformed the archipelago into a rich man's paradise—and a no man's land for many Puerto Ricans."

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/21/mariamauipuertoricohawaii/feed/ 2 210762 ‘Brains’ Behind Trump Election Scheme Lying Low in Puerto Rico https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/18/chesebropuertorico/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/18/chesebropuertorico/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:06:31 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210664 Kenneth Chesebro, a Harvard-trained lawyer accused of crafting former President Donald Trump’s fake elector strategy to overturn the results of the 2020 election, has kept a "low profile" since the attack on the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, having moved to Puerto Rico last year.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/18/chesebropuertorico/feed/ 0 210664 ‘Support Latino Creatives’ Letter Aims at Building Power https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/16/supportlatinocreatives/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/16/supportlatinocreatives/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:07:48 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210604 Dozens of Latino organizations have recently drafted and signed an open letter calling on the entertainment industry and members of the viewing public to support work done by Latino creatives—especially in the midst of Hollywood strike that puts the work of Latino creatives disproportionately at risk.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/16/supportlatinocreatives/feed/ 0 210604 The Party’s Over in Puerto Rico (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/14/puertoricopierluisipnptrump/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/14/puertoricopierluisipnptrump/#comments Mon, 14 Aug 2023 20:22:09 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210556 With a generational shift against the status quo, a growing reluctance among Puerto Ricans to see their islands become part of an increasingly authoritarian nation, and now a battle between its two leading figures —Gov. Pedro Pierluisi and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón, a Trump supporter— the ruling pro-statehood New Progressive Party's days seem numbered.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/14/puertoricopierluisipnptrump/feed/ 3 210556 For Latino Activists, ‘Cop City’ a New Phase of US Imperialism https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/07/latinocopcity/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/07/latinocopcity/#respond Mon, 07 Aug 2023 19:18:52 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210387 Multiple Latino activists in the Stop Cop City and Defend the Atlanta Forest movements warn that the $90 million police training facility —and the repression tactics being used against those who oppose it— is U.S. imperialism brought home.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/07/latinocopcity/feed/ 0 210387 Energy Secretary Hopes $450 Million for Solar Will Rebuild Trust in Puerto Rico Power Grid https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/03/granholmenergypuertoricosolar/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/03/granholmenergypuertoricosolar/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:47:56 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210309 On Monday, U.S. Energy Sec. Jennifer Granholm announced a $453.3 million commitment to finance rooftop solar panels and battery systems for Puerto Rico’s most vulnerable communities.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/03/granholmenergypuertoricosolar/feed/ 0 210309 LGBT Seniors in Puerto Rico on Their Own to Access Housing https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/01/lgbtseniorshousingpuertorico/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/01/lgbtseniorshousingpuertorico/#respond Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:52:00 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210257 In the absence of protection and a safe home, and the discrimination aggravated by factors such as religious ideologies, the Waves Ahead organization is developing housing projects aimed at these populations while bills to amend local laws are in limbo.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/01/lgbtseniorshousingpuertorico/feed/ 0 210257 ‘Stop Cop City’ Movement Wins Big in Court, Given 60 More Days to Gather Signatures https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/28/stopcopcitysignatures/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/28/stopcopcitysignatures/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 20:50:48 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210161 In what's being hailed as a major victory for those looking to halt construction of a police training facility in a forest near Atlanta, a federal judge in Georgia ruled Thursday that a ban on non-Atlanta residents collecting signatures for a potential ballot measure is unconstitutional.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/28/stopcopcitysignatures/feed/ 0 210161 Cumbia Music, Originally From Colombia, Takes Many Forms Across US https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/27/cumbia/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/27/cumbia/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 22:20:10 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210109 Total sales revenue generated by Latin recorded music in the U.S. surpassed $1 billion in 2022, according to data from the Recording Industry Association of America. And as Latino music continues to dominate the mainstream, cumbia is one genre that embraces its tradition while exploring new interpretations.

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