KISSIMMEE, Florida — Earlier this week, headlines swept across major news outlets about the debate over D.C. statehood. Congress had a hearing with advocates claiming the District of Columbia is as ...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Puerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the Caribbean island territory is ...
Could Puerto Rico become the 51st US state? That’s the question of the day after Puerto Ricans voted overwhelmingly for statehood during a nonbinding weekend referendum. There are a few catches, ...
As more than 1 million Puerto Ricans return to Fifth Ave. on Sunday for the pageantry and pride of their annual parade, their beloved homeland could soon face a grave choice about its future ...
Editor’s Note: One of our core missions at The Latino Newsletter —and one that our founder, Julio Ricardo Varela, has upheld for years— is to feature the many voices involved in the public forum of ...
The Puerto Rican flag at Paseo Boricua in Chicago (Canva Pro) If there’s any moment that recertifies that the admission of Puerto Rico as a U.S. state requires compliance with white supremacy, it’s ...