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This edition: Season 1/Episode 10





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First aired: December 5, 2017.

The Serrano Sisters - Puerto Rican sisters, Brooklyn-natives Cyndi and Amanda Serrano are ready to redefine women's boxing, a sport that has now been around for a few years, and begun to see more acceptance among traditionalists who once-upon-a-time may not have been as comfortable with the thought of women in the ring.

ASPIRA, Inc. has served the Puerto Rican and Latino community in Philadelphia for decades. Founded in 1961 by Civil Rights pioneer Antonia Pantoja, the organization continues to work closely with young students.

El Puente: Green Light District - El Puente was founded over 30 years ago to create leaders among the youth in the community. With climate change already a reality for future generations, El Puente launched the Green Light District, a 10-year initiative to promote sustainability in the historically Puerto Rican enclave of South Williamsburg.

  • About this series

  • Puerto Rican Voices is an investigative TV documentary series about colonialism in Puerto Rico. In the aftermath of hurricane María, the island has struggled to get back on its feet, and instead of getting more prepared in the wake of climate change, Puerto Rico finds itself in an even more fragile state. It is within this environment that the government puts forward a privatization agenda, providing unprecedented tax breaks to investors. This five-part series explores the energy crisis, pollution, displacement, and economic precarity, resulting from a decade-long recession, and the aftershocks of hurricane María. Looking at the intersections of resilience, and resistance, Puerto Rican Voices provides a map to the ongoing issues of Puerto Rico. 

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