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This edition: Season 2/Episode 2: Chilo, Joe Conzo, Noel Quiñones





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Episode Details

First aired: January 16, 2018.

Meet the spoken-word poet and hip-hop artist known as Chilo, he performs two of his pieces while reflecting on how he came to appreciate his Puerto Rican heritage.

We visit the Bronx to speak with photographer and Union Rights activist Joe Conzo, otherwise known as “the man who took hip-hop’s baby pictures.” Joe reflects on the importance of documenting one’s own culture- something he was fortunate enough to learn firsthand.

Afro-Boricua spoken word poet Noel Quiñones is a current CantoMundo and Emerging Poets Fellow. Quiñones’ work explores the history and meaning of the Puerto Rican identity stateside.

Guest List

Joe Conzo, Jr. Photographic Artist

  • 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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  • Monday - Thursday 1:30pm

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