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This edition: Season 2/Episode 20





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Episode Details

First aired: May 29, 2018.

Mamaslatinas.com - One of the platforms that is allowing boricuas to show that they are indeed a community that boxes above its weight in the United States is the Internet. The information democratizer was tailored made for amplifying our stories.

Newyoricangirl.com - Julia Torres Barden turned a sorrowful life moment into an opportunity to rescue a culture she had long left behind. She shares with us the story of how she lost and ultimately embarked on a journey to rediscover her Puerto Rican roots.

Boricuas Online - When we started sharing the stories of Puerto Ricans via social media, we lived first-hand the power of the Internet not only to spread our voice but also to connect boricuas online. #Boricuasonline.

  • 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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