Spirit Republic of Puerto Rico

America and Race, Latinos and Race, Latinos in Media, Puerto Rico's Colonial Status, Urban/Global Politics

Eddie Figueroa’s Spirit Republic Alternative to the Young Lords

Note: I’m re-posting this piece from a couple of years ago about Eddie Figueroa, founder of New Rican Village, an arts space that thrived on Avenue A in the East Village in the 1970s. Because of all the recent attention being given to the Young Lords era as a result of three excellent art exhibits […]