Also, why do we keep seeing a black Puerto Rican flag? Protests erupted nearly two weeks ago amid demands for the resignation of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. Frustration grew after 2017's ...

The First Flag: Starting in 1493, the Spanish empire controlled Puerto Rico for more than 400 years, a violent period marked by the genocide of the indigenous Taíno people and the importation of ...

And that motivated me even more,” Collazo said as he recalled how his flag-painting project began. The title for the project was easy because Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities. But the reason ...

In Puerto Rico, a clear majority of citizens ... The least disruptive redesign possibility for the 51-star flag Wikipedia There’s a great five-minute clip on the archives of the wonderful ...

WASHINGTON (CBSMiami) -- Puerto Ricans took to the polls Sunday and the vote almost unanimously was in favor of statehood. Although less than a quarter of the island voted, 97 percent of those ...

The home Harris visited had a Puerto Rico flag draped from the roof, as she celebrated the green energy initiative as an important recovery milestone. Crowds were kept away from the event to ...

we also have to remember what's happening in Puerto Rico, said Adonis Banegas. The flag is a symbol of pride and cultural preservation for many, this year it also represents the kick-off for big ...

this year’s Miss Puerto Rico of Greater New Haven, Alanna Herbert, stepped to the microphone and filled the Green with her voice as she sang the national anthem. Behind her was the Puerto Rican flag, ...

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, a Fort Dorchester High School graduate who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, will be one of two flag-bearers for Puerto Rico at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Camacho ...

Eileen Vélez Vega, Puerto Rico’s secretary of transportation and ... version of the Puerto Rican license that had an American flag printed on top did not help him avoid prejudice or ...