Puerto Rico

WBGO's Emily Springer reports on a new exhibition at Hunter College in New York that explores the Puerto Rican migration experience and beyond

On the August 12 edition of the WBGO Journal, we'll take a look back at the devastation of the atomic attacks on Japan and WBGO's Lee Mergner chats with innovative guitarist Julian Lage

A master of Puerto Rico's indigenous music forms, bomba and plena, Héctor “Tito” Matos died on Jan. 18 at his home in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He was 53.

If you’ve watched movies over the past few decades, chances are you’d recognize character actor Luis Guzman. In one of his most memorable roles, Guzman…

Vera Clemente, the widow of legendary baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, passed away on Saturday, November 16 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was 78.…

The myriad folk musics of Puerto Rico have been a highly productive fixation for Miguel Zenón, the acclaimed alto saxophonist, composer and…

A special panel discussion titled Puerto Rico: Nearly A Year After Hurriane Maria is set for Thursday night, September 6th at Rutgers Express Newark…

Governor Chris Christie says New Jersey is sending more than 11-hudred emergency responders and National Guard troops to Puerto Rico to help with the…

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is asking residents and local elected officials to make Red Cross donations to aid hurricane victims in Puerto Rico.“To raise the…

Dr. Harry Franqui-Rivera is a historian, blogger, author and cultural critic who teaches several classes at Bloomfield College in New Jersey. Rivera is an…