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The Cacica & Cacique Coronation is a 20-year tradition centering LGBTQ+ leaders in one of our community's most beloved celebrations. This year's honorees embody the advocacy, service and resilience that make our community stronger: 👑 Cacica Lluvia Ramirez – Veteran HIV prevention advocate and trans health leader 👑 Cacique Robert Alexis Rivera Rivera – Intensive care nurse and performer who embodies service and inclusion 🏳️‍⚧️ Honorary Cacica Esmeralda "Maya" Lozano – Mexican trans woman and 13-year PRCC staff member whose life's work has transformed the Latine trans community 🏳️‍🌈 Honorary Cacique Dr. Wilfred Labiosa – Puerto Rican scholar, Founder of Waves Ahead and advocate with 35 years of work on behalf of LGBTQ+ and elder communities across the Americas Show your support by donating or getting your pre-sale tickets now! Available here: loom.ly/YeaxdY0 #PuertoRicanPeoplesDayParade #LGBTQLeaders #BoricuaPride

*WHEN: Saturday, June 13 at 12 PM

📢 Calling all Boricuas! The Puerto Rican People's Day Parade is back! 🇵🇷🎉 📅 WHEN: Friday, June 13 at 12 PM 📍WHERE: Division St., Chicago, IL (Corner of Campbell Ave) This year's theme: "Orgullo Boricua: Aquí y Allá" de Isabela a Barrio Borikén. Celebrating Boricua LGBTQ+ pride that stretches across the ocean and across generations, from the island to every community we've built far from home. 🏳️‍🌈 We're also honoring 60 years since the Puerto Rican Rebellion of 1966. Our people fought for these blocks, this flag, this community. On June 13, we show up for them and every generation to come. ✊ Bring your flags, your family and good vibes. See you there! #PuertoRicanPeoplesDayParade #BoricuaChicago #OrgulloBoricua

Ni Reyes, Ni Colonias 📣¡Puerto Rico libre! 🇵🇷 "EI Jolgorio Boricua: 250 Años Sin Rey y Sin Colonias" este 4 de julio en Barrio Borikén, Chicago. Para más información, visite: no-kings-no-colonies.org

La comunidad puertorriqueña mantiene viva su historia, arte y tradiciones en Humboldt Park, Chicago. #PaseoBoricua #BarrioBoriken youtu.be/C0yt3DFuzYM?si…

Gracias a los representantes estatales de Minnesota María Isa Pérez-Vega, Cedrick Frazier y Liish Kozlowski por apoyar a la comunidad puertorriqueña y sus reclamos para dar paso a la salida de la Junta de Supervisión Fiscal. ✊🏽🇵🇷 #FueraLaJunta Thank you to the Minnesota House People of Color and Indigenous Caucus (POCI) leaders for supporting the Puerto Rican community’s calls to end the Financial Oversight Board aka “La Junta”. #EndLaJunta elnuevodia.com/corresponsalia…

Pe Erre Domino Cup Sign-Up (updated): loom.ly/MimrQro

There’s a lot happening in Barrio Borikén this Spring/Summer season! Check out some upcoming events and activities: ☕️ Cafecito Crawl: Enjoy this Cafecito tour with ten stops along Paseo Boricua! Get your tickets before they sell out: loom.ly/GyEDIvo 🏆 Pe Erre Domino Cup: Prdominoclub is hosting their first Domino Cup! Fill out this form to sign up for the tournament: loom.ly/daFcCvM 📍2558 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622 🎟️ Free Docent-Led Tour at the Museum: The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture is offering a unique opportunity to tour the building and exhibits on a free tour led by the Lead Docent: loom.ly/bhOoyAw 📍3015 W Division St, Chicago, Illinois 60622 👑 Cacica & Cacique Coronation: The Puerto Rican People’s Day celebrations are coming soon. Be sure to witness the coronation of our Cacica and Cacique! Get your pre-sale tickets here: loom.ly/YeaxdY0 📍Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center - 4046 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60639 These are just a few of the events happening in el Barrio this season. Stay connected and follow us for more community happenings, updates, and opportunities to get involved. #culturaboricua #BarrioBoriken #HumboldtPark #ChicagoEvents

No Kings, No Colonies — Free Puerto Rico! Join Us in Barrio Borikén, Chicago on July 4th! boricuahumanrights.org

New opinion for The Latino Newsletter by @fdejesusfebles Puerto Ricans in Loíza Face Homelessness After Being Told They Could Stay thelatinonewsletter.org/p/puerto-rican…

Part 2: The fight for Loíza continues. For decades, the “Villa Vaca” Hacienda Grande community in Puerto Rico has been home to generations of families, grandparents, parents, and children building their lives side by side. About five years ago, they were told their future was secure: sign the contracts, pay $1 in rent, and you’ll never have to leave. Now, that promise is unraveling. An Illinois Act 22 developer is putting this community at risk of displacement, threatening to uproot elders and young families who have nowhere else to go. What was supposed to protect them may now cost them everything. This isn’t just about land. It’s about trust, history, and the right to stay in the place they’ve always called home. Listen to their stories. Share them. Stand with Loíza. ✊🏽🇵🇷 #PuertoRicoIsNotForSale #CloseAct22TaxLoophole #LoizaPuertoRico

People in Loíza were told they could keep their homes and now an Act 22 investor, Dr. Yan Katnelson, of Ora World company, from Illinois wants to leave them without a home. The community of Hacienda Grande (Villa Vaca) is standing up. These are their stories. #PuertoRico #Act22 #CloseAct22Loophole

Waves Ahead, que sirve a comunidades LGBTQ+ en Puerto Rico, se integra al Centro Cultural Puertorriqueño de Chicago - elnuevodia.com/corresponsalia…

OTD 1965: Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos died in San Juan after years of declining health, reportedly linked to radiation exposure and a stroke while imprisoned. A leading figure in the Puerto Rican independence movement and president of the Nationalist Party, his legacy endures from Puerto Rico to Chicago through education, culture, and collective struggle. His vision lives on at Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School (W. Division St.), founded by community leaders including Oscar López Rivera. PACHS students, with the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, built “La Casita de Don Pedro y Doña Lolita,” modeled after a traditional rural home in Puerto Rico. A bronze statue of Albizu stands in front, placed after the Chicago Park District rejected its installation in Humboldt Park. It sits on a star-shaped base resembling the Puerto Rican flag when viewed from above. The site symbolizes resistance and identity and now serves as a community space for photography, artesanías (crafts), and cultural events. Other local sites include Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Street along Paseo Boricua and the Pedro Albizu Campos Apartments on N. California Ave. Currently, the Chicago Park District is seeking to commission a new statue in Humboldt Park as a community gathering point. #PedroAlbizuCampos #PuertoRicanHistory #DiasporaEnChicago

Waves Ahead Corp., a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) dedicated to the holistic well-being of LGBTQ+ communities, people living with HIV, and older adults in Puerto Rico, officially announced today its integration as a program of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center Juan Antonio Corretjer (PRCC), a recognized institution, based in Chicago, with a long track record of advocating for culture, health, and social justice in Puerto Rican communities in the diaspora. PRCC has been registered for several years as an NGO with the Puerto Rico Department of State and has collaborated on housing, agriculture, health, and cultural projects alongside a variety of institutions, community groups, and municipalities across the island. This strategic partnership responds to the growing challenges faced by community organizations, including budget cuts, shifts in public policy, and increasing needs among vulnerable populations. The integration will strengthen operational capacity, expand service reach, and ensure the sustainability of essential programs in Puerto Rico.

We are stronger together 🤝🏽🏳️‍🌈 Waves Ahead will now be a program of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, expanding vital services for LGBTQ+ communities, people living with HIV, and older adults in Puerto Rico. This integration ensures the continuation and growth of essential programs like mental health support, HIV prevention and care, food distribution, and wellness services. At a time of increasing challenges, this partnership strengthens our collective commitment to health equity, cultural empowerment, and community care, both in the diaspora and on the island. Together, we continue building pathways for healthier, more dignified lives for our communities. 💛