The Puerto Rican Diaspora Through TIME

TWENTY CENTS
AUGUST 28, 1941
THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE
65TH INFANTRY
“The Borinqueneers” original Taíno Indian name for Puerto Rico,
is a Puerto Rican regiment of the United States Army.

TWENTY CENTS
JULY 9, 1945
THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE
DISTRICT 65
District 65 was one of the first unions to develop a Hispanic committee during the 1940s.

TWENTY CENTS
MAY 15, 1947
THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE
PUERTO RICO TO NEW YORK CITY
These Puerto Ricans had just arrived at Newark Airport and
were waiting to be transported to New York.

TWENTY CENTS
OCTOBER 12, 1950
THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE
PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS
President and spokesperson of the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico arrested in an island-wide roundup
of nationalists after the assassination attempt on President Truman by Puerto Ricans in D.C.

TWENTY CENTS
MARCH 1, 1954
THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE
SUSPECTS LOLITA LEBRÓN, RAFAEL CANCEL MIRANDA,
AND ANDRES FIGUEROA CORDERO
Five Representatives were injured in Puerto Rican nationalists attack at the U.S. Capitol

TWENTY CENTS
APRIL 10, 1958
THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE
THE FIRST
PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE

FIFTY CENTS
SEPTEMBER 1, 1967
PUERTO RICANS FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE

TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
AUGUST 6, 1965
THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE
VOTE AQUÍ
Migration of Puerto Ricans to the United States
and their impact on the political framework.

FIFTY CENTS
SEPTEMBER 23, 1968
GANG TURNED CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION
THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE
THE
YOUNG
LORDS

TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
NOVEMBER 9, 1970
Power To All
Oppressed People!
The Young Lords continue to fight for
self-determination for all Latinos,
and colonized people.

OCTOBER 26, 1977 $1.00
LADY LIBERTY
TAKEN HOSTAGE
Puerto Rican Nationalist Want To Free All Political Prisoners

MARCH 12, 1979 $1.25
PUERTO RICAN NATIONALISTS
GRANTED CLEMENCY
Irving Flores
Lolita Lebrón
Rafael Cancel Miranda

POPULATION RISE
APRIL 8, 1980 $1.25
Take A Look Back
At Our 1947 Issue

February 4, 1981
PRES. REAGAN YOU
STEAL FROM
THE POOR
TO GIVE TO
THE RICH
POVERTY RATE FOR PUERTO RICANS AT 40.06%

MAY, 1988 $1.25
Freestyle
Music
Performers such as Exposé,
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Stevie
B and Sweet Sensation gained
mainstream chart success.

JULY 20, 1990 $2.50
AMERICA'S
CHANGING
Over 2,629,449 Puerto Ricans
Living In The U.S.

JUNE 9, 1995 $2.95
INCREASED
LATINO DIVERSITY
Puerto Ricans Comprised 49.5 Percent
Of 1.7 Million Latinos

AUGUST 6, 1998 $2.95
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GROWING POPULATION LOSING ITS
CONNECTION TO CULTURAL TRADITIONS
Increasing Concern Is The Transmission Of Puerto Rican Cultural
And Political Values To A Younger Generation.

MARCH 8, 2008
POPULATION
REACHES
4,197,901
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AUGUST 8, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor LATINA IN
THE SUPREME COURT
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2017
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JANUARY 20, 2020
5,828,706
3,193,694
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MARCH 1 / MARCH 6 , 2022
104 YEARS
SINCE JONES ACT
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AUG. 3 / AUG. 10, 2022
ACT 20 STIRS
THINGS UP
BACK HOME
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