Piri Thomas News Today

Piri Thomas, revered as an icon of New York City’s East Harlem neighborhood (El Barrio) and author of Down These Mean Streets, was honored last weekend by fans and fellow artists at the Museo del Barrio—Wilda Escarfuller reports for The Americas Quarterly. Thomas passed away last year, and was known for infusing terms like cheverete!…

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month we honor and recognize the contribution of Afro Hispanics/Latinxs and all Hispanics/Latinxs. We join in solidarity in fighting for all who seek freedom, justice and equality.  La lucha continúa - The struggle continues.

In “How to Say Babylon,” Safiya Sinclair recalls her ascetic Jamaican upbringing and the literature that opened up her world.

To get all four Of the Diaspora titles released so far, click here. Read Ismail Muhammad's foreword, published by the New Yorker. Tragic Magic is the...

Poets laureate and other literary luminaries from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico recommend quintessential reads that illuminate where they live.

Poets laureate and other literary luminaries from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico recommend quintessential reads that illuminate where they live.

Poets laureate and other literary luminaries from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico recommend quintessential reads that illuminate where they live.

Poets laureate and other literary luminaries from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico recommend quintessential reads that illuminate where they live.

Poets laureate and other literary luminaries from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico recommend quintessential reads that illuminate where they live.

He sought to depict his community “from the inside out” and to challenge negative images of Puerto Ricans in New York.