Cafe Fuerte Café Fuerte

Café Fuerte: Season 3, Epi. 5 - Nuyorico (Pt. 2)

Café Fuerte: Season 3, Epi. 4: Nuyorico (PT. 1)

Part two of my conversation with Christian Martir about the global influence of Puerto Rican culture.

Café Fuerte: Season 3, Epi. 2: The Puerto Ricans Are Here with guest Christian Martir.

Social worker, Raisa Rodriguez Torres walks us through the history of mental health in Puerto Rico pre & post Maria, violence caused by an unstable economy & realities of Puerto Rico’s colonial relationship with the United States. Throughout the podcast we hear from special guests Christian Mártir, Adelaide, & Drew Belardo about preserving the series of earthquakes that hit Puerto Rico.

Dominicano Soy.
Rolos, Bustelo, Uptown - if you’re from Ñew York chances are these words bring Washington Heights Artist Tony Peralta to mind. On this episode, Peralta opens up about the intersectionality between blackness within the Dominican community and his biggest influences: 90s New York and Hip Hop as he wears his culture on his sleeve.