To say we adore Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny here at Jezebel would be an understatement, but no one could’ve expected this—on Wednesday, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio made his late night television debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, with a performance that was directly political and a true celebration of…
Sometimes I run. Sometimes I hide. Sometimes I’m scared of what fresh hell awaits us tomorrow.
You guys I’m sorry I barfed in the bag. :[
In an effort to secure additional, and more appropriate aid from Congress, the Puerto Rican government has admitted that Hurricane Maria incurred a much higher death toll than previously reported—though the number is still likely inaccurate. Per a new report issued last month, the government acknowledges 1,427 lives…
Well, sap me of my life force and push me down the stairs—it’s time for this shit again!
It only took the Federal Emergency Management Agency nine months to assess what Puerto Ricans have been saying since Hurricane Maria pummeled the island last September: that the disaster relief agency was really not prepared. At all.
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In case you need further proof that the United States government doesn’t give a shit about the people of Puerto Rico or the ongoing, systemic damage Hurricane Maria caused the U.S. island last fall: at least 4,645 people died there because of the storm and its aftermath, according to a new Harvard study released…
The latest single from indie band Hurray for the Riff Raff, fronted by Bronx-born boricua musician Alynda Lee Segarra, is titled “Pa’lante,” which translates to “forward.” It’s a concept that speaks not only to Puerto Ricans but colonized people of all backgrounds—the perseverance inherent in those identities, the…
It’s been eight months since Puerto Rico was first devastated by Hurricane Maria in September 2017, and the situation has yet to improve—leaving in its waste toxic, unlivable conditions for much of the U.S. territory. Women are especially vulnerable.
Heinz Ketchup is currently experiencing more #engagement than most condiments can handle and it’s all because of a controversial new plan to do what other people have been doing since mayonnaise and ketchup were invented: mix ‘em together.
Any mom or Boy Scout could tell you that a lot of “emergency management” is being prepared beforehand. Perhaps FEMA should take a note?
Since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in fall 2017, FEMA has been providing emergency supplies of food and water to the island. But the agency has announced that aid will end at the end of the month.
On Friday, Governor Ricardo Rossello and interim director of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Justo Gonzalez announced that, months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, only 55 percent of Puerto Rico’s roughly 1.5 million customers have power. That’s a slow crawl from the 50 percent reported in November…
Seven weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, only 18 percent of the US territory has electricity. On Thursday morning, Puerto Rico was around 43 percent electrified—an outrageous percentage, already, constituting the worst power outage in US history—when a main power line serving the northern part of the island …
As much as I would love to make fun of the timeless ubiquity of Hamilton once more, this news is heartwarming and I cannot. For three weeks, Lin-Manuel Miranda will return to his star-making role in the modern Broadway classic when the play heads to Puerto Rico in 2019.
On Friday night, San Juan mayor Carmen Cruz told CNN’s Jake Tapper that the death toll in Puerto Rico may be as high as 500, rather than the official count of 54. She reports that there have been 911 cremations in the past month after Hurricane Maria, which is about double the norm. (This is not counting the death…
DETROIT, MICHIGAN—At this weekend’s Women’s Convention, an event that’s already packed with terrifyingly impressive people, Stephanie Llanes, the Bertha Justice Institute Fellow at the nonprofit legal advocacy organization Center for Constitutional Rights, manages to stand out.
The celebrities put on their compassion hats and got on the phone last night to raise money for disaster victims in the southern United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean in the Somos Live! telethon and benefit concert organized by Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, and A-Rod. Bruno Mars sang in Spanish in front…
