WBAI-FM Program Highlight
Jordan Journal
WAR AGAINST PUERTO RICANS
Thursday, April 9, 2015 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
An interview with Nelson Denis, author of a new book "War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony." Marking the 50th Anniversary of the death of Pedro Albizu Campos the most significant Puerto Rican figure of the 20th century we return to a discussion of the Puerto Rican experience. Given the renewed interest over Cuba among U.S. citizens, why should Latinos, African-Americans, Asians, and progressive folks care about America's last colony? Nelson is graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School and served as a New York State Assemblyman (1997-2001). He was the editorial director of El Diario-La Prensa, the largest Spanish-language newspaper in NYC. We will take calls