puerto rican women

"An award-winning journalist, TV political analyst, and creator of TheGrio documentary, Afro-Latinx Revolution: Puerto Rico, recounts her experiences as an African American and Puerto Rican woman, reflecting on her improbable journey from Syracuse to Harvard, hedge fund boardrooms to newsrooms, and beyond in pursuit of America's infinite opportunities. Part inspiring memoir, part cultural analysis, with remarkable self-determination, Natasha S. Alford shows why the movement to recognize Afro-Latin identity illuminates shared struggles across the Black diaspora and often overlooked history"--.

"Rhythmic verse presents three sisters who moved from Puerto Rico to New York City as children and grew up to be pioneering activists in their Bronx community, focusing on schools, libraries, and the arts"--Provided by publisher.

"When she was only eight years old, Sylvia Mendez was part of a legal battle that ended segregation for Hispanic students in California. Seven years later, that barrier-breaking court case set a precedent for ending segregation across the country for students of all races and backgrounds. With this biography, readers will learn how Sylvia Mendez's parents fought for Hispanic students in California, how Mendez herself persevered through court cases and harassment at her new school, and how she is fighting for students today. A timeline and sidebars illustrate the connections between Mendez and other court cases for equality."--.

A memoir tracing the author's struggle to establish her own identity and independence after she and her family make their way to America from Puerto Rico when she was thirteen.

An illustrated biography of the life of Pura Belpr? the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City.

"When she was only eight years old, Sylvia Mendez was part of a legal battle that ended segregation for Hispanic students in California. Seven years later, that barrier-breaking court case set a precedent for ending segregation across the country for students of all races and backgrounds. With this biography, readers will learn how Sylvia Mendez's parents fought for Hispanic students in California, how Mendez herself persevered through court cases and harassment at her new school, and how she is fighting for students. A timeline and sidebars illustrate the connections between Mendez and other court cases for equality"--Provided by publisher.

Antonia Pantoja recounts the major milestones of her life and discusses how those milestones reflect the larger experiences of New York-area Puerto Ricans.

When Pura Belpre came to America in 1921, she carried with her a passion for her homeland's folktales. She became a New York City librarian renowned for her story hours---and continued to share Puerto Rican folktales across the United States by turning them into books.

Mariposa and Ezekiel form a fast friendship and spend the summer tossing lyrics and rhymes, but as the summer draws to a close, Mariposa realizes that she wants more than friendship from Ezekiel.