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Sites of memory of the Black Diaspora are all over. From the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) in Harlem to Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts (PROPA) in Orlando, FL, these places have been created to honor our histories. How do natural sites of memory compete with curated ones? How have these sites and their meaning changed over time with input from new historians and archivists? How are these spaces disrupted by gentrification and the commodification of these histories (i.e. weddings at plantations)? How do these black cultural organizations work together in East Harlem and beyond to help define our history and shape the present and future of Black Diasporic communities?
Founded in 1973 by a coalition of students, faculty, and activists, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. Learn more at centropr.hunter.cuny.edu
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Sites of memory of the Black Diaspora are all over. From the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) in Harlem to Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts (PROPA) in Orlando, FL, these places have been created to honor our histories. How do natural sites of memory compete with curated ones? How have these sites and their meaning changed over time with input from new historians and archivists? How are these spaces disrupted by gentrification and the commodification of these histories (i.e. weddings at plantations)? How do these black cultural organizations work together in East Harlem and beyond to help define our history and shape the present and future of Black Diasporic communities?
Founded in 1973 by a coalition of students, faculty, and activists, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. Learn more at centropr.hunter.cuny.edu
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Support our work by donating today at community.hunter.cuny.edu/supportcentro
