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Join us April 7 for a live virtual event with the La Brega: Campeones team: @alanallamas, @eldifusor, and @lauraene!
We’re going behind the scenes and answering your questions live.
What do you want to ask the team? 🤔
Is there a Puerto Rican campeón you want to know more about?
Drop your questions in the comments and we will ask them during the event 👇🏼
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We’re a Gracie Award winner!
We won in the Documentary (Radio) category for “48 Hours at El Refugio: A Haven for Families of ICE Detainees.”
In rural south Georgia, El Refugio, a small white house, has been a lifeline for families visiting loved ones detained just two miles away at Stewart Detention Center, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the U.S.
We spent 48 hours inside, meeting families, sitting with volunteers, and witnessing the quiet acts of care that happen there every day.
This is a collaboration between @latinousa, @futuroinvestigates, and @marshallproj.
🎧 Link in bio to listen. Thank you to @allwomeninmedia for the recognition.
All photos by @__rita.p for The Marshall Project.
#TheGracies
En Puerto Rico decimos “pelota” y todos sabemos de qué deporte hablamos.
Por décadas, los peloteros boricuas dominaron el juego, desde Roberto Clemente hasta la época dorada de los años 90. Muchas veces la pelota nos levanta el ánimo. Otras veces nos rompe el corazón.
Hoy muchos se preguntan: ¿qué pasó con el béisbol boricua?
En este episodio, exploramos cómo el béisbol refleja realidades más profundas de Puerto Rico como la migración forzosa, desigualdad y falta de soberanía política.
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Arte original por @cookingood.
Every year, Puerto Ricans travel to the United Nations to demand an end to the island’s colonial status.
For decades, they’ve spoken, debated, and advocated for independence, but now statehood supporters are speaking too.
But year after year, the speeches end the same way: Puerto Rico remains a colony of the United States. So we spent a day at the UN with the advocates and asked a difficult question: Is this yearly ritual making a difference?
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Original art for the episode by @castorillo.
This week on Aquí Entre Nos, Futuro Media Co-CEO @marloniousthunk tells us about a wild incident that happened early on in his journalism career. Thieves stole his belongings, including his tape recorder…and then used it to record themselves. He eventually recovered the stolen items. Now after 20 years —and letting those files sit in a drive somewhere— Marlon has finally decided to listen to those tapes.
Become a Futuro+ member today to hear the full story! Link in bio to join 👆🏼
Puerto Rico doesn’t just compete in pageants, it dominates them.
It’s the only country to achieve the “Beauty” Grand Slam, winning all 7 of the most prestigious crowns—and now a Mister World title thanks to Danny Mejía (@dannymejiapr).
But these contests are about more than beauty. They’re about identity and nationhood. In this episode, we go beyond the sash and crown to unpack the history, politics, and power of these nation-building contests.
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Original art for the episode by @petupetin.
Isabel González arrived at Ellis Island pregnant, alone, and with just $11 in her pocket in 1902. She was detained at risk of becoming a “burden” in the very country that had invaded her native Puerto Rico only four years earlier.
But Isabel refused to accept that fate. She took her fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing for access to equal rights. Her case exposed the realities of colonialism, citizenship, and patriarchy, forcing the nation to confront what U.S. citizenship really meant.
🔗 Tap the link in bio to listen to episode 4 of La Brega: Campeones.
Don’t forget: you can binge the entire season now when you join Futuro+. Link in bio to subscribe!
Original art for episode 4 by @cookingood.
Eran las Olimpiadas de Moscú en 1980.
Mientras el mundo se dividía por la invasión soviética a Afganistán en plena Guerra Fría, Jimmy Carter llamó al boicot de las Olimpiadas. Y de pronto, los atletas puertorriqueños no sabían si podrían competir.
Pero Alberto Mercado y dos boxeadores más tenían claro algo: iban a pelear por Puerto Rico dentro y fuera del ring. Esta es una historia de política, orgullo y el precio de representar a Puerto Rico en medio de tensiones globales.
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Arte original por @castorillo.
When Bad Bunny asked the musician and cuatrista @luissanz.music to play the cuatro “like it’s bleeding,” he wasn’t kidding. In this episode, cuatrista @fabiolamendezmusic tells us how the cuatro doesn’t just make music. It carries the weight of Puerto Rico’s history.
🔗 Tap the link in bio to listen to the second episode of La Brega: Campeones.
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Original art for episode 2 by @raysandbeans.
Because we’re still riding the Benito Bowl wave 🥹
Don’t miss the new episode of La Brega: Campeones tomorrow. Listen everywhere you get your podcasts and on YouTube!
A horas de la llegada del rey de España en enero de 2022, Puerto Rico despertó con la estatua de Juan Ponce de León tirada en el Viejo San Juan. Al final, esto reavivó preguntas sobre colonialismo, identidad y quiénes merecen ser reconocidos como símbolos del país.
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Arte original de este episodio: @petupetin.
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On the day the King of Spain arrived in Puerto Rico, the statue of Juan Ponce de León was toppled in Old San Juan. The mayor moved to restore it. But this exposed long-standing tensions over colonial history, national identity, and who we choose to honor as our champions.
🔗 Tap the link in bio to listen to the first episode of La Brega: Campeones.
Don’t forget: you can binge the entire season now when you join Futuro+. Link in bio to subscribe!
