The black and white flag was a response to the financial oversight board that was created from PROMESA; it protests the U.S. mainland's financial control over Puerto Rico.

So, the owners met with a community group about a proposal to create an outline of the Puerto Rican flag across the building in neon. But when La Placita’s CEO Joey Cancel presented the plan ...

The First Flag: Starting in 1493, the Spanish empire controlled Puerto Rico for more than 400 years, a violent period marked by the genocide of the indigenous Taíno people and the importation of ...

Painter Héctor Collazo Hernández is painting the Puerto Rican flag in each of the island’s towns. His project, 78 pueblos y 1 bandera, seeks to turn abandoned buildings into tourist attractions.

Like Puerto Rico today, Hawaii was a developed place when its residents applied for statehood. This is in contrast with some earlier states like Ohio and Wyoming that were carved out of sparsely ...

Participants hold signs with the Puerto Rico's flag painted in black and white as symbol of resistance and civil disobedience during the NYC's 60th annual Puerto Rico Day parade on June 11, 2017 ...

Celebrity owners of a new restaurant have been told by Miami city officials to undo the work of a famed artist who painted the building as the flag of Puerto Rico because the owners didn’t apply ...

What if Puerto Rico becomes a state? Flag Day food for thought. June 14, 2013— -- intro: As holidays go, Flag Day doesn't get much respect. It doesn't get the fireworks of July 4 or the ...

Crowd member Anais Nunec was dressed for the occasion, with a wearable and hooded Puerto Rican flag wrapped around her body. Her daughter participated in the Miss Puerto Rico pageant, and while she ...