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. Now, the flag is used as ...

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 ...

Puerto Rico is currently a U.S. territory. The black-and-white flag was a response to the financial oversight board that was created after Hurricane Maria; it protests the U.S. mainland's ...

Just past 2:00 a.m. on July 4, 2016, four women arrived in front of a rustic wooden door in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. For years, the door located at 55 Calle San José displayed a mural depicting ...

Puerto Rico is currently a U.S. territory. The black-and-white flag was a response to the financial oversight board that was created after Hurricane Maria; it protests the U.S. mainland's ...