Puerto Rican Cultural Center

📢 Calling all Boricuas! The Puerto Rican People's Day Parade is back! 🇵🇷🎉 📅 WHEN: Saturday, June 13 at 12 PM 📍WHERE: Division St., Chicago, IL (Corner of Campbell Ave) This year's theme: "Orgullo Boricua: Aquí y Allá" de Isabela a Barrio Borikén. Celebrating Boricua LGBTQ+ pride that stretches across the ocean and across generations, from the island to every community we've built far from home. 🏳️‍🌈 We're also honoring 60 years since the Puerto Rican Rebellion of 1966. Our people fought for these blocks, this flag, this community. On June 13, we show up for them and every generation to come. ✊ Bring your flags, your family and good vibes. See you there! #PuertoRicanPeoplesDayParade #BoricuaChicago #OrgulloBoricua

There’s a lot happening in Barrio Borikén this Spring/Summer! Check out some upcoming events and activities: ☕️ Cafecito Crawl: Enjoy this Cafecito tour with ten stops along Paseo Boricua. Get your tickets through @puertoricanfestchi before they sell out! 🏆 Pe Erre Domino Cup: @prdominoclub is hosting their first Domino Cup! Check their profile for registration info. (2558 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622) 🎟️ Free Docent-Led Tour at the Museum: The @national_pr_museum is offering a unique opportunity to tour the building and exhibits on a free tour led by the Lead Docent. (3015 W Division St, Chicago, Illinois 60622) 👑 Cacica & Cacique Coronation: The Puerto Rican People’s Day celebrations are coming soon. Be sure to witness the coronation of our Cacica and Cacique! (@SegundoRuizBelvis Cultural Center; 4046 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60639) These are just a few of the events happening in el Barrio this season. Stay connected and follow us for more community happenings, updates, and opportunities to get involved. #culturaboricua #BarrioBoriken #HumboldtPark #ChicagoEvents

Ni Reyes, Ni Colonias 📣¡Puerto Rico libre! 🇵🇷 "EI Jolgorio Boricua: 250 Años Sin Rey y Sin Colonias" este 4 de julio en Barrio Borikén. Para más información: no-kings-no-colonies.org

¡Las Selecciones Nacionales de Puerto Rico regresan a Chicago! 🇵🇷🏒 Ven al @blackhawksicecenter a ver a #losnuestros y #lasnuestras competir en el Challenger Series. ¡El sábado tendremos una doble cartelera después de un Patinaje Libre (Free Skate) comunitario a las 2:00 PM, abierto a todo el público! ⛸️🔥 Para itinerarios, boletos y más información, visita . 💻🎟️ — The Puerto Rico National teams return to Chicago! 🇵🇷🏒 Come out to @blackhawksicecenter to watch #losnuestros and #lasnuestras compete in the Challenger Series. Saturday features a double-header after a Community Free Skate at 2:00 PM open to the public! ⛸️🔥 To find schedules, tickets and more info visit . 💻🎟️ #PuertoRico #Chicago #Blackhawks

CAFECITO CRAWL ☕🔥 📍🌺 HUMBOLDT PARK The energy is BACK for our Spring 2nd Edition! 🌸 Last time we SOLD OUT 👀 — don’t miss your chance this round! 10 STOPS! 📍 ✨ First 50 guests receive a FREE Souvenir Cup Sip, Stroll, and Celebrate Cultura along Paseo Boricua 🇵🇷 🎟️ Secure your spot now — link in bio #CafecitoCrawl #PaseoBoricua #ChicagoEvents #SupportLocal #CoffeeLovers 📍Nellie’s Restaurant @nelliesrestaurant 📍Sari’s Restaurant @sarisrestaurantbar 📍Smash Jibarito / Caña @smash_jibarito 📍Reina’s Cakes @reinascakes1 📍Barrio Borikén Cafe Mercado @wepamercadodelpueblo 📍Dope Drip @dopedripcafe 📍Café Colao @cafecolao2638 📍OLA Barra Cocina Lounge @olasangrias 📍La Sandwichera Cafe @lasandwicheracafe 📍Sara’s Cocina @saras.cocina2723

May Day is a day of struggle for workers and colonized peoples worldwide. Puerto Rican activists and community organizations in Chicago have a rich history of participating in May Day demonstrations. Photographs and leaflets in our collections, for example, document May Day contingents demanding freedom for Puerto Rican political prisoners, an end to the U.S. bombing of Vieques, amnesty for undocumented workers, Palestinian liberation, and criminal justice reform, among other causes. Today, and everyday, we honor this solidarity. #digitizingthebarrio #puertoricanhistory #communityarchive #mayday #internationalworkersday

Part 2: The fight for Loíza continues. For decades, the “Villa Vaca” Hacienda Grande community in Puerto Rico has been home to generations of families, grandparents, parents, and children building their lives side by side. About five years ago, they were told their future was secure: sign the contracts, pay $1 in rent, and you’ll never have to leave. Now, that promise is unraveling. An Illinois Act 22 developer is putting this community at risk of displacement, threatening to uproot elders and young families who have nowhere else to go. What was supposed to protect them may now cost them everything. This isn’t just about land. It’s about trust, history, and the right to stay in the place they’ve always called home. Listen to their stories. Share them. Stand with Loíza. ✊🏽🇵🇷 #PuertoRicoIsNotForSale #CloseAct22TaxLoophole #LoizaPuertoRico

People in Loíza, Puerto Rico were told they could keep their homes and now an Act 22 investor, Dr. Yan Katnelson, of Ora World company, from Illinois wants to leave them without a home. The community of Hacienda Grande (Villa Vaca) is standing up. These are their stories. #PuertoRico #Act22 #CloseAct22Loophole

Chicago, let’s stand together against violence & pour back into the communities that make this city so powerful. We deserve safety, support, & real opportunities to thrive. Pull up Thursday, April 30th 4PM-6PM & tap in with resources, connect with our organization, enjoy some free food, raffles, and show love to your local laundromat, Curly’s Laundromat. 📍3747 W. Chicago Ave. Because when Chicago shows up together, we don’t just make noise we create change. 💪🏽🙏🏽 #chicago #community #violenceprevention #communityresources #chicity

OTD 1965: Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos died in San Juan after years of declining health, reportedly linked to radiation exposure and a stroke while imprisoned. A leading figure in the Puerto Rican independence movement and president of the Nationalist Party, his legacy endures from Puerto Rico to Chicago through education, culture, and collective struggle. His vision lives on at Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School (W. Division St.), founded by community leaders including Oscar López Rivera. PACHS students, with the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, built “La Casita de Don Pedro y Doña Lolita,” modeled after a traditional rural home in Puerto Rico. A bronze statue of Albizu stands in front, placed after the Chicago Park District rejected its installation in Humboldt Park. It sits on a star-shaped base resembling the Puerto Rican flag when viewed from above. The site symbolizes resistance and identity and now serves as a community space for photography, artesanías (crafts), and cultural events. Other local sites include Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Street along Paseo Boricua and the Pedro Albizu Campos Apartments on N. California Ave. Currently, the Chicago Park District is seeking to commission a new statue in Humboldt Park as a community gathering point. #PedroAlbizuCampos #PuertoRicanHistory #DiasporaEnChicago

We are stronger together 🤝🏽🏳️‍🌈 Waves Ahead will now be a program of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, expanding vital services for LGBTQ+ communities, people living with HIV, and older adults in Puerto Rico. This integration ensures the continuation and growth of essential programs like mental health support, HIV prevention and care, food distribution, and wellness services. At a time of increasing challenges, this partnership strengthens our collective commitment to health equity, cultural empowerment, and community care, both in the diaspora and on the island. Together, we continue building pathways for healthier, more dignified lives for our communities. 💛

Este martes 21 de abril te invitamos a acompañarnos en la Universidad de Puerto Rico para la presentación del libro “Becoming Puerto Rican in Chicago” por el autor Michael Staudenmaier. Será una oportunidad única para conocer la historia y las valiosas contribuciones de la comunidad puertorriqueña en Chicago. Es un evento abierto al público. ¡Te esperamos para compartir este espacio de aprendizaje y reflexión! 🕠 Hora: 6:30 pm; 📍 Lugar: Biblioteca Escuela Graduada de Trabajo Social, Recinto de Río Piedras de la Universidad de Puerto Rico #puertoricandiaspora #chicagopuertoricans #UPRRP