Reopening ‘War Against All Puerto Ricans’ in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria
By Gwen Aviles Medill Reports Authored by high-profile former New York State Representative Nelson A. Denis, “War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America’s Colony” is one of the most well-known books about Puerto Rico’s colonial status. And ever since Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico—leaving thousands of people without basic necessities like […]
Is entrepreneurship the next Cuban revolution?
The story of a small one-year-old magazine encapsulates the still-tough media and business atmosphere in Cuba By Vangmayi Parakala Medill Reports HAVANA – Halfway through our nine days in Cuba, when a colleague and I find a bilingual magazine on Cuban entrepreneurship, we are intrigued at its very existence. Itself a fledgling media start-up, Negolution’s […]
Ricordo McKenzie, Chicago State’s art-loving sprinter, keeps setting school records
By Patrick Engel Medill Reports Ricordo McKenzie can outrun opponents on the track and out-design them in Adobe. His six Chicago State records support the former. A skim of his LinkedIn page not only substantiates the latter, but hints graphic design is a passion. Track and field is listed as an activity a third of […]
