An iconic figure in the Puerto Rican Diaspora, Antonia Pantoja reigns as one of the leaders in community development and as a key figure in the founding of several seminal Puerto Rican institutions. Best known for the inception and creation of ASPIRA, Pantoja was dedicated to the self-determination of the Puerto Rican community. Join CENTRO […]
Join CENTRO for un Cafecito con… Pepón Osorio featuring his latest exhibition, My Beating Heart/ Mi corazón latiente, on display at the New Museum. Known for his provocative, sweeping, multimedia installations, Osorio creates fantastical scenes inspired by everyday environments—from home interiors to barbershops to classrooms—that advance critical discussions on topics such as identity, race, gender, and […]
Moscow Conceptualism began as an alternative underground art world in the late Soviet Union. Its unofficial status shaped its artistic methods and theoretical framework. The exhibition includes original objects, archival materials, and working models of original artworks, alongside new projects created by Moscow Conceptualists in collaboration with art and art history students and faculty at […]
Kicking off a new season of public programs at Roosevelt House, we are pleased to present a discussion with acclaimed journalist Samuel G. Freedman on his widely praised new book, Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights. In this riveting and eloquently written chronicle, Freedman reconstructs and reconsiders the early life […]
Roosevelt House Open House Learn more about Roosevelt House’s two academic programs, Public Policy and Human Rights, which both offer Minor and Certificate tracks. Students will have an opportunity to meet with program directors Basil Smikle and Jessica Neuwirth along with other Roosevelt House faculty and staff, network with one another, and hear from students already progressing in each program.
Exploring the Life and Legacy of the Iconic Puerto Rican Leader An iconic figure in the Puerto Rican Diaspora, Antonia Pantoja reigns as one of the leaders in community development and as a key figure in the founding of several seminal Puerto Rican institutions. Best known for the inception and creation of ASPIRA, Pantoja was […]
Join CENTRO and CUNY’s Hunter College for an Afternoon Tertulia on feminist action as a response to intersectional oppression within grassroots organizations of the sixties and seventies. This tertulia brings together authors Ericka Huggins, of the Black Panther Party, Iris Morales, of the Young Lords, and Patricia Romney, of the Third World Women’s Alliance, for […]
On July 14th, the SAG-AFTRA union, which represents approximately 160,000 writers and performers in various fields, went on strike over declining pay as streaming services and other changes affect their compensation, plus the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their professions. Other similar unions such as the screenwriter’s union and the Writers Guild of America […]
Award-winning poet A. Van Jordan is the author of four collections, most recently, When I Waked, I Cried to Dream Again (WW Norton, 2023). His other books include The Cineaste (WW Norton, 2013), which Terrance Hayes described as "dazzling." Quantum Lyrics (WW Norton, 2007), M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A (WW Norton, 2005), which was listed as one the Best Books of 2005 by The London Times, and Rise (Tia Chucha Press, 2001), […]
Robert Seltzer Lunch Lecture Series A Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg Presented by: Nathaniel Deutsch, Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz. And Michael Casper, PhD., University of California. Co-hosted by Hunter's Department of Urban Policy and Planning. This event will be held online via […]
