Bianca Graulau: Puerto Rico: A Modern-Day Colony
Room: History, Biography, Religion, 2nd Floor
This talk discusses how the United States exerts power over Puerto Rico and how local communities are responding by creating their own systems. Whether it's food, energy or housing, Puerto Ricans are leaning on mutual aid to resist oppressive systems in the world's oldest colony.
Bianca Graulau is a Puerto Rican independent journalist who covers colonialism and its effect on communities and the environment. In 2020, she launched her independent channels where she has amassed more than a million followers on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Her work includes the documentary ‘Aquí Vive Gente’ published on Bad Bunny’s YouTube channel that has more than 12 million views. Before becoming an independent journalist, Bianca worked for TV affiliate stations such as ABC, CBS, and NBC for eight years.
Room: History, Biography, Religion, 2nd Floor
This talk discusses how the United States exerts power over Puerto Rico and how local communities are responding by creating their own systems. Whether it's food, energy or housing, Puerto Ricans are leaning on mutual aid to resist oppressive systems in the world's oldest colony.
Bianca Graulau is a Puerto Rican independent journalist who covers colonialism and its effect on communities and the environment. In 2020, she launched her independent channels where she has amassed more than a million followers on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Her work includes the documentary ‘Aquí Vive Gente’ published on Bad Bunny’s YouTube channel that has more than 12 million views. Before becoming an independent journalist, Bianca worked for TV affiliate stations such as ABC, CBS, and NBC for eight years.
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