Boricua Quotes

“Yo, múltiple, como en contradicción”
― Julia de Burgos, Song of the Simple Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos

“I never wanted to be saved, just loved in ways that would make the Gods jealous.”
― Nancy Arroyo Ruffin, Coming Undone

“Yo Soy Boricua, Pa' Que Tu Lo Sepas”
― Joel Bosh aka Taino

“Puerto Ricans don't like to talk about racism or admit that it exists among Puerto Ricans. Boricuas talk of an island free from racism, or they say that the amerikkkans brought it. Although the amerikkkans did make it worse, racism in Puerto Rico began with the Spanish. According to them, one drop of white blood meant you were white and better than your Black compatriot. Acceptance was given according to the "degree of whiteness."

(From 1970)”
― Iris Morales, Through the Eyes of Rebel Women: The Young Lords, 1969-1976