From the workshop “Herbal Healing from the Island of Puerto Rico”. Presenter, herbalist and healer Angela Lugo speaks about her experiences with healing and healers.
Herbal healing workshop participants take home remedies prepared by the presenter, Angela Lugo. In this case, participants got to take home herb-infused oil for pain relief.
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Hip-Hop Ambassadors Cultural Exchange program stopped at Raíces Cultural Center on their tour of the Northeast.
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Hip-Hop Ambassadors Cultural Exchange program stopped at Raíces Cultural Center on their tour of the Northeast.
Visitors came from Zimbabwe, Uganda, India, Burma and Pakistan
Melanie Maldonado shares research on historic clothing and exhibits the petticoats (or enaguas) of Doña Luz María Rosado Villodas, a bombera from a historic family in Guayama. Melanie spoke about the most important objects worn by women who danced…
Ivelisse Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of the Fundación Ismael Rivera guided visitors through the historic site of Ismael Rivera's family home, and told stories behind the artifacts and items on display.
Attendees of the 5th BRC visited the ruins of La Henriqueta, thanks to the generous donation of a bus by the municipality of Arroyo. According to PROPA director Melanie Maldonado, "PROPA’s BRC first utilized these southern ruins in 2013 to create an…