Puerto Rican Cultural Center

Café Teatro Batey Urbano is a cultural space/youth center for action and reflection for Puerto Rican/Latino youth. It seeks to create meaningful linkages between universities and the community based on grassroots activism. Premised on the notion that our memories (our history) is the source of our imagination, Batey Urbano is...

Special Message by Alderman Billy OcasioOn June 12, 1966, the Puerto Rican community experienced one of the most important urban upheavals in the history of this country. Along Division Street from Ashland to California, already the heart of Chicago’s Puerto Rican community, the people felt a sense of neglect,...

¡Saludos luchadores por la independencia! Gracias por permitirnos un espacio para compartir nuestras perspectivas con ustedes, una perspectiva puertorriqueña formada por la Diáspora.  Aunque no pudimos estar presente en cuerpo, estamos presente en espíritu y en lucha. Como el revolucionario José Martí una vez escribió, nosotros también les escribimos desde las...

If 2006 was a busy year for the Juan Antonio Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural Center, this coming new year will be filled with greater promises and possibilities. All of our programs experienced some significant changes and made important contributions to community-building efforts. A brief synopsis of some of the...