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Washington, DC – The National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC) and the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) today denounce the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science (AMPAS) for discriminating against the Puerto Rico film industry by expelling them from entry into the Foreign Language Film category.

Washinton DC - La Coalicion Nacional Puertorriqueña (NPRC, por sus siglas en Ingles) obtuvo hoy un documento emitido por el Departamento de Educacion Distrito de Arecibo exhortando a todos los Directores de las Escuelas en Arecibo a que coordinen charlas para discutir el manejo de desperdicios solidos en Puerto Rico.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor has certified for release $41,247,756 in unemployment insurance modernization incentive funds to Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico qualified for its full share of the funds available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by including in its law provisions that assist recent entrants to the workforce, part-time workers and individuals who become unemployed because of compelling family reasons.

Read entire press release (English): http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20111356.htm

Washington DC - The National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC) commends the Departmernt of Justice for conducting an extensive investigation on police abuse and misconduct. The findings reveal a culture of violence and systemic rule breaking environment.

"The DOJ did their job. The American citizens of Puerto Rico deserve a police force that protects them not intimidate of abuse them," stated Rafael A. Fantauzzi President & CEO.

DOJ findings documents in English and Spanish: http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/spl/pr.php

In 2010 Senator Robert Menendez (D- NJ) conducted a survey asking Corporate America to share their commitments on diversity & inclusion. To me the most shocking result was finding that in corporations with formal diversity management programs, Hispanics tend to be on the losing end. Yet, in corporations with no formal diversity programs you can find Hispanics in high ranking positions and access to business opportunities. I can’t help but think as a crusader on the diversity battle... are we hurting our communities by pushing corporations too hard on diversity? 

Washington, DC – The National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC) today praised President Barak Obama’s historical visit to the Island of Puerto Rico. During the 2010 campaign, then democratic candidate Obama promised that if elected to the presidency he would visit the Island as President of the United States. The last sitting president to make an official visit to the island was President John F. Kennedy in 1961, 50 years ago.

Washington, DC – The National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC) today announced the scholarship winners of the Ford Blue Oval/NPRC College to Career (C2C) Latino Essay Contest. The NPRC College to Career (C2C) program is a leadership skills development program geared at increasing the opportunities of juniors and seniors in college to succeed in Corporate America.

In a statement released today, Miller Coors and The National Puerto Rican Day Parade decided to discontinue the "Emboricuate" advertising campaign associated with the largest parade in the nation. Community leaders and citizens of Puerto Rican descent had express discontent and called to censure the utilization of the term "Emboricuate" due to its similarity to the Spanish term "Emborrachate", which literally means "Drink Up". 

The National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC) asked the Federal Communications Commission in a letter today to support the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile because it will help better meet the wireless needs of the Puerto Rican community not only in Puerto Rico, but also in every state in the U.S.

Rural Broadband Programs: America Can Do Better

by Rafael Fantauzzi

The National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC) has long advocated the importance of access to information technology and high-speed Internet service for economic and social advancement in our community, both on the mainland and on the island. Sadly, nearly ten million households lack access to basic broadband infrastructure, and efforts to bridge this digital divide have been slow.