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Rosa Colón

Author: Rosa Colón

Rosa Colón has been self publishing comics, as Soda Pop Comics, with her partner Carla for almost 10 years. She has an MA in Sequential Art and Design from the University of Brighton, UK. She likes living in San Juan, Puerto Rico most of the time - not during hurricane season. Illustrator and geek extraordinaire. Wepa.

Borinquen Summer

by Rosa Colón

Posted on January 7, 2021January 11, 2021

How a summer of protest emboldened the people of Puerto Rico.

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How the U.S. Cashed in on Puerto Rico

by Rosa Colón

Posted on July 8, 2019

In 1898, the US emerged with a profitable jewel in its colonial crown.

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One Year Later, Puerto Rico is Standing Still

by Rosa Colón

Posted on September 28, 2018

Recovery from Hurricane Maria is being hindered by government disorganization and an economic crisis.

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Puerto Rico’s LGBT Community is Ready to Kick the Door Down

by Rosa Colón

Posted on June 27, 2018

In the late 1980’s, a TV show was ahead of the curve on gay acceptance. But that’s not enough.

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Hurricane Maria’s Real Toll

by Rosa Colón

Posted on June 5, 2018

Nobody knows exactly how many people were killed in Puerto Rico, but it’s more than the government says.

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Puerto Rico’s Long History of Separatists

by Rosa Colón

Posted on April 16, 2018

Ever since the Spanish arrived on Borikén in the 16th century, the Puerto Rican people have resisted colonial powers.

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Trump’s Tax Bill to Crush Puerto Rico

by Rosa Colón

Posted on December 4, 2017

In the wake of devastating hurricanes, this is definitely the thing to do to your own citizens.

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Puerto Rico: Should I State or Should I Go?

by Rosa Colón

Posted on October 16, 2017

The Isle of Enchantment has lived in the shadow of the US for over a century. Is statehood the answer?

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Eye of the Storm

by Rosa Colón

Posted on October 2, 2017

A dispatch from San Juan, Puerto Rico

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