Caribbean Classes at the EC 2023
Reflections on 2023 student dance and drum classes at the Eugene Young Environmental Education Center and Raíces’ new home.
November 22, 2023
Raíces Blog
Caribbean Authors & Writers Collection Interview with Yvette Canoura: A Reflection
Carribean Authors & Writers Interview with Yvette Canoura: A Reflection by Natalie Saldarriaga Raíces Cultural center is proud to announce our Caribbean Authors & Writers oral history Collection. In this
September 30, 2023
Raíces at the EC
Raíces Cultural Center has a new home! Read more about our vision to create a center for exploration, collaboration and cultural fusion within the performing, visual and media arts, as well as, their connection with Nature and Planet Earth.
August 10, 2023
Flashback to Afribembé 2022 and This Year’s Celebration
Flashback to Afribembé 2022 and This Year’s Celebration by Francisco G. Gómez Last year’s Afribembé celebration was off the hook. There was a diverse lineup of performers, speakers, poets and
July 3, 2023
July 2, 2023
Support Spotlight: Raíces Receives NEA ARP Grant for 2022-2024
Raíces Cultural Center has received two years of NEA ARP funding support for our core arts program team.
October 15, 2022
Family Ties Interview with Ty Thompson: A Reflection
Family Ties Interview with Ty Thompson: A Reflection by Natalie Saldarriaga ENGLISH Something that has always intrigued me about history are the small moments that change the trajectories of our
January 24, 2022
Raíces Branch of Community History Receives COVID-19 Response Grant from NJCH
Raíces Cultural Center is honored to receive grant support from the New Jersey Council for Humanities COVID-19 Response Grants to support the official launch of our newest program branch, the Branch of Community History.
October 18, 2021
Silence One, Silence All
In her TED Talk, Dominique Luster examines the “impact” and “power” that “bias and privilege” have in the ability to create “silenced landscapes” within the archives. We often think of the archives as a place we can find first-person experiences, but Luster reminds us these spaces have been “strategically curated”. We can’t escape the reality that some voices are purposely silenced while others are uplifted.
June 22, 2021
A Taste of Racism in Old Habana – 2007
A Taste of Racism in Old Habana – 2007 by Francisco G. Gómez August of 2007: my excitement was on overload as my friend D ( Dean Warren Schomburg )
June 8, 2021
Dawn of the Mascaras – A Solo Exhibit by Nathan Bunce
The Dawn of the Mascaras, the first solo art exhibit of Nathan Bunce, at El Museo de Los Sures, Feb-March 2020.
March 5, 2020
Balkan Meets Bomba
Balkan Meets Bomba by Francisco G. Gómez If you love the AfroBoricua music of Puerto Rico or the music of the Balkans, you would have made it a point not to
February 15, 2020
Raíces Cultural Center Awarded Incubation Grant from NJCH
Raíces Cultural Center has been awarded an incubation grant from NJ CH to develop a research initiative that examines the role and impact of gender in folkloric expressions and cultural traditions from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.
January 31, 2020
Support Spotlight: Raíces Awarded Middlesex County Office of Arts & History Program Grants for 2020
Raíces Cultural Center has Arts and History Program Grants from the Middlesex County Office of Arts and History (MCOAH) for 2020.
January 31, 2020
Raíces Folkloric Ensemble – Tale of Two Waters
Photo galleries from the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble’s October 19 presentation of “Tale of Two Waters” at the Elizabeth Public Library.
November 18, 2019
Day of the Dead Celebration
by Francisco G. Gómez The Day of the Dead goes by many names, Día de los muertos, Day of the Ancestors, Day of the Egún, All souls Day and many
November 18, 2019
Sharing Culture: Segunda Quimbamba at the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip
Photo gallery of Segunda Quimbamba’s September 19, 2019 performance at the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip
September 24, 2019
A Bountiful Summer at the Raíces MicroFarm
Photo gallery from the 2019 Raíces EcoCulture MicroFarm summer season.
August 29, 2019
EcoCulture Garden Update – The Growing Season Has Begun – March 9, 2019
by Nicole Wines It’s official…the growing season has begun! We have put our first seeds in trays – sweet and hot peppers, eggplants, tomatoes and herbs – rigged up a
March 9, 2019
Save the PR Bee: Raíces Awarded Bee Cause Foundation Grant Award on Behalf of TaínaSoy Apiario
Raíces Cultural Center has teamed up with TaínaSoy Apiario Institute for Sustainability and Ecological Conservancy to provide fiscal sponsorship for the awarding of a Bee Cause Foundation grant which will help launch an educational program in Aguada, Puerto Rico to Save the PR Bee.
December 20, 2018
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAY – Raíces Roots Music Concert Series
Check out the photo gallery from our November 10 concert featuring Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAY
November 15, 2018
Gabriel Muñoz & Melodías Borinqueñas – Raíces Roots Music Concert Series
Check out the photo gallery and video clips from our September 22 concert featuring Gabriel Muñoz & Melodías Borinqueñas.
September 24, 2018
Magnolia Street String Band – Raíces Roots Music Concert Series
Check out the photo gallery from the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series event featuring Magnolia Street String Band.
August 21, 2018
Puerto Rico Sustainable Disaster Support Initiative Phase 1 – GOAL REACHED!!!
Thanks to the generous contributions of friends, family, community members, and supporters from near and far, Raíces Cultural Center has met it’s goal in Phase 1 of our Disaster Relief Support Initiative. In 9 months we were able to raise over $10,000 to help support grassroots recovery efforts on the island of Puerto Rico. Learn more about what the funds have been used to support as our friends, family and collaborators work for a just, sustainable and renewable recovery for the island.
August 5, 2018