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Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center (SRBCC) is a community-based nonprofit organization serving the neighborhood of Hermosa located in Chicago’s northwest side. SRBCC is the longest-standing Puerto Rican cultural center in the city. Established in 1971, it was named in honor of Segundo Ruiz Belvis, the Puerto Rican founder of a secret abolitionist society that freed  children who had been enslaved during Spanish colonial rule. In that spirit, SRBCC realizes its mission to preserve and promote appreciation of the culture and arts of Puerto Rico and Latin America, with a focus on its African heritage.SRBCC evolved from a community arts project developed by Association House of Chicago and community activists of the Latin American Defense Organization (LADO). These organizations supported the economic and democratic rights of the Puerto Rican and Latino community of Chicago, focusing on the areas of civic involvement, citizenship, cultural identity, public education, health, safety and security, housing, and economic opportunity.

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Reading of poems by Afro-Puerto Rican writer Mayra Santos-Febres in dialogue with the  Alejandro Salazar Quartet

Reading of poems by Afro-Puerto Rican writer Mayra Santos-Febres in dialogue with the Alejandro Salazar Quartet.This multimedia event will feature video projections by Jose Arturo Ballester Panelli. The Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center invites you to share with our resident artists and learn about the work of one of the most critically-acclaimed and influential Afro-Puerto Rican voices of her generation.Lectura de poemas de la escritora afroboricua Mayra Santos Febres en diálogo con el cuarteto del jazzista Alejandro Salazar.El evento multimedia contará con proyecciones en video de Jose Arturo Ballester Panelli. El Centro Cultural Segundo Ruiz Belvis te invita a compartir con nuestros artistas residentes y a conocer la obra de una de las voces afropuertorriqueñas más influyentes y renombradas de su generación.

Special appearance by guest artist Alejandro Salazar

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