NON US BETTER QUIZ

A Cuban poet, essayist, journalist, and revolutionary philosopher.Martí played a vital role in the movement for Cuban independence from Spain in the 19th century. His writings and political activism inspired many in Cuba and across Latin America to fight for freedom from colonial rule.

• Pablo Neruda
• Piri Thomas

• Tainos

• Jose Marti

were an indigenous people of the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Hispaniola.They were the first people encountered by Christopher Columbus upon his arrival in the Americas in 1492.

• Maya
• Aztec
• Inca
• Taino

Librarian, folklorist, storyteller. She and Schomburg are part of the early waves of Puerto Rican migration to the U.S. after Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917.

• Maria Martinez
• Sylvia Reveria

• Pura Belpré
• Elizabeth Acevedo

A Puerto Rican writer, poet, and activist. He is best known for his memoir "Down These Mean Streets," which explores his experiences growing up as a Puerto Rican in New York City and his involvement in street gangs and the criminal justice system.

• Pedro Martinez
• Juan Rodriguez
• Jose Marti

• Piri Thomas

A Puerto Rican historian, writer, and activist. He is best known for his extensive collection of materials related to African and African-American history and culture, which formed the basis of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. Schomburg's work helped to highlight the contributions of people of African descent to world history and challenged Eurocentric narratives.

• Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
• Carlos Sanchez Schomburg
• Diego Lopez Schomburg
• Antonio Rodriguez Schomburg

Was a Latinx transgender activist. She was a key figure in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, particularly in the fight for the rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming people.

• Gloria Anzaldúa

• Harvey Milk
• Sylvia Rivera
• Elizabeth Acevedo

A Puerto Rican nationalist organization founded in the late 1960s in New York City. Inspired by the Black Panther Party and other radical movements, this group advocated for the rights of Puerto Ricans and other marginalized communities, including African Americans and Latinx people.

• Brown Berets
• Young Lords

• Tainos

• Revolutionary Action Movement

A contemporary author and poet of Dominican descent. She’s the author of a piece we read this year “Clap when you land”.

• Sandra Cisneros
• Sylvia Rivera

• Elizabeth Acevedo
• Gloria Anzaldúa

A Chicana scholar, writer, and feminist theorist. She is best known for her book "Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza”.

• Gloria Anzaldúa
• Sylvia Rivera

• Pura Belpré

• Julia Alvarez

was an influential Afro-Cuban singer who played a significant role in the world of Latin music, particularly in the genres of jazz, mambo, and Afro-Cuban rhythms.

• Graciela

• Pura Belpré

• Tito Puente
• Gloria Estefan