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  • Hurricane Maria devastation on Puerto Rico

    The Communications Crisis in Puerto Rico

    Joseph Torres
    Misty Perez Truedson
    Yesenia Perez-Algarin
    January 31, 2018
    Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico’s infrastructure, leaving the island without power and phone service, and damaging 95 percent of all cell towers.
  • A New Court Ruling Harms Prisoners Nationwide -- Including My Cousin

    Yesenia Perez-Algarin
    June 15, 2017
    My cousin Charlie is serving time in an upstate New York prison. And thanks to a recent court decision, it will be much harder for my grandmother to stay in touch with him.
  • I Have to Keep Resisting. There's No Other Choice.

    Yesenia Perez-Algarin
    February 10, 2017
    So many people are out there fighting back, daily, and harder than I have been. It's those stories that lift me up when I start to feel like the resistance is futile.
  • More Black Men Have Been Killed. Here's What I'm Doing to Fight Back

    Yesenia Perez-Algarin
    September 27, 2016
    My heart is heavy. More black men have been killed at the hands of police officers. I get angry. And then I use the very platform from which I get my news to share these breaking stories.
  • The Digital Divide Hits Home

    Yesenia Perez-Algarin
    May 12, 2016
    I have the opportunity and the means to stay connected. The same isn’t true for my relatives, who have to choose between grocery shopping and paying for Internet service.
  • Why I Fight: The Open Internet Has Changed My Life

    Yesenia Perez-Algarin
    December 29, 2015
    I’m not what you’d consider a super activist. I don’t sign every petition I receive, I don’t attend every protest or rally I’m invited to, I don’t donate to every organization that solicits me. But it’s because of the Internet that I can fight for what I believe in.
  • Love Net Neutrality? Hate Comcast? Fund the Fight

    Yesenia Perez-Algarin
    October 1, 2014
    As a Comcast subscriber, I can attest to the power cable companies have over our rights to connect and communicate.

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