Raíces Libre
Preserving Puerto Rico’s history, culture, and identity through education, advocacy, and community engagement. Empowering communities to protect our heritage for future generations.
Who We Are
Educating Our People. Reclaiming Our History.
Raíces Libre is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Puerto Rico’s history, culture, and identity through education, advocacy, and community engagement. We create spaces where people can learn, question, discuss, and reconnect with the stories that have shaped Puerto Rico and its people.
We believe that knowledge empowers our communities. Understanding our past allows us to better understand our present and confidently shape our future.
Because understanding our roots empowers our future.
OUR MISSION
Educate to Liberate the Mind
For generations, important parts of Puerto Rican history have been minimized, overlooked, or erased.
Raíces Libre brings these stories forward through education, dialogue, and cultural preservation.
We educate through:
- Puerto Rico’s history and identity
- Stories of resistance and resilience
- Civic awareness
- Community engagement
OUR PURPOSE
Puerto Rico continues to face complex political, economic, and social challenges.
We believe education is the foundation for meaningful conversations about the island’s future.
Everyone deserves the opportunity to:
• Learn
• Explore history
• Ask questions
• Engage in respectful dialogue
Knowledge creates informed communities.
OUR COMMITMENT
Raíces Libre is more than a history project.
We are committed to:
• Truth
• Identity
• Education
• Empowering communities through knowledge
Because when people know their roots, they gain the power to shape their future.
Las raíces nunca mueren.
— Raíces Libre
Bridging the Diaspora & the Island
Puerto Rican identity does not end at the shoreline.
Millions of Boricuas carry our language, traditions, and history across the world.
Raíces Libre exists to reconnect those communities with the island through education, dialogue, and shared history.
Whether you were born in Puerto Rico, New York, Florida, Chicago, Massachusetts, or anywhere else, your roots matter.
Our history travels with our people.
6+ Million
Puerto Ricans Worldwide
One Mission
Educate Preserve Empower
One Homeland
One Shared Heritage