Celebrating Hispanic History Month: Piri Thomas

It’s with great sadness to write that Piri Thomas is dead at 83. Mr. Thomas’ work was a great influence on me and gave me insight on urban Puerto Rican culture. Here is a performance that Piri Thomas did some time ago:

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