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Bad Bunny exalts Puerto Rico in his music of resistance. Getty Images hide caption

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Rita Moreno attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4 in Hollywood, Calif. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption

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Rita Moreno To 'My Gente': Be Proud Of Who You Are, And Don't Give Up

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"Hydrant: In the Air," 1963 — "It's significant because it shows us. We were not allowed to go to the public pools. So we opened our hydrant and we cooled ourselves off. But when I saw it and photographed it I made it more than just poor people turning on a hydrant. I'm very proud of that image. And it says a lot to my community. Hopefully when you look at my image you don't see poor people." Hiram Maristany/ Smithsonian American Art Museum hide caption

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A storefront of a New York City bodega from the 1950s or '60s. Justo Martí/Courtesy of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies hide caption

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New York City Bodegas And The Generations Who Love Them

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Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, left, checks her phone Tuesday after taking a photo as President Trump and leaders of historically black colleges and universities pose for a group photo in the Oval Office. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Democratic candidates visited the Central Florida Democratic Hispanic Caucus Voting Festival and Mock Election, which took place in Kissimmee, Fla. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption

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Which Way Florida Goes Hinges On Puerto Rican Voters

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