Robert Cotto Jr.
@robertcottojr
Educator, Scholar, Dad | Black Puerto Rican + Indigenous Peruvian | Ph.D. | My posts are just me. Reposts are not endorsement.
This is an even worse, real version of the film with Robin Williams, Toys. 🤦🏾♂️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_(f...
ICYMI: Bronin was No Robin Hood as Mayor of Hartford "...often portrayed as some Robin Hood character, in reality he played the Sheriff and helped take public lands away from working people to benefit today’s lords and vassals." Read more here: ctexaminer.com/2026/08/07/b...
La Odisea en español, hoy (Martes 4 de Agosto) a las 7 p.m. en Cinestudio, en Trinity College 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT. Boletos son $7 por persona. 📽️🍿
Latina Mother Reflects on Past Hartford Mayor’s Non-Response to Call to Stop Her Child’s School Closure learningfromthecity.blog/2026/08/02/l...
In my recent article, I showed how communities framed school closures in Hartford, CT. Stakeholders diagnosed the problem as a school closure. But who or what was responsible? In 2018, some teachers argued that Hartford’s mayor was to blame. learningfromthecity.blog/2026/07/05/w...
Somebody is paying big money to hire people to further privatize the public schools in Connecticut.
On Friday I presented @ AERA 2026 in LA. The presentation was part of symposium, "Researching Race and Ethnicity: Methods and Applications in the 20th Century." Many thanks to co-presenters (left to right) Callie Avondet, Itrat Sultan, Dr. Jennifer Johnson (chair), Joey Shepherd, & Gariel Pierce!
At the pier, an unhoused dude just said to me, "ey, ese, dos dolares."
I spoke about Hartford and other communities facing dispossession of their schools.
At the 2nd Annual Puerto Rico / Puerto Ricans in Connecticut Policy Summit. State Rep. Minnie Gonzalez (middle of photo 1) is questioning the details of the housing "affordability" agenda that masks details about actual affordability, access, and community power.