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Discovering My Panamanian SelfVioleta Donawa
May 12, 2008
This is the story of a girl who identifies as bi-ethnically Black. All my life, whether around African Americans or non-Black Latinos, my multifaceted identity has been rejected or misunderstood.
Un líder venezolano habla del movimiento afrobolivianoChucho García
12 de mayo, 2008
La Red de Organizaciones Afrovenezolanas, dentro de sus principios fundacionales, destaca el tema de la soberanía territorial e intelectual de los pueblos ante cualquier amenaza externa.
Junot’s Prize: A Pulitzer First for Afro-Latino LiteratureGlenda Carpio
April 29, 2008
What does Junot Diaz’s well-deserved Pulitzer Prize mean for the future of Afro-Latino literature? When news that Diaz had won began to spread, I thought immediately of the positive impact it is likely to have.
Uncovering the Long History of Blacks in Mexico—Part 2Alva Moore Stevenson
April 22, 2008
Africans have been in Mexico at least since 1510. Those who were imported as slaves resisted their oppression, as in other parts of the Americas.
An Afro-Boricua’s (American) Experience Revisited: Making the Roberto Clemente DocumentaryAdrian Burgos Jr.
April 16, 2008
The documentary powerfully conveys the life story of the Black Puerto Rican who some view as the first baseball hero to “transcend race and nation” for his work on and away from the playing field.
Afro-Colombian Rights are Human RightsLeonardo Reales
April 15, 2008
Racial discrimination, poverty and social exclusion are structural problems that have affected Colombian ethnic minorities for decades. Afro-Colombians experience the highest level of poverty.
The Passing of a Black Giant in Cuba: A Tribute to Walterio CarbonellCarlos Moore
April 15, 2008
Widely regarded as the father of a Black Consciousness movement in Cuba, the Cuban ethnologist and historian, Walterio Carbonell, died on Sunday, April 13, at the age of 88.
Q&A: Daughter of “American Gangster” Gives Birth to a Loving LegacyFrancine Lucas-Sinclair
April 8, 2008
The movie left out one real-life character who is among those most impacted by Frank Lucas: his daughter, Francine. Puerto Rico was her home for most of her youth.
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