Afro-Latin American series

The Miami Herald did a phenomenal job with it's series called "A Rising Voice: Afro-Latin Americans" and it is a five part series on black populations is Latin America, accompanied with beautiful photos which capture the lives of people in some of these countries. Countries covered include, Nicaragua, Honduras, Brazil, Dominican Republic, and Cuba. Photo'd above are two young ladies for Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua.
In the Honduras and Nicaragua they address cultural and civil rights issues. A quote in the Dominican Republic segment "Nearly all Dominican women straighten their hair, which experts say is a direct result of a historical learned rejection of all things black." The Brazilian part covers "racial democracy." The Cuban part covers the black political activism movement. READ MORE...
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- Mary commented on Afro-Latin American series: Wow, thanks for the article, I'll have to get a copy of it!! Years ago
- anibal ortiz commented on Afro-Latin American series: I most gree with your comments. I for one feel very proud of whom I a
- EJ commented on Afro-Latin American series: Bueno, I am a African-American/Creole/Cherokee Indian with some Lati
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Bueno,
I am a African-American/Creole/Cherokee Indian with some Latino history. I am black and I speak Spanish almost fluently with an Afro-Latino Puerto Rican Accent. I am proud of who I am. I however am dissapointed in my people "black Americans and Black Latinos". There are so many Black Latinos, that deny their blackness because of the negativity it has colleceted over the years. However, the African-American community can be ignorant to the fact one can be Black and Latino. In fact there were more slaves in Latin American then in the USA & Canada. For example, Brazil is the 2nd largest nation with inhabitants of African ancetry. There are millions of blacks in Latin America to P. Rico, Cuba, Dom. Rep., and Colombia, etc. We need to learn to embrace our blackness and learn that being a Black Latino is the best of both worlds. Who wouldn't want dark skin and a hot spicy Latin culture to go with that?!?!
African Americans: Should become more educated of our brothers and sisters to the south. They have had similar struggles that we've had have. In fact for many nations their struggles continue and a very horrible. (ex. Colombia)
Afro-Latinos: Mi gente, que bonita es la raza negra pero la comunidad latina. Sabemos que tenemos mucho hacer en este mundo. We have to change the way people see the word LATINO. Because Latino isn't a race but a category. There are Black Latinos Asain Latinos European Latinos, etc.
------Let's change / Vamos a cambiarnos--------
I most gree with your comments. I for one feel very proud of whom I am and of my blackness as a fro latino. Our people too not only the some of people from the south accept us,our own people dont accept the color of our skin, or don't be marrie out of you race then you can see how your own race act.I know my wife is african american from the south,I'm Puerto rican, born in the Iland and raise in new york, to the people back in the Iland I'm a newyorkrican . and we are not accept as pure puertoricans. Therefore it starts with your own race latinos and latinas wake up and smile the coffee you are of a mixed race.
Wow, thanks for the article, I'll have to get a copy of it!! Years ago I had the honor of marching with some black Brazilians in a parade honoring the 100th year abolition of slavery.