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Just found out that lauren Velez from the hit show dexter has made a trailer on kick starter that is so good that we need to get people to support are Afro-Latinos. The trailer is called “They Call me La Lupe”. She asking for our help in making this powerful movie come to life.
I love your blog. Keep up with the good job! Your efforts and dedication are inspiring. Thank you!!
I just came across your blog and it was definitely a breath of fresh air. I am doing an internet radio show on February 16 discussing issues in the Afro-Latin Diaspora….would you be interested in contributing. If so, you can reach me at le.nubian@gmail.com or on Facebook under the same e-mail.
Thank you, thank you, gracias! I just found your site in my attempt to find material to teach my high school Spanish students during Black History Month. What a gold mine I have found, and I am so excited to create a curriculum unit on the African influences in our Latino culture – keeping it both relevant and current for them with these great articles. I am especially interested in showing the clip on the AfroUruguayans and their fight for recognition in their country, I cannot wait for the discussions that will ensue after the clip and the comparisons the kids will have to make to our own plight in the US. Gracias!!!!
Nancy
(Latina nacida en Nueva York)
Nancy:
Saludos!
WOW! Your comments really moved me. You absolutely made my day! I’m delighted to know that our content can be of assistance to you and your students.
If your schedule permits, I would love to speak with you and learn more about your class and
the curriculum unit you are creating which focuses on Afro-Latino culture. Feel free to reach out via our Contact Us Page: https://losafrolatinos.com/contact-us/
Thank you very much for taking the time to write us.
Appreciatively,
Kim Haas
Founder, losafrolatinos.com
Kim:
Given the recent presidential action to begin normalizing relations, I think if would be very interesting if someone would author an article on the impact of the US Embargo of Cuba on the afrocubanos. I believe they have been disproportionately harmed, because the lack of a prosperous exiled community who can pour US dollars into their neighborhoods and lives, among other reasons. Maybe you could do an interview with Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. who, as you know, is a subject matter expert on the topic and get his views on how normalization would impact our communities there.
Just food for thought. Hope all is well. Looking forward to more great content.
OMG. Please forgive my ignorance the Dr. Gates has been deceased for some years now.
Saludos from Minnesota…yes, there are Puerto Ricans here in the Twin Cities. We are MinneRicans. I’m a writer on assignment to create a publication during the UN’s declaration of International Decade of People of African Descent Jan 2014-Dec 2023. I’m working on a special edition magazine to be released during Hispanic Heritage Month 2017, right around the corner…yikes! Besides the obvious, celebrating Afro-Latinos…the goal is to have an annual commemorative magazine for the purposes of documenting stories to incorporate into local academic standards for K-12. Needless to say, we are looking for advertisers (to cover the issue) and more important … content. Pictures, illustrations etc. etc. If you’re nterested in helping out a Boricua de NYC by way of Neillsville, WI who ended up in St, Paul, MN. dreaming of Jayuja, document our history dejame saber y pa lante entonces/carmen