Books
Forty Years: Memoirs from the Pages of a Newspaper
Los Angeles was founded in 1781. Among the forty-four individuals who founded it, there were twenty-two adults and twenty-two children. Not very many people know that there were only two Whites among the founders, but there were sixteen Indians and twenty-six...
Pigmentocracies: Ethnicity, Race, and Color in Latin America
"Pigmentocracies--the fruit of the multiyear Project on Ethnicity and Race in Latin America (PERLA)--is a richly revealing analysis of contemporary attitudes toward ethnicity and race in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, four of Latin America's most populous...
The Afro-Argentines of Buenos Aires, 1800-1900
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Black in Latin America
"12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World during the Middle Passage. While just over 11.0 million survived the arduous journey, only about 450,000 of them arrived in the United States. The rest, over ten and a half million, were taken to the Caribbean and...
Documentaries & Films
Negro: A Docu-Series About Latinx Identity
Started in 2010, by Dash Harris, Negro is a docu-series exploring identity, colonization, racism, and the African Diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean and the color complex among Latin@s.Through candid interviews, the social manifestations and consequences of...
Afro-Tradition, Environmental Racism and Black Place-Making in Mexico
This video is a Q&A with filmmaker Ebony Bailey about her documentary "Jamaica and Tamarindo: Afro-Tradition in the Heart of Mexico," followed by the panel discussion, “Environmental Racism, Gender, and Black Place-Making in Mexico's Costa Chica,” with Ebony...
Cuban Roots/Bronx Stories
Cuban Roots/Bronx Stories highlights the historical journey of an Afro-Cuban-American family, from Jamaica, to Cuba, to the Bronx, revealing that the Cuban-American experience is more diverse, racially and ideologically, than we are often led to believe. Diana, Ruben,...
Black in Latin America
" Black In Latin America, examines how Africa and Europe came together to create the rich cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean. Black in Latin America is a four-part documentary on Haiti–Dominican Republic, Cuba Brazil, and Mexico–Peru. It is parto of a trilogy...
Interviews
Afro-Tradition, Environmental Racism and Black Place-Making in Mexico
This video is a Q&A with filmmaker Ebony Bailey about her documentary "Jamaica and Tamarindo: Afro-Tradition in the Heart of Mexico," followed by the panel discussion, “Environmental Racism, Gender, and Black Place-Making in Mexico's Costa Chica,” with Ebony...
Profile: Sherly Tavárez
In this episode of Radio Nepantla, Graciela Colorado talks to Sherly Tavárez, founder and CEO of Hause of Curls and a self-identified Afro-Latina. "Before, Afro-Latinx was never spoken about, not with my family not with my friends. It was not even a thing until...
Perfil: Keisha Monique Sánchez
En este episodio, Jhonatan Navarrete entrevista a Keisha Monique Sánchez, una joven colombiana que vive en Nueva York, en donde está iniciando su carrera musical junto con sus hermanas. In this episode, Jhonatan Navarrete interviews Keisha Monique Sánchez, a young...
Perfil: Scarlet Estrada
En este episodio de Radio Nepantla, Melody Soto entrevista a Scarlet Estrada, antropóloga, ensayista y conductora del pódcast “AfroChingonas” desde la Ciudad de México. “Yo vengo de una familia que no se autoascribe como afromexicana y esto pues se debe al contexto en...
Music
7 Afro-Latino Musicians Inspiring the World in 2018
En esta página por TheCultureTrip.com destaca los artistas afrolatinos que hicieron un gran impacto en el año 2018. Muchos de ellos siguen en la punta de sus carreras musicales. El punto de este articulo es seguir es mostrar el impacto que están haciendo estos...
Rio Mira
Rio Mira is a project named for the river that separates Ecuador and Colombia. The group brings together the marimba masters Esteban Copete and Larry Preciado with Ecuadorian singer Karla Kanora and an incredible ensemble of Afro-Latinx folkloric musicians from the...
From Celia Cruz to Rafa Pabón, 10 Emblematic Afro Latin songs to Discover by Billboard.com
La reconocida organización de Billboard habla sobre las canciones que cambiaron el rumbo de la música afrolatina. Entre ellas se destacan personas como Celia Cruz y Rafa Pabón. Además, dan una pequeña explicación de la canción y lo que significó para muchas...
7 Afro-Latina Musicians You Need to Know by Hiplatina.com
Esta página web habla de mujeres que se consideran afrolatinas y están en la industria de la música. Muchas de ellas son conocidas pero otras no y si podemos darle más relevancia al trabajo de ellas, podemos seguir cumpliendo la meta de este proyecto el cual es darle...
Se Armo Kokoa
Agrupación de rap afrofeminista, conformada por fabik, euge, valencia y viki style con dj mats en las bandejas. El rap contestatario y reivindicativo, une a estas mcs para transmitir mediante sus letras un mensaje desde la negritud, el feminismo y el activismo dentro...
Afrosideral
Afrosideral, also known as Kumar Sublevao-Beat, is a Cuban artist established in Europe with a career of more than 20 years on and off the island. Deep lyricist, music producer, soundtrack composer and digital percussionist. This new proposal is the result of what...
News
Why Lorgia García Peña Was Denied Tenure at Harvard
An Afro-Latinx professor who taught Latinx studies at Harvard was denied tenure at the university. This occurred even though she created "a Latinx-studies secondary field and area of focus, and collected numerous awards for her teaching and competitive fellowships,"...
Panel: Voicing Afro-Latinx Histories & Identities
Este video demuestra un panel que habla sobre sus identidades e historias sobre la Afro Latinidad. This video demonstrates a panel that talks about their identities and histories about Afro Latinidad.Related Articles
From Celia Cruz to Rafa Pabón, 10 Emblematic Afro Latin songs to Discover by Billboard.com
La reconocida organización de Billboard habla sobre las canciones que cambiaron el rumbo de la música afrolatina. Entre ellas se destacan personas como Celia Cruz y Rafa Pabón. Además, dan una pequeña explicación de la canción y lo que significó para muchas...
Yale Cultural Centers Co-Host Afro-Latinx Event
This website explains how Yale University had an event centered on Afro Latinidad. The event was titled, "Who Is Black? Afro-Latinx and the #BlackLivesMatter Movement."Related Articles
Miriam Jiménez Román, Afro-Latinx activist, dies at 69
Late Miriam Jiménez Román was a major figure in the current Afro-Latinx studies movement. This article explains what she did in her lifetime as well as what she worked on with her late husband, Juan Flores.Related Articles
#BlackLatinxHistory Highlights Afro-Latinos Who Changed History
En este sitio web, muestran una variedad de escenarios que explican a los afrolatinos y el impacto y cambio que han hecho en el mundo. This shows a variety of scenarios that explain Afro-Latinxs as well as the impact and change they have done to the world.Related...
Photographs
Richard Cross: San Basilio de Palenque en Colombia
Between 1975 and 1978, photographer Richard Cross (1950–1983) became part of an ethnographic study of San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia, the first community of enslaved refugees officially recognized the Spanish crown. The project was directed by Colombian...
#blaxicansofla
Walter Luis Thompson-Hernández's Instagram project titled Blaxicans of LA @BlaxicansofLA was created as part of his research on the subject. The hashtag Blaxicans of LA: #blacxicansofla captures some of the posts on Instagram that emerged as a visual space to...
Podcasts
Profile: Sherly Tavárez
In this episode of Radio Nepantla, Graciela Colorado talks to Sherly Tavárez, founder and CEO of Hause of Curls and a self-identified Afro-Latina. "Before, Afro-Latinx was never spoken about, not with my family not with my friends. It was not even a thing until...
Perfil: Keisha Monique Sánchez
En este episodio, Jhonatan Navarrete entrevista a Keisha Monique Sánchez, una joven colombiana que vive en Nueva York, en donde está iniciando su carrera musical junto con sus hermanas. In this episode, Jhonatan Navarrete interviews Keisha Monique Sánchez, a young...
Perfil: Scarlet Estrada
En este episodio de Radio Nepantla, Melody Soto entrevista a Scarlet Estrada, antropóloga, ensayista y conductora del pódcast “AfroChingonas” desde la Ciudad de México. “Yo vengo de una familia que no se autoascribe como afromexicana y esto pues se debe al contexto en...
Profile: Demetrius Dante Taylor Sánchez Jr.
In this episode of Radio Nepantla, Diana Romero interviews Demetrius Dante Taylor Sánchez Jr. Demetrius is the middle child with two sisters. His father’s family migrated to Las Vegas from Mississippi. His mother was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila Mexico, and...
Profile: Amaya Taylor
In this episode of Radio Nepantla, Yasmine Cárdenas talks to Amaya Taylor, a CSUN student majoring in child and adolescent development who grew up in Los Angeles’s South Bay. "Growing up music was huge. I listened to different genres from different places. So my dad...
Profile: Jordan Henry
In this episode of Radio Nepanlta, Elizabeth Campos talks to Jordan Henry, a Cal State Northridge undergrad, micro-influencer, aspiring journalist, and more. She attributes a lot of her goals to her experience as a mixed-race woman. In developing her cultural identity...
Scholarly Articles & Journals
Los Esclavos Fugitivos que Huyeron de Estados Unidos a México
Rodrigo OseguedaQue la Esclavitud se proscriba para siempre, y lo mismo la distinción de Castas, quedando todos iguales, y sólo distinguirá a un Americano de otro el vicio y la virtud.México fue de los primeros países en abolir la esclavitud y el primero de América en...
La Oscura Historia del Pasado Esclavista Español
Claudia Contente Historiadora, Universitat Pompeu FabraA pesar de las leyes y compromisos, España fue uno de los últimos países, a finales del siglo XIX, en acabar de forma real con el fenómenoEn un momento de revisión del pasado en Estados Unidos, pero también en...
Afrolatinos: doble minoría
Maria Elena Salinas Latinos negros o Afro-Latinos, una doble minoría. No es exactamente una crisis de identidad pero dice mucho acerca de cómo las personas se perciben a sí mismas y de los factores que tienen en cuenta para su identidad.Pero existe un subgrupo dentro...
In Defense of Latinx
Christine Garcia“Where We Are” highlights where we are as a field on matters current and compelling. In these invited contributions, we bring together a small group of scholars at the forefront of a particular issue or practice, who together issue a progress report of...
The Fallacy of a Raceless Latinidad: Action Guidelines for Centering Blackness in Latinx Psychology
Hector Y. AdamesThe Chicago School of Professional Psychologyand Private Practice, Chicago, Illinois Nayeli Y. Chavez-DueñasThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology Maryam M. JerniganAgnes Scott CollegeAs Díaz... explains, Latinidad is an all-inclusive cultural...
The Lens of Latinx Literature
Marilisa Jiménez GarcíaWhen I proposed a guaranteed Modern Language Association panel on Latinx literature at the 2016 Children’s Literature Association in Columbus, Ohio, my objective was to subvert the conversation on diversity. Youth literature and culture serves...