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Obama y Los Afrodescendientes de América del Sur
Mónica Carrillo
November 25, 2008
El liderazgo de Obama trasciende intereses exclusivos de los afroestadounidenses. Sin embargo, Obama no puede escapar a la representación que indefectiblemente le otorga sus orígenes étnicos.
The Black World Lights Up the Big Screen: Q&A with Afro-Cuban Co-Founder of Film Festival
Aisha Al-Muslim
November 25, 2008
The 16th Annual African Diaspora Film Festival takes place in New York from Nov. 28 to Dec. 14., featuring 88 titles representing 41 countries. Reinaldo Barroso-Spech co-created the film festival with the belief that education is power.
Making a “Beautiful” Film in Revolutionary Cuba
Robin J. Hayes
November 25, 2008
The documentary film, “Beautiful Me(s): Finding Our Revolutionary Selves in Black Cuba,” is our intimate travel diary as underdog graduate students who journey from the Ivy League to the rebel state of Cuba.
Barack Obama: El Orgullo De La EsperanzaJorge Ramírez Reyna
November 25, 2008
Muchas generaciones los afrodescendientes en el mundo seguimos de pie firmes en la lucha, resistiendo las adversidades y avanzando en nuestras reivindicaciones, porque nunca perdimos la “Esperanza”. Y esa esperanza se llama hoy Barack Obama. Ya es el orgullo de los afrodescendientes en el mundo, demostrando que no obstante la esclavitud, la opresión, el racismo, seguimos haciendo historia.
An Afro-Brazilian’s Election Message to the United States
Diva Moreira
October 25, 2008
I am so very happy with Obama’s victory in the United States of America. This historic event belongs to you, but also to everybody all over the world.
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