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A Love Letter to My Trini-Vene Tribe… #BlackHistoryIsGlobal
Today’s La Vida En Black History Month moment comes in the form of a love letter. A love letter written through history, by our ancestors, by our Great Grandmothers and Great Grandfathers…today’s Post is dedicated to mi famila. Born in the “in between” time my Mummy, Josefa Machado was a bright daughter in the Luces family. …
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La Vida En Black; El Negro Primero #BlackHistoryIsGlobal
Afro-Venezuelans were a vital part of the struggle for independence. One of Simon Bolívar’s most famous lieutenants, Pedro Camejo, is legendary in Venezuela’s history as “El Negro Primero,” who was always the first to ride into battle. In the final battle of Carabobo, Camejo was mortally wounded but survived long enough to utter one infamous phrase: “General, vengo decirle,…
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Domingo Candombe #BlackHistoryIsGlobal
Today’s La Vida En Black History Month message is from Uraguay… Candombe is an original Uruguayan music and art form developed by the Africans living there as slaves. Candombe is so imbedded in the Uruguayan culture Candombe is recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage of humanity. Candombe also became ingrained in Argentina and…
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A Miracle in his own right Saint Martin de Porres #BlackHistoryIsGlobal
La Vida En Black History Month #BlackHistoryIsGlobal Wedensday February 4th’s feature is for the first black canonized Catholic Saint Martin de Porres. Born in Lima, Peru in 1579, St. Martin de Porres mother was a free black woman from Panama and his father was of Spanish Aristocracy. A 15 year old Martin became a lay…
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“Pelo Malo” Speaks To Us All #BlackHistoryIsGlobal
#BlackHistoryIsGlobal Todays La Vida En Black History Month message hails in the form of a film I just watched and had been hearing about for months. There are several themes coming up in Latino Cinema that have to deal with identity, relationships and how we see one another. In this award winning film by Venezuelan director,…
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The Priestess Who Launched the War of Independence! #BlackHistoryIsGlobal
This La Vida En Black History Month message hails for la isla de la primera vista, Hispaniola’s french side, Haiti! And I went in search of a Lady I present to you, Cécile Fatiman. Cécile Fatiman was a great Vodou Priestess when in 1792 she lead the ceremony in Bois Caïman which launched the…
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