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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. …

  • 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,…

  • La Vida En Black Venezuela

    German bankers from the Welser family, who financed the sale of Venezuela in the 16th century, were the first to traffic in human beings into Venezuela.

  • Me Gritarron Negra!!!!

    This La Vida En Black History Month message is so nice I had to do it twice… This story goes deep into the heart of Peruvian culture with the Heroine of Black Peru; Victoria Eugenia Santa Cruz Gamarra, a much celebrated poet, composer, choreographer, designer, + an exponent of Afro-Peruvian art. The daughter of writer…

  • La Vida In Black History on MLK…

    MIMITVA on… His words will remain timeless much like Jose Marti , Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Ghandi, President Barack Obama. The thought that words like Freedom, Liberty, Belief in Humanity never go out of style also remain true. As it relates to Latinos, Dr. King met with Roberto Clemente, and had much correspondence with the Secretary…

  • LaVidaEnBlack History 

    As a poor child; Dr. Raul Cuero, studied and played with roaches in his family dwelling in Buenaventura, Colombia. Motivated by boredom and used his expansive imagination to create and invent over 27 patented items…

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