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Afro-Guyanese organisation raises concerns at UN forum on People of African Descent

Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes speaking at the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent in Geneva, Switzerland. The International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPAD-G) has complained to the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent that the Guyana government has been deliberately refusing to fund the organisation and giving mere lip…

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Knowledge. Spread the word. #afrolatina #afrolatinashow #afrolatinosfilm #idpad #Repost @afrolatinos.siempre.palante (@get_repost) ・・・ #repost @afrolatinofestivalnyc * * Winter Reading: Los Negros, Los Mulatos y La Nacion Dominicana [Blacks, Mulattos and the Dominican Nation] Franklyn J. Franco ( 1st Ed. 1969; 7th Ed. 1984) * * Franklyn Franco (d. 2013) was one of the foremost #Dominican intellectuals and early political scientists who examined the effects of the Rafael Trujillo dictatorship on race, racial ideology and racial heirarchy in the #DominicanRepublic🇩🇴. He was forced into exile under threat of assassination by Trujillo and lived in several countries in Latin America until Trujillo was himself assassinated in 1961. Courtesy of @proyectoafrolatino archive #historymatters #Afrodescendant #afrodescendiente #Negro #mulatto #race #Caribbean #Caribe (at West Bronx, Bronx, New York)

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Why it’s not “just hair!” #hairpolitics #pelobueno #pelomalo #racism #discrimination #Dominicana #afrodominicana #daschapolanco #afrolatinidad #embracingroots #african #afrolatinadiary #respectability #sexuality #objectification #feminism #blacklatinas #woc #poc #idpad @get_repost @aliciaanabelsantos thank you for sharing!

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Femi Coker creates world’s longest cap

Femi Coker creates world’s longest cap

Mr Femi Coker wearing the cap and beside him is Ms Cynthia Prah

An indigenous Nigerian artist, Femi Coker, has created the world’s longest cap to promote the ingenuity of Africans as part of the celebration of the International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD).

Mr Coker, who paid a courtesy call on the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Accra, wore the world’s longest cap…

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Omotola Jolade Named Among 100 Most Influential People from Africa

Omotola Jolade Named Among 100 Most Influential People from Africa

Nollywood actress, Omotola Jolade, has again, made the country proud as she has been named among the 100 Most Influential People of African Descent.

The actress took to social media to announce her recent feet. She received this honour at the 73rd UN General Assembly in New York.

Omotola Jolade honoured for UN’s IDPAD.

The award honours distinguished personalities from 50 different countries in…

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DaMajority Fresh Article https://www.damajority.com/barbadian-on-most-influential-un-list/

Barbadian On ‘Most Influential’ UN List

Barbadian On ‘Most Influential’ UN List

by PAULA HARPER-GRANT, G.I.S.

Minister of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports, John King, poses with awardee Chereda Grannum while Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Deborah Payne (left) and Director of the Commission for Pan African Affairs, Deryck Murray (right) look on. (B.Hinds/BGIS)

Barbadian Chereda Grannum has been announced as one of the Global 100 Most Influential People of African Descent under 40.

Ms. Grannum, who is employed as a Project Officer at the Commission for Pan-African Affairs, Ministry of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports, has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the objectives of the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent.

Minister John King congratulated Ms. Grannum on behalf of the Government and people of Barbados.

“Ms. Grannum’s work continues to be an invaluable contribution to the Commission for Pan-African Affairs’ mandate to empower Afro-Barbadians and to strengthen our institutions and positively enhance national life by building relationships, exchanges and interactions with the nation’s population groups and institutions of the continent of Africa and the wider African Diaspora.

“Ms. Grannum was the first Barbadian to earn the designation of United Nations Fellow for the International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD) in 2016 and she is now the first Barbadian to be included on the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) Global 100 Under 40 – Politics and Governance list. This is a remarkable achievement and as Barbadians, we are proud of her and applaud her success and recognition.”

The MIPAD 100 is a global initiative which supports the United Nations’ IDPAD. MIPAD 100 identifies high achievers of African descent in public and private sectors from all around the world as a progressive network of relevant actors to join together in the spirit of recognition, justice and development.

Ms. Grannum will travel to New York from September 28 to October 3 where she will participate in the MIPAD’s Class of 2018 Recognition Week activities. The honourees will join other specially invited guests and dignitaries from throughout Africa and the Diaspora at a recognition dinner and awards ceremony hosted by CEO and founder of MIPAD 100, Kamil Olufowobi at the ONE UN Millennium Hilton Hotel in New York City.

The Government of Barbados formally launched IDPAD in February 2015, and supports the work of the MIPAD 100 initiative in recognition of the contributions of individuals at the forefront of the global efforts to achieve the objectives of the Decade.

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The year is 2008, my first feature article is published, I was official official as a writer. The piece, “Two Cultures Marching to One Drum,” caught the attention of an executive television producer who had been dedicating his life to creating content for the Latinx market. We have a quick chat. And then the craziest shit happened and for those of us who know you know it wasn’t crazy at all but divinely ordered and in perfect alignment with my life’s purpose. ⚔️⚔️⚔️ We meet. He celebrates my work. And then he invites me to travel all across Latin America as his head-writer-producer of this massive documentary that we just had to do together. And for that kind of trust, faith and belief in me Renz you are my spiritual brother, my boy, my business partner for LIFE• @afrolatinostv ⚔️⚔️⚔️ WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SHARE AFROLATINOS WITH THE WORLD. We on demand yo! Tag your homies. Tag your family. Tag your racist tio who thinks he’s white. Share with everyone. Link in bio 👆🏾#maferefuneleggua #ellegua #oggun #ochosi #afrolatinosfilm #healingblacklatinx #idpad 🗣 Team: @creadorpictures @afrolatinostv @_lasantera @dawryscanela @akakamasi @karent.hinestroza Mo, Camilo, George, @zeitlinperez and our team in every country in Latin America we love you and thank you. We ain’t stopping until we picked up by @netflix 🙏🏾🌪🌻🌊⚔️⚖️🔧🔨⚒🛠⛏🔩⚙️⛓🗡🔪 https://www.instagram.com/p/CBYT7f5jeeH/?igshid=f7bdpukoz4s3

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Why it’s not “just hair!” #hairpolitics #pelobueno #pelomalo #racism #discrimination #Dominicana #afrodominicana #daschapolanco #afrolatinidad #embracingroots #african #afrolatinadiary #respectability #sexuality #objectification #feminism #blacklatinas #woc #poc #idpad

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Why it’s not “just hair!” #hairpolitics #pelobueno #pelomalo #racism #discrimination #Dominicana #afrodominicana #daschapolanco #afrolatinidad #embracingroots #african #afrolatinadiary #respectability #sexuality #objectification #feminism #blacklatinas #woc #poc #idpad

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#10: HEIDI MARIA LOPEZ ~ #AFROLATINASTOKNOW *** I let this woman at the @nyclwg #sankofasisterhoodwritersretreat #SSWR ... this woman’s spirit is powerful. Heidi Maria Lopez is a first generation, queer, Quiskeyana who believes in people and our power to shape our lives, heal and create new possibilities. Heidi works to build relationships that will shift this world so that people of color / in the African diaspora, especially those impacted most deeply by these systems, take back what has been taken from us, (re)claim our history and shape our own lives without the intervention of racist and oppressive systems. She is a healer, writer, organizer, lover and visionary. She sees, dreams, creates and fights for liberation for all of our people. She is @lovehealingliberation te adoro 💋💋💋 *** #Daughtersofimmigrants #republicadominicana #healer #mujernegra #Dominicana #afrodominicana #heidimarialopez #afrolatina #afrolatinx #idpad #ourstoriesmatter #unapologeticallyblack #africandiaspora #afrolatinos #latinoheritagemonth #afrolatinosfilm #caribbeanwomen #afrolatinadiary #plantlife #lovehealingliberation

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#20: Yasmin Hernandez @yasminhernandezart #afrolatinastoknow *** This morning I wake wanting to shout out a beautiful spirit!Brooklyn-born and raised artist Yasmin Hernandez' work is rooted in struggles for personal, political and spiritual liberation. She explores these themes through her paintings and mixed-media works, portraits primarily, that weave storytelling through layered images, text and calligraphy. Of course we met at a museum. The day we met she taught me about Pedro Pietri and his significant role and contributions to the #Nuyorican movement. I had the distinct honor of interviewing her ten years ago for my story on Afrolatinos and have loved her and watched her soar ever since. This incredible mother of two decided it was time to plant her roots back home, she has since returned to her beloved Puerto Rico and is doing amazing work on the island. Of her work some of my favorites are the “Soul Rebels” series which exhibited at el Museo el Barrrio and her amazing mural of Frida Kahlo y Julia de Burgos, the “Soldaderas” mural can be found in Spanish Harlem, East Harlem, at the Modesto Flores Community Garden. Today I am sending prayers to my sister who lives in Moca, Puerto Rico. I pray for her people. I pray she is safe. I pray that she and those struggling get all the help they need. Yo check out her work! Support the arts! Buy a piece! Artists like Yasmin are the ones helping to preserve and celebrate our people, our history and our legacy! 👊🏽🙏🏾🌊🌪⚔️🇵🇷 *** #afroboricua #brooklyn #afropuertorican #artist #painter #eastharlem #visualarts #yasminhernandez #afrolatinasrock #iamlatina #afrolatina #afrolatinx #idpad #ourstoriesmatter #unapologeticallyblack #myblackisbeautiful #africandiaspora #afrolatinos #latinoheritagemonth #afrolatinosfilm #caribbeanwomen #afrolatinadiary #womanist #mujerindigena #guerrerastriunfadoras #guerrera

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#19: Christy Martinez #AFROLATINASTOKNOW *** Her resistance to white-washed feminist rhetoric in academia is just one of the things I love about her! Several years ago we worked together for an organization that serves girls in the Bronx. I was the elder in a space filled with brilliant twenty somethings... I will not call her a millennial because I feel like folks use certain terms to be dismissive, condescending and just plain fucking ageist. What I learned from this womyn, 20+ year’s my minor I am eternally grateful for. She’s a seer. A healer. She saw some things. Things she didn’t like and voiced her opinions OFTEN! One day after being fed up of seeing how our urban youth were being used, invisibilized and exploited for photo opps with the “cute brown and black kids!” Christy bounced. She was done. And I soon followed. Let’s not sleep on these young feminist/womanist coming up they are brilliant and forces to be reckoned with. Please check her out at AfrolatinaDivina.com @thechristyx this WOC is absolutely beautiful, a gifted writer and someone to watch! I love her dearly. #mytribe *** #negra #dominicana #afrodominican #writer #blogger #harlem #afrolatinadivina #christymartinez #afrolatinasrock #iamlatina #afrolatina #afrolatinx #idpad #ourstoriesmatter #unapologeticallyblack #myblackisbeautiful #africandiaspora #afrolatinos #latinoheritagemonth #afrolatinosfilm #caribbeanwomen #caribbeanwriters #afrolatinadiary #womanist

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#12: ISABELLE MAMADOU ~ #AFROLATINASTOKNOW *** Isabelle was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a Spanish mother and a father from the Central African Republic, Isabelle and her family moved to Spain in the 1990s. The Rwanda genocide as well as armed conflicts in the DRC shaped her interest in human rights. Remember the name Isabelle Mamadou!!! She will absolutely be famous in the world of activism, social justice and human rights. Isabelle has dedicated her life to defending the rights of people of African descent. She is the first Spanish woman selected to participate in the United Nations Fellowship Program for People of African Descent. She is responsible for organizing the first ever, Dia Internacional de la Mujer Afrodescendiente, International Day for Women of African Descent, which I had the honor of delivering the keynote and had the distinct pleasure of screening the Afrolatinos documentary in Valencia, Spain where Isabelle lives. Most days you can find her working for the NGO, Movimiento por la Paz (Movement for Peace). Isabelle is passionate about advocating for the rights of African migrants in her country, she coordinates the organization’s programs for immigrants and ethnic minorities, specifically in the areas of humanitarian aid, education, awareness, citizen participation, legal advice, employment integration and gender-based violence prevention. Aside from all the incredible work she does everyday, she is a beautiful human being. I am grateful to call her sister and friend. @isabellemamadou *** #Isabellemamadou #movimientoporlapaz #Daughtersofimmigrants #Spain #espanola #african #congo #mujernegra #activist #unitednations #afrolatina #afrolatinx #idpad #ourstoriesmatter #unapologeticallyblack #africandiaspora #afrolatinos #latinoheritagemonth #afrolatinosfilm #caribbeanwomen #afrolatinadiary

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#11: YOSARA TRUJILLO ~ #AFROLATINASTOKNOW *** I met this woman at a river. She’s one of those blessings #ochun sends you as a spirit guide on this earth. How does an attorney become an entrepreneur? I remember sitting with her at a diner when she told me she would be opening up her own studio and that she call it the Sweet Water Dance and Yoga Studio. She’s a mother, a healer, an afrolatina with tremendous vision who named it and then made it happen. She has mastered / is mastering the art of reinvention. It is not easy opening up a business and keeping it open… and we are talking about keeping a studio open in the Bronx! She’s a medicine woman… healing our communities through, wellness, dance and exercise. Her doors are open to fathers and daughters, women healing sexual trauma, and her justice work is through movement. WE MUST KEEP MOVING! And so today I choose Yosara because we need to support more women of color owned businesses. Get your pole dancing on! Get your namaste on! Get your salsa on! Let’s support our people! Yosara te adoro <3 thank you for the work you do. Maferefun #OGGUN! Que ochun y #yemaya siempre te den todo. <3 check put her IG @swdythebronx *** #maferefunyemaya #maferefunochun #maferefunoya #maferefunoggun #womenbusinessowner #Daughtersofimmigrants #republicadominicana #healer #mujernegra #Dominicana #afrodominicana #yosaratrujillo #abogada #afrolatina #afrolatinx #idpad #ourstoriesmatter #unapologeticallyblack #africandiaspora #afrolatinos #latinoheritagemonth #afrolatinosfilm #caribbeanwomen #afrolatinadiary #sweetwaterdancestudio (at Yankee Stadium)

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#AFROLATINASTOKNOW ~ #9: CARDI B 

#9: CARDI B ~ #AFROLATINASTOKNOW: I knew who would be my #9 from jump! I have given this giant of a short woman the nine spot intentionally in honor of #oyayansa 🌪🌪🌪mi Madre, because Cardi B is a fucking tornado… she is a force. She’s not playing any games. She is doing her thing! Mothaf*ckers never saw her coming!!!! Well those closest to her definitely did. Like any good mommy you listen when…

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#AFROLATINASTOKNOW ~ #8: AMARA LA NEGRA

#AFROLATINASTOKNOW ~ #8: AMARA LA NEGRA

#8: AMARA “LA NEGRA” #AFROLATINASTOKNOW *** When I decided to share my list of #afrolatinastoknow I did so because it was important for me that our little black and brown girls, high school girls, college girls see themselves reflected. I am celebrating women that I admire for their scholarship and contributions to fighting for, defending and owning our #blackness as well as showcasing their…