#task: afro latine

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Bianca Mitsuko Davies, born 1989, ½ Mexicana, ¼ AfricanAmerican, ¼ Japanese

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Asian Pasifika and Afro Latine demigod and alien hybrid superhero character bio final

Powers: 

Superhuman and supernatural: strength, agility, dexterity, reflexes, speed, durability, instincts, accuracy, perception, metabolism, senses, endurance, intelligence, memory, healing, flexibility, & stamina, life span, longevity, self sustenance, & condition.  

Flight. 

Capable of flight in the air when growing wings. Capable of flying in space as an alien hybrid. 

Underwater: 

Capable of living underwater as a hydrokinetic demigod 

Capable of deep sea diving when growing tail, fins, & gills when transformed as a wereshark, merfolk, or Atlantean. 

Artificial Intelligence: 

Aurora. She is an intelligent human and alien advanced smart artificial intelligence.  She/they can communicate through communication systems. She/they can project a holographic image of herself from appropriate holographic projectors. Her chosen avatar appears to be a female human. She looks to be roughly in her early twenties. She has blue skin, purple hair cut in a long ponytail, & green eyes. She has green, blue, & purple alien symbols and human characters scrolling down her body. She is wearing cyberpunk clothing. She has a realistic human feminine figure.  She was designed to infiltrate computer systems and she is excellent at the task. She has become so intelligent that she understands human, alien, & magical technology.  She has never encountered an alien or human security measure that she wasn't able to hack or bypass. In addition, she is proficient with Earth and the Milky Way, Andromeda, & Xeno Galaxy Federation military hardware and can run military spaceships, space stations, & even fleets by herself. She connects with his/her/their bionic enhancements, cyberware, & cybernetic implants. She is inserted into his/her/their power armor or mech suit. She/they have no physical body. She can act independently when she hacks an android/synthetic/robot body. She is sentient and self aware.  

Weapons: 

Hard light, energy, laser, ballistic, & plasma weaponry. Armament of pistols, submachine guns, assault rifles, combat shotgun, sniper rifles, medium machine gun, grenade launcher, rocket launcher, missile launcher, & minigun. 

Hard light and plasma melee weapons. Weapons of nunchucks, tonfas, escrima sticks, bo staff, knives, spears, sledge hammers, battle axes, war clubs, & swords.

Magical wood composite bow. Was made out of the finest divine and magical wood. Its string was made from magical plant fiber and animal hide. The limbs were decorated with gilded details of alien origin and end in points ornamented with intricate divine carvings. The handle is wrapped in rare magical creature hide and decorated with magical gemstones. They also carry a hunting quiver with 20 arrows strapped to their waist. The wide quiver is made out of leather and hide made from magical monsters and decorated with magical and divine runes and is supposed to be worn around the archer’s back.

Hard light, aluminum, carbon fiber, & alien metal fusion metal compound bow. Comes with three sheaves or quivers full of arrows of up to 70 metal arrows in each quiver strapped to their back. A legendary rarity weapon. Comes with scope and red dot laser sight. Shoots advanced diamond tipped armor piercing, anti tank, anti materiel, & anti personnel metal arrows. Shoots ballistic arrows, energy arrows, hard light arrows, plasma arrows, magical arcane arrows, scorching fire arrows, cryogenic frost arrows, electroshock lightning arrows, corroding acid arrows, radioactive irradiated arrows, anti gravity arrows, toxic poison arrows, drenching water arrow, flare arrow, tear gas grenade arrows, nonlethal blunt arrow, splitting arrow (arrow that splits into five smaller arrows mid flight to target), capture net arrow (spring loaded net inside arrow captures target upon impact), anti magic arrow, necrotic death arrows, stalker tracker arrow (tracks enemies), flashbang grenade arrow, flashlight arrow (a ray of light to light a dark area), smoke grenade arrow, harpoon arrow, WP Grenade arrow, grappling hook arrow, sleeping gas grenade arrow, concussive blast arrow, banshee’s scream arrow (releases a powerful sonic scream that rivals a banshee scream), EMP arrow, & explosive incineration arrows. Can triple notch three arrows in one attack. In the hands of a skilled archer this bow is capable of firing advanced metal arrows at targets up to 260 meters while still retaining lethal power.    

Hard light plasma gun. Its quirk is it sometimes randomly changes the materials it is made of. Its main effect is it can transform into any kind of ranged weapon. Can turn into a pistol, submachine gun, assault rifle, shotgun, sniper rifle, medium machine gun, & rocket launcher. Highly customizable and upgradable. Comes with red dot sight, scope, electromagnetic vision optic enhancer, red laser sight, flashlight, hard light underbarrel 40 mm grenade launcher, tripod, extended drum magazine, plasma knife bayonet, buttstock, barrel, foregrip, muzzle or compensator, and silencer mods with rail system attachments. It fires hard light, ballistic, plasma, energy, & laser rounds. It can fire armor piercing, anti tank, anti personnel, anti materiel bullets. It can use burning fire, explosive incineration, irradiated radioactive, corrosive acid, cryogenic frost, & electroshock electric enhanced rounds. 

Kana'i Makoa Latu/Ataahua Kamalani Latu weapons as Kalani a Polynesian Indigenous Pasifika demigod of mist and fog

A hard light two handed longsword.  Its look is faintly glowing. It is made out of alien tech. Its alignment is chaotic good. It is wielded by rulers. Its fame and reputation has been kept secret. Its main effect is it increases its wielder's physical strength. Its secondary effect is it can heal its wielder's wounds. Its restriction is that it requires time to recharge after use. It draws its power from its wielder's fighting spirit. It was created to protect. Its quirk is it seems to gravitate toward those with royal blood.

As an Oceanic demigod great grandchild of a sky god and water goddess their main weapon is a five pronged quident of power made out of celestial steel that commands the ocean. It is a polearm weapon. It is a sentient weapon with an alignment of neutral good that chooses lawful good, true good, and neutral good alignments. It chooses the virtuous and respected. Its fame is the stuff of ballads sung by bards. It was created to protect and defend. It is wielded by the righteous. It is the weapon of choice of past demigod heroes. The weapon's main effect is encasing its enemies in ice. Its secondary effect is it summons storms to destroy enemies and creates a blanket of fog to trick enemies. It draws its power from feelings of love. Its look is covered in faintly glowing symbols. It was created on a moonless night. 

Polynesian Hawaiian Indigenous Pasifika style leiomano war club made out of divine wood, heavenly iron, and serrated with great white shark teeth. It burst into flames on the wielders command. It was created to slay a demon lord. It is a weapon of choice for gods and goddesses of war. Its restriction is it occasionally turns the wielder into a berserker. It draws its power from its wielder's passion.

Hard light Polynesian Hawaiian style pololu spear. It is wielded by a specific bloodline. It has no alignment and is neutral. It draws its power from kinetic energy. It has a crystal blade. Its fame is well known. It draws its power from its wielder's fighting spirit. Its look is covered in engravings. Its fame is somewhat famous. Its quirk is it was once used to overthrow an empire. It was created to conquer. The weapon’s main effect is it allows the wielder to read minds. The weapon’s secondary effect is it protects the wielder from mind control. The diamond-shaped, razor-sharp hard light spear head is bound to the shaft with an alien metal sleeve. The 6ft/1.8m shaft is made of the rarest divine alien metals. It is decorated with golden bands.

Polynesian Hawaiian Indigenous Pasifika ohe mae pua fist weapon. It is made out of heavenly bronze and divine iron. Its fame is considered mythical. It draws power from its wielder's karma. Its secondary effect is it increases its wielder's magical powers. Its quirk is it was once wielded by a deity. It was created to slay a monster. 

Sidearm of a Polynesian Hawaiian Pōkā dagger serrated with tiger shark teeth. It was created through enchantment. It looks stylized but practical. Its main effect is it inflicts mental damage on opponents through psionic attacks. Its secondary effect is it reduces pain felt by the wielder. It is wielded by wizards. Its alignment is lawful good. It draws power from magical rituals. Its fame is epic. 

Hawaiian oval type shield made out of divine bronze and heavenly iron

Divine weapons:

As a grandchild of a Polynesian  water goddess:

Polynesian Tongan apa’apai made out of divine iron

Polynesian Tongan pakipai made out of heavenly bronze

Polynesian Tongan uatongi made out of divine iron

Taiaha quarterstaff made out of heavenly bronze

Pololu spear made out of divine iron

Polynesian Samoan Lapalapa made out of heavenly bronze

Melanesian Fijian nggata made out of divine iron gifted to them by their Indo Fijian love interest

Melanesian Fijian sali made out of heavenly bronze gifted to them by their Indo Fijian love interest

As a grandchild of a Japanese sky god:

Japanese yari made out of celestial steel

Japanese bo staff made out of divine iron

Japanese tachi made out of celestial steel

Japanese wakizashi made out of celestial steel

Japanese nodachi sword made out of celestial steel

Japanese odachi sword made out of celestial steel

Costume:

Red and black costume with nanites and nanomachines that allow the suit to appear and disappear into a metal neck choker for easy access and storage.

Black domino mask, red bandana, a black face, breath, & bio mask

Vibranium and adamantium like reinforced titanium combat armor

Titanium reinforced nanocomposite Kevlar and ceramic bodysuit

Celestial steel metal plated open fingered combat gloves 

Stellar titanium metal plated open toed combat boots. 

Divine iron and heavenly bronze like metal claw gauntlets that are attachable to gloves and boots.

Armor: 

East Asian, Southeast Asian, & European inspired full plate armor made out of celestial steel

Leather hunting armor as clan hunter/huntress and clan hunting captain. Adorned to the armor to the chest, back, arms, and leg area of the leather armor was the reptilian, amphibian, mammalian, avian, & fish pelts of alien humanoids they hunted for warmth and camouflage. Adorned to the hunting armor as a necklace were the teeth, claws, talons, fangs, tusks, horns, & saber teeth of the humanoids, animals, creatures, & beasts they killed as proof of their hunting prowess. The armor was also decorated with the mammalian fur, reptilian scales, & avian feathers of the game they found while hunting. 

Ivory and scarlet combat armor

Charcoal and cherry power armor. The Mark 10 Mars/Ares Combat Armor is a technologically advanced combat exoskeleton system designed to vastly improve the strength, perception, endurance, intelligence, agility, reflexes, speed, & durability of a metahuman or superhuman super soldier in the field of combat. The armor is streamlined than its bulkier and heavier predecessors. The power armor is the most advanced piece of tactical military hardware in alien or human hands. The powered armor is commonly personalized by suit art on the power armor and visor art on the power armor helmet. It is an attempt to create a powered exoskeleton capable of taking full advantage of the physical, mental, & emotional capabilities of a demigod or alien hybrid. The armor requires training to enter, use, & take off. Spanning over centuries of development it encompassed more than just a powered suit of armor. It is a pioneering effort intended to shatter current technological barriers. With constant drills metahuman and superhuman super soldiers can enter and exit the armor in minutes. The powered armor is a highly advanced suit capable of further enhancing the metahuman’s or superhumans' physical, mental, & emotional performance while also doubling as a platform capable of handling an advanced human or alien artificial intelligence network. Some suits allowed the helmet and surrounding segments to be removed and replaced allowing a user to simply climb in through the opening in the chest or back cavity. A more involved method consisted of the suit being constructed from prefabricated parts around the user, seemingly sealing the user inside. Unlike the powered exoskeletons that preceded it, the power armor was designed from the ground up as a suit of armor. It requires a team of trained engineers, inventors, & technicians to fully take off the suit of power armor from power armor. Its design philosophy would serve as a basis for all future powered armor system designs. However you can remove parts of the armor in emergencies to repair the armor or to customize or upgrade the power armor. Each generation of the power armor is composed of major fundamental components. The power armor has built in 7. 76 mm ballistic, plasma, & energy machine guns and 40 mm grenade launchers in the shoulder of the power armor. The construction of the suit is done in overlapping layers. An interactive holographic computer has also been integrated into the helmet with an intuitive HUD. The armor's shell is composed of a multilayer alloy of remarkable strength and has been augmented with a refractive and absorbing coating capable of dispersing and absorbing a near unlimited amount of ballistic, laser, energy, plasma, & magical weapon strikes. The power armor absorbs and reflects the kinetic energy of incoming ballistic, energy, laser, & plasma projectiles. It can also absorb other damaging forces such as hazardous levels of heat, radiation and microwaves. Effectively making the user temporarily invulnerable. The suit contains a gel filled layer underneath a thick black and white armored bodysuit. The gel layer regulates temperature. The inner skinsuit is made of a moisture absorbing synthetic material linked to an environment control computer and the occupant's neural mental and emotional interface. The user is healed by nanites and the power armor is repaired by nanomachines. The battle suit is a sealed system, capable of extra vehicular activity for a near unlimited amount of time or operations in dangerous situations such as underwater, in the vacuum of space, in radioactive areas, in deserts or jungles with extreme heat, or arctic tundra with extreme cold. The suit can reflect or absorb the electromagnetic spectrum including radio waves, gamma waves, & microwaves to make the user invisible for a short time to enemies. It is hardened against EMPs, radiation, & microwaves. It has filters that are completely effective at removing toxins, germs, radiation, bacteria, poison, & viruses. The power armor is a powerful and extremely versatile set of tactical power armor. The visor of the power armor allows the super soldier to sense the entire electromagnetic spectrum. The battle suit's greatest advantage, however, is a super dense optical computer memory. This revolutionary solid-based crystalline layer forms a network within the suit's frame of proper size and capability of housing the types of smart alien and human artificial intelligences. Artificial Intelligence can be delivered to the suit via a data crystal chip storage device no bigger than a smartphone. Reverse engineered from alien and human technology leading to drastically enhanced combat and physical, intellectual, & emotional performance. Allowing the operator to execute superhuman feats. The functionality of the battle armor system is unprecedented. The power armor suit suppresses the user’s noise allowing them to sneak past enemies when crouched or crawling. Rather than being a traditional suit of body armor the battle suit works on a biomechanical level. Allowing for direct user-controlled movement. Each human being has a molecular fiber network called the nervous system within their brain. All alien superhuman and human metahuman super soldiers are given a neural interface.  The suit also possesses other features that enhance its wearer's already superhuman or supernatural abilities. It has numerous clips, belts, and holsters for the attachment of additional weapons and ammunition. It has an advanced HUD or heads up display. It has active camouflage. It has plasma shields and energy shields. It allows for customization and upgrading. It lets users connect the power armor with their cyberware implants and bionic enhancements. It has a jetpack on the back of the armor and the armor’s power armor boots for hovering or flight. It has room for storage of extra supplies of food and water. It has an oxygen tank to breathe in space or underwater. It is powered by gas, electricity, steam, or nuclear power. It has a built-in battery that can be recharged. It has plating on the face, neck, chest, back, arms, & legs. 

He/she/they wore charcoal and ruby military class heavy assault Iuyamian combat armor and power armor that were both made out of alien metal materials stronger than Wakandan vibranium the metal that made up the suit of the Black Panther (T’challa), adamantium the metal that made the metal claws of Wolverine (James Howlett Logan) and Sabertooth (Victor Creed), & nth metal. The Iuyamian armor tempered with celestial steel and stellar titanium had a gorget (that protects the chest), a bevor (protecting the lower face, neck, chin, & throat) a breastplate or chestplate (that protects the chest), backplate, pauldrons (that protect the shoulders), plackart (that protected the lower half of the torso), cuirass (that protected the front of the torso), culet (that protects the small of back and the buttocks), couters (that protects the elbows), poleyns (that protected the knees), faulds (to protect the waist and hips), gauntlets (that protect the forearms to the hands), gardbraces (to protect the armpits), vambraces (that protect the elbow to the forearm), sabatons (that protect the feet), cuisses (to protect the thighs), tassat (that protect the groin, upper thighs, & pelvis), & greaves (that covered from the shin to the knee). The power armor helmet was designed with a sharper temple, with a metallic shine, a full curved ridge, a definite brow, a prominent muzzle, & a solitary dark cambion glowing visor with two eye holes. The power armor helmet was also designed with a dark umber and dark scarlet color, a faintly more skeletal look, & it had distinct cheeks. The power armor helmet had claw marks going above its left eye to the bottom of its left cheek. The claw marks were from a female were-human who is someone who is powerful as King Shark, Wolverine, Beast, Sabertooth, Juggernaut, Orca, Killer Croc, The Shark, Gorilla Grodd, Copperhead, Monsieur Mallah, Manbat, Bane, & Cheetah combined. This dangerous were-human was armed with gauntlets with serrated diamond tipped metal claws made of a metal stronger than nth metal coated in element x. Cardinal Changeling barely defeated her in their Hybrid/Chimera or Beast/Feral/Primal form. Instead of repairing it, Scarlet Shapeshifer kept the claw marks as proof of their battle out of respect. The power armor helmet was designed with numerous Iuyamian marks on the face, the power armor helmet had lines of Iuyamian characters on both cheeks and temple, the power armor helmet was decorated with countless Iuyamian symbols, the power armor helmet had unique Iuyamian writing on both brows and the muzzle, the power armor helmet had organic cybernetic and natural bionic elements (these organic cybernetic and natural bionic elements were on its temple, on its snout, & and on both cheeks), the power armor helmet had two shining cardinal lines going down the two right and left eye holes of his/her/their dark fire brick glowing visor, & finally the power armor helmet had bizarre sophisticated patterns around the jaw area making it distantly look like a face. All of this gave his/her/their power armor helmet a menacing and remarkable look that motivated allies and petrified enemies. Fastened to the helmet was the skull of a humanoid alien they hunted as hunting captain and clan hunter/huntress of their tribe and clan. After the humanoids, animals, beasts, & creatures were killed they took their corpses. Their bodies were burned leaving only their bones to be gathered to steal their mana or power. Mana is a life force which gives influence, power, and authority. Mana can be gained or lost. It is stored in the bones. After someone’s death, small bones would be turned into jewelry.

Cardinal mech suit

Transportation:

Transformable hover bike capable of transforming into a hover sportbike or hover motorcycle 

Transformable hover car. It can go from 0-60 in 10 seconds and has a top speed of 290 mph. It has a luxurious interior, a dash computer and a sunroof. It has heated seats, extra-large anti gravity thrusters, & improved safety features. It has leather seats and a navigation system. It handles very well. It runs fine at most speeds. It has racing stripes. It has an upgraded diesel engine. It has automatic everything. The styling features asymmetry. It runs like it just got out of the shop. It practically purrs when it runs. The styling features sleek lines.

Hover Toyota GT86, Scion FRS, & Scion Tc mix tuner car.

Hover Dodge Challenger, Chevy Camaro, & Shelby Cobra GT 500 mix muscle car.

Spaceship

Mount in the air is a winged alicorn. 

Mount in the ocean is a resurrected Megalodon prehistoric giant shark mount

Abilities: 

He/she/they were enhanced and augmented on a cellular, microscopic, nanoscopic, & subatomic level during an unethical intergalactic compartmentalized deep black project on a giant black site planet when captured by the Earth government to create metahuman and superhuman child soldiers. 

He/she/they were experimented on as a child giving them the ability to grow teeth, canines, saber teeth, fangs, claws, talons, horns, & tusks that can rip apart the strongest materials. 

Electromagnetic Spectrum Vision: He/she/they were given the ability to see the entire electromagnetic spectrum such as x-ray vision, thermal vision, night vision, & ultraviolet vision, including the ability to sense gamma radiation, the ability to see microscopic vision, binocular vision, & nanoscopic vision. 

He/she/they were experimented on and had his/her/their body implanted with bionic and cybernetic implants as a young adult to become an adult super soldier for the Terran Confederacy. 

Telepathy and empathy (ability to summon and command terrestrial, avian, aquatic, angelic, demonic, magical, divine, mystical, & extraterrestrial animals, monsters, creatures, & humanoids). 

Telepathic and empathic resistance: Ability to resist mind control and resist empaths and telepaths

Demigod physiology: 

Child of an Asian Pasifika who is an Asian Indigenous Pasifika demigod. Child of Akio Kato.

He/she/they have several powers such as: 

Transcendent demigod physiology 

Demigod physiology

Lesser divinity 

Decelerated aging 

Semi immorality 

Mythic physiology

Nature spirit physiology 

Transcendent physiology 

Water embodiment 

Water empowerment 

Water energy manipulation 

Elemental artillery 

Elemental weapons 

Elemental constructs 

Ocean deity physiology 

Oceanic deity physiology 

Ocean communication 

Authority 

Guardianship 

Ocean ruler 

Ocean embodiment 

Ocean manipulation 

Surfing intuition 

Swimming intuition 

Swimming manipulation 

Swimming negation 

Weather attacks 

Weather embodiment 

Weather immunity 

Weather manipulation 

Weather mode 

Weather weaponry 

Weatherly presence 

Whirlpool generation 

Hurricane generation 

Authority 

Ocean magic

Ocean lordship 

Ocean manipulation 

Disaster manipulation 

Storm deity physiology 

Sea destruction 

Rain manipulation 

Cloud generation 

Sub zero rain 

Rain manipulation 

Storm manipulation 

Climate manipulation 

Flood manipulation 

Drought creation 

Air manipulation 

Tidal wave generation 

Amphibian physiology 

Amphibian adaptation 

Sea monster physiology 

Were shark physiology 

Tail manifestation 

Swimming tail 

Shark physiology 

Fish physiology 

Scale manifestation 

Marine biology manipulation 

Sea monster manipulation

Water manipulation 

Shark manipulation 

Merfolk physiology 

Merfolk lord physiology 

Merfolk magic 

Merfolk manipulation 

Merfolk sorcerer physiology 

Mystic atlantean physiology 

Magic weaponry 

Trident proficiency 

Atlantean physiology 

Triton physiology 

Nymph physiology 

Webbed appendages 

Submerged attacks 

Aquatic breathing

Speed swimming 

Underwater senses 

Enhanced swimming 

Water maneuverability 

Underwater invulnerability 

Trident proficiency 

Mana manipulation 

Arctic mode

Arctic creation

Arctic magic 

Arctic manipulation 

Water manipulation

Hydrokinesis

Aquatic adaptation

Hydromancy

Hydromancer

Water augmentation 

Water aura

Water cutting 

Water defense 

Water boundary 

Water exoskeleton 

Water shield construction

Water body creation 

Water augmentation 

Water hair 

Water flotation 

Water immunity 

Water infusion

Water imprisonment 

Water limb generation

Water mimicry 

Water mode

Water negation 

Water pillar projection

Water platform creation

Water portal creation

Water purification 

Water sealing 

Water separation 

Water solidification 

Water spike projection 

Water soul 

Water symbiosis 

Water teleportation 

Watercraft manipulation 

Water transformation 

Water transmutation 

Water vortex creation 

Water walking 

Water wall generation 

Water wave emission

Hydrokinetic combat 

Water weaponry 

Ice weaponry 

Hydrokinetic polearm spear construction 

Hydrokinetic blade construction 

Hydrokinetic claws

Elemental bow construction

Hydrokinetic whip generation

Hydrokinetic cloning

Hydrokinetic constructs

Hydrokinetic creature creation 

Hydrokinetic shapeshifting 

Hydrokinetic regeneration 

Hydrokinetic intangibility 

Hydrokinetic invisibility 

Hydrokinetic flight 

Hydrokinetic wing manifestation 

Hydrokinetic surfing

Healing water 

Water attacks

Water generation 

Aquatic breathing 

Aquatic empathy 

Aquatic telepathy 

Aquatic mode 

Aquatic life embodiment 

Aquatic life lordship 

Blood absorption 

Blood magic

Blood manipulation 

Cryomancer 

Snow manipulation 

Snow magic 

Snow generation 

Snow shield construction 

Blizzard creation 

Ice magic 

Ice manipulation 

Ice exoskeleton 

Ice absorption

Ice generation 

Ice aura 

Ice attacks 

Ice wall generation 

Ice mimicry 

Ice mode

Winter embodiment 

Winter magic 

Winter manipulation 

Ice age manipulation 

Unmeltable ice 

Fog generation

Air Deity Physiology 

Celestial manipulation 

Cosmic manipulation 

Stellar manipulation 

Solar manipulation 

Weather soul 

Heaven lordship 

Sky embodiment 

Sky lordship 

Sky manipulation 

Sky mimicry 

Weather empowerment 

Weather manipulation 

Esoteric weather manipulation 

Divine weather manipulation 

Omni weather manipulation 

Atmospheric adaptation 

Lightning manipulation 

Later given full immortality when made a full god after they died and were rewarded as a hero and champion of gods 

Divine resurrection 

Death transformation 

Death transcendence 

Almighty ascension 

Ethereal body 

Higher consciousness 

Ethereal manipulation 

Supernatural condition 

Flight

Energy perception 

Extra sensory perception 

Divine magic

Conjuration 

Transmutation 

Divine aura 

Deity soul 

Divine form 

Divine powers 

Divine presence 

Domain warping

Divine force manipulation 

Divine energy manipulation 

Dimensional manipulation 

Elemental manipulation 

Energy manipulation 

Healing

Telekinesis 

Essence reading 

Astral projection 

Telepathy

Empathy

Teleportation 

Omni psionics 

Cosmic awareness

Clairvoyance 

Precognition 

Omniscience 

Alien hybrid physiology:

Child of a Latine Native who is a South American Latinx Colombian, South American Baniwa and Embera Indigenous Ameridian  of Colombia, and an Iuyamian alien extraterrestrial hybrid.

Energy Projection: As an alien hybrid he/she/they can fire optic blasts from their eyes, breath blasts from mouth, and energy blasts from the palms of hands, palms of feet.

Energy Absorption: 

Optic blasts 

Heat vision 

Breath attacks 

Beam emission

Energy beam emission 

Hand blasts 

Ball projection 

Bolt projection 

Bullet projection 

Cutting wave 

Omnidirectional beams 

Omnidirectional blasts 

Omnidirectional waves

Wave emission

Wave motion blast

Unique Physiology:

He/she/they were born with teeth that can rip through steel, canines and saber teeth that can rip through adamantium and vibranium, claws that can rip through mithril and adamant, & a prehensile chimera tail (with a mouth that has fangs) that can rip through diamonds. 

Metamorph: Changeling, metamorph, or shapeshifter with unlimited forms (potential limitless). 

He/she/they were born with his/her/their superhuman and supernatural control over transfiguration and shapeshifting.

Mimicry: 

He/she/they can psionically modify the configuration of his/her/their organic cells at will on a cellular, microscopic, atomic, sub atomic level, & nanoscopic level. So, he/she/they can cause himself/herself/themselves to sound, act, & appear as a precise carbon copy of any of any human or humanoid. That is regular, divine, mythical, mythological, magical, discovered, undiscovered, extinct, living, aquatic, avian, terrestrial, extraterrestrial, demonic, imaginary, mythical, fictional, magical, futuristic, mystical, science fiction, & fantasy. So, he/she/they can shapeshift into any human, humanoid, semi-humanoid, beast, creature, monster, & animal regardless of any sex, any gender, any race, height, weight, body type, hair style, hair color, eye color, skin tone. He/she/they gained this ability as a teenager. 

He/she/they can transfigure into anything whether or not they are super powered or unpowered, any species, wearing or not wearing clothes, wearing armor or not wearing armor, & or whether they have or don’t have cybernetic or bionic enhancements. He/she/they can shapeshift into anything whether or not they have: scales, fur, feathers, horns, and wings. He/she/they can precisely imitate someone’s retinal pattern, finger prints, vocal patterns and copy their memories, mental thought patterns, finger palm patterns, skin pore patterns, skin, smell, vocal cords, emotional patterns, & repeating behaviors to fool anyone including the most powerful empaths and the most powerful telepaths. He/she/they gained this capability as a young adult. 

With the Prime the primordial force of the cosmos that he/she/they are avatar, champion, & embodiment of he/she/they are the defender and protector of all sentient life. He/she/they were gifted with dragon lord physiology, dragon god physiology, transcendent dragon physiology, werebeast lord physiology, transcendent werebeast physiology, true vampire physiology, vampire lord physiology, transcendent vampire physiology, vaewolf physiology, werepire physiology, werepire lord physiology, transcendent werepire physiology, vaewolf lord physiology, & alpha vaewolf physiology (fusion of a werebeast lord physiology and a vampire lord physiology)

He/she/they with their absolute adaptation he/she/they can transform into any being living or dead, organic or inorganic, real or fictional. He/she/they reach the zenith of his/her/their shapeshifting in the 40th to the 60th century. This gave them so many shapeshifting abilities. This includes plants with the power of plant morphing, natural weaponry (where they can shapeshift or transfigure parts of their body into weaponry), desire form (where they can take the form of someone’s greatest desire), perfect doppelganger morphing (where they can take the appearance, powers, capabilities, memories, life-force, & personality on such a level that they replicate even fingerprints), disguise mastery, empathic shapeshifting (where they can shapeshift based on their emotions), environmental shapeshifting (where they can transform based on the environment), dimensional transformation (where they can transform based on dimensions or realities), temporal transformation (where they can transform based on points in history), evolution or enhancing themselves via accelerated evolution, gender transformation (or the ability of altering their own gender based on their current gender and gender identity), god morphing (or the ability to morph into a deity which is how he/she/they became the Celestial and Stellar Entity and Divine and Heavenly Being in the 60th century), inorganic mimicry (or the ability transform physically into an inorganic life form), inorganic shape shifting (or the ability to manipulate their own inorganic body which is how they manipulate their bionic and cybernetic implants), malleable anatomy (or the ability rearrange the physiological features of themselves), mimicry form (or the ability mimic look and powers of other beings), mythic physiology (or the ability transform into mythical beings), organic mimicry (or the ability to transform physically into an organic form), organic shape shifting (or the ability manipulate their own organic body), post mortem shapeshifting (where they can shapeshift into anyone they just killed), reactive adaptation (where they develop adaptation to combat threats or combat changes),  regenerative healing factor (where they can shape their own body and cells to their optimal state healing rapidly from injuries and even maintain eternal youth if they choose to), self-particle manipulation where they can manipulate their own particle structure on a cellular, molecular, microscopic, atomic, subatomic, & nanoscopic level), size manipulation (where they can shapeshift their own size or just select parts of their body), soul shapeshifting (where they can shapeshift their own soul to another person's), & species shifting (where they can shapeshift into other humanoid species). He/she/they are the strongest metamorph, changeling, & shapeshifter throughout the universe, multiverse, & omniverse.

Life manipulation 

Absolute adaptation

Ultimate shapeshifting 

Multi shapeshifting 

Empathetic shapeshifting 

Environmental transformation 

Reactive adaptation 

Dimensional transformation 

Temporal transformation 

Biomorphing 

Omnifarious 

Evolution

Metamorphosis 

Overclocking 

Self particle manipulation 

Self subatomic manipulation 

Self molecular manipulation 

Gender transformation 

Essence manipulation 

Form manipulation 

Form creation 

Age shifting 

Organic constructs

Power shifting

Self supremacy 

Mind shifting 

Body supremacy 

All out mode

Almighty ascension 

Body transference 

Legendary form

Meta transcendence 

Omni mode

Origin transcendence 

Self transcendence 

Transformation mastery 

Energy resistance 

Immortality 

Intangibility 

Invisibility 

Invulnerability 

Reality anchoring

Body recreation

Mind anchoring

Omni motion

Pain suppression 

Precondition bypassing

Reality condition 

Reforming scattering 

Superpower manipulation 

Self sustenance 

Omni replication 

Avatar creation 

Energy manipulation 

Transcendent hybrid physiology 

Omni genetic archiving 

Remaking

Selective unity 

Mind shifting 

Power replication 

Total mimicry 

Soul morph

Soul conversion 

Mental manipulation

Interior mimicry 

Meta ability creation 

Human morphing

God morphing 

Demon morphing

Mythic morphing 

Mythic physiology 

Plant morphing 

Battle shifting

Shapeshifting combat 

Elemental shapeshifting 

Species shifting 

Soul shapeshifting 

Body manipulation 

Appendage generation

Auxiliary organs 

Transformation 

Partial transformation 

Natural weaponry 

Shapeshifting weaponry 

Shapeshifting combat 

Shapeshifting negation 

Shapeshifting awareness 

Shapeshifting inducement 

Swarm form

Base form

Desire form

Nemesis form 

Digestive shapeshifting 

Doppelgänger morphing 

Perfect doppelgänger 

Disguise mastery

Size manipulation 

Elasticity 

Limb extension 

Limb expansion 

Lock picking 

Adaptive appearance 

Clothing generation 

Wing manifestation 

Tentacle manifestation

Voice manipulation 

Organic shapeshifting 

Inorganic mimicry 

Inorganic shapeshifting 

Possessive transformation 

Post mortem shapeshifting 

Mimicry form

Mixed shapeshifting 

Bilocation morphing 

Animal kingdom embodiment 

Animal manipulation 

Animal companionship 

Animal morphing 

Animal emerging

Animal empathy 

Animal telepathy 

Animal morphing

Animal magic

Animal intuition 

Animal attacks 

Animal combat

Animalistic combat 

Animal exoskeleton 

Animal mode 

Animal weaponry 

Beast creation

Beast morphing

Beast transmutation 

Beast master

Monster lordship 

Beast lord physiology 

Alpha monster physiology 

Beast lordship 

Monster empowerment 

Mythical beast manipulation 

Giant monster manipulation 

Natural weaponry 

Tusk protrusion 

Spike protrusion 

Horn protrusion 

Sharp body 

Natural weaponry projection

Weaponized body 

Organic combat 

Organic weaponry 

Organic constructs 

Skin hardening 

Bone spike projection 

Needle projection 

Spike projection 

Claw retraction 

Enhanced mauling 

Enhanced clawmanship 

Ergokinetic claws

Elemental claws 

Sharp tongue

Barbed tongue 

Venomous claws 

Elastic jaws

Enhanced bite

Prehensile tongue 

Venomous tongue 

Unbreakable teeth 

Fang retraction

Venomous fangs

Elemental fangs 

Saber teeth

Elemental saber teeth 

Venomous saber teeth

Prehensility 

Prehensile arm parts 

Prehensile feet

Prehensile legs

Prehensile toes 

Prehensile tail 

Tail extension 

Multiple tails 

Weaponized tail

Clubbed tail

Sharp tail

Strong tail

Stinger tail 

Stinger protrusion 

Retractable stinger 

Venom secretion 

Enhanced roar

Ballistic scream

Concussive roar 

Supernatural roar

Ultra roar 

Fearful scream

Sonic scream

Deafness inducement

Paralysis inducement  

Fear inducement 

Dimensional distortion

Sound manipulation 

Wave manipulation 

Vibration manipulation 

Transformation

Fauna energy manipulation 

Human manipulation 

Zoolingualism 

Animals scrying 

Animal augmentation

Mind link

Taming

Mind control 

They are a Cosmic Titan of War. 

Bestowed upon them by Greco Roman gods and goddesses Mars, Bellona, Ares, Athena, & Enyo.

Titan killer slayer of Greco Roman titans Cronus and Saturn 

God inheritance 

Dark divinity 

War deity

Destroyer deity 

War deity physiology 

Omega physiology 

Alpha physiology 

Absolute existence 

Cosmic entity physiology 

Self transcendence 

Prime being

Prime source

Meta transcendence 

Singularity 

World manipulation 

Cosmic manipulation 

Hyper cosmic awareness 

Power manifestation 

Creation

Destruction 

Ability creation

Leadership intuition 

Empathic conversion 

Absolute command

Endless development 

Limitation transcendence 

Transcendent connection 

Omni competence 

Self adaptation 

Zenith 

Predator instinct 

Feral mind 

Berserker 

Berserker combat 

Human manipulation 

Rage manipulation 

Anger empowerment

Anger manipulation 

Violence aura 

Destroyer deity physiology 

Violence embodiment 

Absolute violence 

Violence manipulation 

Killing intuition 

Bloodlust aura

Inhibition release 

Opportunity sense

War god 

Conquest empowerment 

Counter strategy intuition 

Countering intuition 

Close quarters combat intuition 

War embodiment 

War and peace manipulation 

War manipulation 

Summoning 

Personal army 

Meta army manipulation 

Biotic artillery 

Biotic weaponry 

War cry

Battle cry

War magic 

Battlefield magic 

Forge manipulation 

Customization

Divine technology manipulation 

Blade shifting

Blade storm generation 

Blunt weapon proficiency 

Blade construction 

Bow construction 

Bow manipulation 

Armor manipulation 

Weapon manipulation 

Protection embodiment 

Calvary combat 

Blocking intuition 

Damage amplification 

Damage reduction 

Damaging aura

Damaging field projection 

Deflection 

Defense break

Defensive damage

Defense ignoring 

Defense prediction 

Defense replication 

Evading intuition 

Evasion manipulation 

Hyper fleeing 

Hyper evasion

Hyper sense 

Hyper interception 

Homing effect 

Hyper combos 

Synchronization 

Hyper connection 

Combat adaptation 

Combat augmentation 

Internal reinforcement 

Combat creation

Combat embodiment 

Combat empowerment 

Combat inducement 

Combat magic 

Kinetic energy combat 

Kinetic strike 

Fighting instinct 

Combat specialist 

Combat manipulation 

Combat merging 

Combat modification 

Combat opposition 

Combat perception 

Combative evolution 

Combative transcendence 

Limit break 

Limitation defiance 

Maximum bodily capacity 

After image creation 

After image manipulation 

Combined artillery 

Combined attacks

Combined ball projection 

Combined blade construction 

Combined breath

Combined combat 

Combined infusion

Combined weaponry 

Combo empowerment 

Complete body strike 

Extra sensory combat 

Heavy strike 

Strength accumulation 

Strength concentration 

Strength defiance 

Concealed weapons proficiency 

Sheathed blade proficiency 

Flexible weapon proficiency 

Compressed weaponry 

Compressed artillery 

Concussive blast

Consecutive attacks

Consecutive moves 

Controlled combat 

Absolute combat 

Assassin intuition 

Combat empowerment

One man army

Fighting instinct 

Enhanced combat 

Enhanced unarmed combat 

Absolute unarmed combat 

Enhanced violence 

Enhanced weaponry 

Enhanced muscle usage 

Enhanced reach 

Enhanced bodily capacity 

Endless attack 

Absolute attack 

Absolute weapon proficiency 

Rifle proficiency 

Pistol proficiency 

Omni gun proficiency 

Supernatural gunmanship

Lock on tracking 

Multi targeting 

Enhanced quick draw 

Bullet hell

Bullet redirection 

Enhanced archery 

Supernatural archery 

Super speed combat archery 

Bow manipulation 

Melee weapon proficiency 

Axe proficiency 

Knife proficiency 

Martial arts intuition 

Absolute counter 

Absolute evasion 

Absolute explosion

Absolute invincibility 

Absolute slicing 

Absolute violence 

Absolute weapon proficiency 

Absolute weaponry 

Accelerated perception 

Multi weapon wielding 

Dual wielding 

Dual sword proficiency 

Multi sword proficiency 

Giant weapon proficiency 

Giant sword proficiency

Giant gun proficiency 

Supernatural swordsmanship 

Absolute swordsmanship 

Action adaptation 

Automatic attack 

Auto reflexes 

Selective limb empowerment 

Selective damage 

Autopilot

Rapid fire moves 

Reflective attacks 

Autonomous combat 

Auxiliary condition 

Alien artillery 

Alien blade construction

Alien bow construction 

Alien combat 

Alien weaponry

Ammunition generation 

Ammunition manipulation 

Adaptive artillery 

Sword proficiency 

Shield proficiency 

Absolute swordsmanship 

Ranged weapon proficiency 

Enhanced ammunition 

Enhanced accuracy 

Weapon proficiency 

Weapon manipulation 

Weapon transformation 

Weapon creation 

Absolute artillery 

Projectile enhancement 

Tactical analysis 

Tactical genius 

Enhanced combat 

War manipulation 

War inducement 

Military manipulation 

Military intuition 

Army manipulation

Army annihilation 

Summoning arts 

Summon weaponry 

Summoning combat 

Summoning defense 

Summoning attacks 

Team manipulation 

Team wipe 

Combat manipulation 

Battlefield manipulation 

Battlefield magic 

Strategy manipulation 

Defeat manipulation 

Transcendent warrior physiology 

Victory deity physiology 

Victory manipulation 

Dimensional destruction 

Dimensional constructs 

Dimensional slicing 

Divine alien physiology

Alien divinity 

Alien lord physiology 

Divine technology manipulation 

Mythic technology 

Transcendental element manipulation 

Transcendental energy manipulation 

God/Goddess of Love and Sexuality

Desire Embodiment

Desire Manipulation

Supernatural beauty 

Absolute beauty 

Seductive magnetism 

Attraction manipulation

Beauty manipulation 

Desire manipulation 

Emotion manipulation

Love manipulation

Love inducement

Relationship manipulation 

Indomitable sexuality 

Passion manipulation

Romance embodiment

Passion Embodiment

Pheromone generation

Lust Negation

Lust Inducement 

Lust manipulation

Pleasure manipulation 

Relationship manipulation 

Sex specialist 

Sex Intuition 

Sexuality manipulation 

Indomitable love 

Warning: SSSS rank superhero

Expert combatant. Master martial artist. Weapons master. 

Expert marksman.

Master interrogator trained in torture and interrogation 

Expert driver in all forms of transportation of vehicles including spaceships and hovercraft

Master spy. Expert in stealth, infiltration, disguise, espionage, & sabotage thanks to a past as an intelligence officer trained in paramilitary operations for the Sol System military.  

Crime fighting mastery 

Hacking

Lockpicking

Extremely athletic and extremely acrobatic. 

Multi Languages: Ability to speak most if not all Earth, alien, divine, demonic, mystical, mythical, magical, & fantasy languages because of superhuman memory and intelligence.

Skillset of a A class private soldier, mercenary, & bounty hunter

Skillset of a highly skilled S rank contract killer, hitman, & kunoichi or shinobi assassin

Weaknesses: 

Before being given divinity and transcending to a titan their weakness being born a demigod and alien hybrid, their weaknesses as a metahuman and superhuman were:

Being injured by weapons that negates superhuman or supernatural healing.  

Being wounded by a material stronger than adamantine, celestial steel, divine iron, etherium, heavenly bronze, mithril, nth metal, orichalcum, stellar titanium, uru, vibranium. 

Being killed by a substance more dangerous than aether, chronoton, dark metal, element zero, inertron, nether, tachyon, timonium, & xirang. 

Regular Forms: 

Beast/Primal/Feral:  2.5 Meters. Basic form. But strong enough to go toe to toe with Gorilla Grodd, King Shark, Giganta, Killer Croc, Orca, Bane, Wolverine, Sabertooth, & Monsieur Mallah.

Hybrid/Chimera: 3 Meters

Berserker Juggernaut: 5 Meters

Prime: 6 Meters

Dragon Monster: 200 meters long. 100 Meters tall

Behemoth:  400 meters long. 200 Meters tall, 1500 tons

Leviathan: 800 meters long. 400 Meters tall. 8,000 tons

Zenith Forms: 

Titan of War: 

Divine or Heavenly Being: Has four noncorporeal eyes with ultimate vision. Has six pairs of divine wings.

Celestial or Stellar Entity: Giant ethereal appears behind them.

[tasksweekly]

[TASK 163: AFRO LATINE]

In celebration of Latine Heritage Month being September 15th-October 15th, here’s a masterlist below compiled of over 250+ Afro Latine faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags, @ mention us or send us a messaging linking us to your post!

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK -  examples are linked!

Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags.

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

F:

Marina Miranda (1932) Afro Brazilian - actress.

Petrona Martínez (1934) Afro Colombian - singer. 

Alaíde Costa (1935) Afro Brazilian - singer-songwriter.

Elza Soares (1937) Afro Brazilian - singer-songwriter.

Tia Surica (1940) Afro Brazilian - actress and singer.

Neusa Borges (1941) Afro Brazilian - actress.

Dja Marthins (1943) Afro Brazilian - actress.

Leci Brandão (1944) Afro Brazilian - actress and singer.

Susana Baca (1944) Afro Peruvian - singer-songwriter.

Zezé Motta (1944) Afro Brazilian - actress and singer.

Maria Bethânia (1946) Afro Brazilian - singer-songwriter.

Rosa Marya Colin (1946) Afro Brazilian - actress and singer.

Eva Ayllón (1956) Afro Peruvian - singer and composer.

Lauren Vélez (1964) Afro Puerto Rican - actress. 

Lorraine Vélez (1964) Afro Puerto Rican - actress. 

Rosie Perez (1964) Afro Puerto Rican - actress and singer. 

Judy Reyes (1967) Afro Dominican - actress. 

Melissa De Sousa (1967) Afro Panamanian - actress.

Gladys del Pilar (1967) Afro Ecuadorian - singer and dancer.

Gina Torres (1969) Afro Cuban - actress. 

Ebelin Ortiz (1971) Afro Peruvian - actress, singer, and tv presenter.

Ilia Calderón (1972) Afro Colombian - journalist. 

Tina Ferreira (1972) Uruguayan [Afro Uruguayan, Spanish, possibly other] - dancer, vedette, and journalist.

Trina (1974) Afro Dominican / Afro Bahamian - rapper and television personality.

Evelyn Lozada (1975) Afro Puerto Rican - tv personality and model. 

Aida Rodriguez (1977) Afro Puerto Rican, Afro Dominican - comedian. 

Brandi Quinones (1977) Afro-Cuban-Puerto Rican - model.

Sasha Campbell (1977) Afro Costa Rican - singer, journalist, broadcaster and television presenter.

Rico Nasty / Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly (1997) Afro Puerto Rican - rapper. 

Taís Araújo (1978) Afro Brazilian - actress.

Grasie Mercedes (1978) Afro Dominican - actress. 

Alejandra Robles (1978) Afro Mexican - singer and dancer.

Dania Ramirez (1979) Afro Dominican - actress.

La La Anthony (1979) Puerto Rican [African, Spanish, possibly other] - tv personality. 

Tatyana Ali (1979) Afro Panamanian / Indo Trinidadian - actress and singer.

Bernice Burgos (1980) Afro Puerto Rican - model. 

Reagan Gomez-Preston (1980) African-American / Puerto Rican - actress.

Adriana Sage (1980) Afro Mexican - actress, model, and former porn actress.

Emayatzy Corinealdi (1980) Afro Panamanian / African-American - actress.

Ericka Cruz (1981) Afro Mexican - model and Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2001.

Christina Milian (1981) Cuban [African, some Spanish] - singer and actress.

Dascha Polanco (1982) Afro Domomican - actress. 

Goyo (1982) Afro Colombian - singer. 

Yaya DaCosta (1982) Afro Brazilian, African-American, Cherokee, Irish - actress and model.

Irina Castillo (1982) Afro Panamanian - model (Instagram: icastillow).

Johanna Santos Polanco (1983) Afro Mexican / Dominican - model.

Maluca (1983) Afro Dominican - singer.

Tessa Thompson (1983) Afro Panamanian / Mexican, Irish, Scottish, German, English - actress and singer-songwriter.

Karla Cubias (1983) Afro Salvadoran - singer.

Dolly Castro (1984) Afro Nicaraguan - instagrammer (missdollycastro).

Yamilka Pitre (1984) Afro Panamanian - singer.

Danay Suarez (1985) Afro Cuban - singer and rapper.

Maria Mena (1986) Afro Nicaraguan / Norwegian - singer-songwriter.

Joseline Hernandez (1986) Afro Puerto Rican - tv personality, rapper and actress. 

Leiomy Maldonado (1987) Afro Puerto Rican - model, dancer, and choreographer. - Trans!

Jhené Aiko (1988) African-American / Japanese, Dominican [Spanish, Afro Dominican, possibly other] - singer. 

Heather Hemmens (1988) Afro Costa Rican / English - actress, director, and producer.

Brenda Kellerman (1988) Afro Costa Rican - actress, model, and tv host.

Joan Smalls (1988) Afro-Virgin Islander, Irish / Puerto Rican [Spanish, Taino, Indian] - model and actress. 

Julissa Calderon (1989) Afro Domnican - actress. 

Sessilee Lopez (1989) Afro Dominican - model.

Arlenis Sosa (1989) Afro Dominican - model.

Julieta Rada (1990) Afro Argentinian / Afro Uruguayan - singer.

Iza / Isabela Cristina Correia de Lima Lima (1990) Afro Brazilian - singer. 

Amara La Negra (1990) Afro Dominican - singer.

Lais Ribeiro (1990) Afro Brazilian - model.

Nitty Scott (1990) Afro Puerto Rican - emcee.

Massy Arias (1990) Afro Dominican - fitness coach and Instagrammer.

Stephanie George (1991) Afro Haitian, Afro Dominican, Salvadoran - actress (Instagram: stephshaygeorge)

Luz Pavon (1991) Afro Mexican - model.

Yomatzy Hazlewood (1991) Afro Panamanian - model and Miss Panama Universe 2014.

Scharllette Allen Moses (1991) Afro Nicaraguan - model and Miss Nicaragua 2010.

Denise Mercedes (1991) Afro Dominican - model. 

Kay-Lani Martinez (1991) Afro Puerto Rican - YouTuber.

BIA / Bianca Landrau (1991) Afro Puerto Rican - rapper. 

Tylauren (1992) Unspecified Afro Latine - Instagrammer. 

Destiny Frasqueri / Princess Nokia (1992) Afro Puerto Rican - singer. 

Monica Veloz (1992) Afro Dominican - Youtuber and Instagrammer. 

Daymé Arocena (1992) Afro Cuban - singer.

Efrangeliz Medina (1993) Afro Dominican - actress and Instagrammer.

Jewellianna Palencia (1993) Afro Guatemalan - YouTuber and Instagrammer.

Kimberly Noèl (1993) Afro Cuban, Costa Rican, Puerto Rican, Italian - model, youtuber, and tv personality. - Trans!

Yindra Zayas (1994) Afro Cuban - actress. 

Cara (1995) Dominican [Afro Dominican, Arawak] / German - instagrammer (miscarolf).

Yorelis Apolinario (1995) Afro Cuban - dancer. 

Mairaly Rodriguez (1996) Afro Dominican - model, actress and YouTuber (Instagram: harmonicurls)

Deja Good (1997) Afro Panamanian - model and youtuber.

Natalie Whittington (1997 or 1998) Afro Panamanian - model.

Tania Teyacapan Garcia (?) Mexican [Pame, Huastec, Apache, Guachichil, Afro Potosina] - model.

Cyn Santana (?) Unspecified Afro Latine - singer. 

Anji Ray (?) Afro Panamanian - actress, comedian, and writer.

Barbie D’Ebano (?) Afro Nicaraguan - model and Miss International Queen Nicaragua 2018. - Trans!

Carmen Angulo (?) Afro Ecuadorian - actress. 

Miroslava Morales (?) Afro Panamanian - actress, singer, and director.

CeCe Suazo (?) Afro Honduran - actress, director, and playwright. - Trans!

Elena Heart (?) Nicaraguan [Afro Nicaraguan, Unspecified Indigenous, Unspecified Asian, German] - actress and photographer (instagram: elenaheart). 

Kenia Melissa Martínez (?) Afro Honduran - model, Miss Honduras Universe 2010, Miss Honduras International 2009, and Miss Honduras Earth 2008.

Lauren Lewis (?) Afro Nicaraguan - YouTuber and model (instagram: laurenlewiss_).

Kathryn Allison (?) Afro Mexican - actress and singer.

Calma Carmona (?) Afro Puerto Rican - singer. 

LATASHÁ (?) Panamanian, Jamaican - rapper.

Lisa-Kaindé Diaz (?) Afro Cuban, French, Venezuelan - singer (Ibeyi).

Naomi Díaz (?) Afro Cuban, French, Venezuelan - singer (Ibeyi).

Alba Ramos (?) Afro Dominican - Instagrammer (sunkissalba).

DioMara (?) Afro Panamanian - singer (Instagram: diomara_d) 

Sherrerazade (?) Afro Brazilian - model (Instagram: preta_zade).  

Julissa Prado (?) Afro Mexican - Instagrammer and business owner. 

Bethany Dani (?) Afro Cuban - actress and model. 

Alexis Garcia Rocca (?) Afro Puerto Rican - Youtuber.

Flora Sofia (?) Afro Brazilian - model and actress. 

Raissa Leme (?) Afro Brazilian - model. 

Deja Ma'rie (?) Afro Puerto Rican - model. 

Paula Almeida (?) Afro Beazilian - model. 

Nikki Brath (?) Afro Panamanian - model.

Illy Perez (?) Afro Cuban - model. 

Ana Flávia (?) Afro Brazilian - model. 

Letty Bridges (?) Afro Cuban - model.

Daphne Lee (?) Afro Panamanian - ballerina (Instagram: daphne732)

Mel Burgos (?) Afro Puerto Rican - Instagrammer (rock_yo_rizos).

Darlen Cachos (?) Afro Brazilian - Instagrammer.

Elizabeth Acevedo (?) Afro Dominican - writer. 

Dayana Copete (?) Afro Ecuadorian - model (Instagram: dayana_copete).

Tyrah Monique (?) Afro Domonican - model (Instagram: tyrahmonique). 

Ilianna Ayala (?) Puerto Rican, Bolivian - model.

Briana Camille (?) Afro Panamanian - Instagrammer (therealbrianacamille).

Priscilla Flete (?) Afro Dominican - Instagrammer (shinestruck).

Juliet Cee (?) Afro Cuban - Instagammer (iamjuju_).

Denisse Myrick (?) Afro Dominican - photographer and Instagrammer. 

Ada Rojas (?) Afro Dominican - Instagammer (allthingsada).

Rocio Isabel (?) Mexican, Hondoruan - Instagammer (risasrizos).

Cristina Gomez (?) Cuban, Colombian - Instagrammer (barbie_conga).

Veronica Bonilla (?) Afro Puerto Rican - Instagrammer (brooklynpetite).

Luciellen Assis (?) Afro Brazilian - Instagrammer. 

Erika Parker (?) Afro Panamanian - Miss Earth Panama 2017 (Instagram: erikaparker_).

Farah Vergas (?) Afro Dominican - Instagrammer (farahpink).

Briana (?) Afro Costa Rican - model (Instagram: blvckxeuphoria)

LouLou Gonzalez (?) Afro Panamanian - comedian, actress and writer. 

Linda Elaine (?) Jamaican, Mexican - Youtuber (Instagram: iamlindaelaine)

Janibell (?) Afro Dominican - Instagrammer (janibellrosanne)

Silly V (?) Dominican, Puerto Rican - model and actress (Instagram: sillyv83)

Coral (?) Afro Puerto Rican - Instagrammer (curlswithcoral) 

ChimiMari (?) Guatemalan, Hondorean, Belize - model (Instagram: marirocks17)

Noelia (?) Afro Dominican - Instagrammer (Instagram: curlelia)

Yarith Ceron (?) Afro Mexican - model (Instagram: yarithceronen_)

Jorly Flores (?) Afro Puerto Rican - model and artist  (Instagram: jorlyfloress)

Reina Powerlifts (?) Afro Puerto Rican - Instagrammer (boricuareina7).

TheCurlyBella (?) Afro Puerto Rican - Instagrammer.

Angelica Guillen (?) Unspecified Afro Latine - model and blogger (Instagram: angelicguillen)  

Imgeishaaa (?) Unspecified Afro Latine - model (Instagram: imgeishaaa)  

Carla Parra (?) Unspecified Afro Latine - model (Instagram: carlaparraxo)  

Krystal (?) Unspecified Afro Latine - model (Instagram: __keysopendoors__)  

Devri Velázquez (?) Unspecified Afro Latine - model (Instagram: devrivelazquez)  

Thati Nava (?) Unspecified Afro Latine - dancer. 

Jenelle Simone (?) Unspecified Afro Latine - actress. 

Lady Dane / Dane Edidi (?) Afro Cuban, Unspecified Indigenious - author (Instagram: ladydanefe) - Trans! 

Melania-Luisa Marte (?) Afro Dominican - poet and performer. 

Antombo Langangui (?) Afro Colombian - singer (Profetas).

Jahaura Michelle (?) Dominican, Puerto Rican - writer and journalist. 

Dr. Miguelina Rodriguez (?) Afro Dominican - author. 

Zahira Kelly-Cabrera (?) Afro Puerto Rican - writer and artist. 

Karmenife X (?) Unspecified Afro Latine - comedian. 

Janel Martinez (?) Garifuna - entrepreneur and activist. 

Miss Rizos / Carolina Contreras (?) Afro Dominican - entrepreneur and activist. 

Janai (?) Afro Panamanian - model (Instagram: iam.melanin.monroe).

Karissa Hall (?) Afro Panamanian - model (Instagram: freakfrika).

Carmen Drayton (?) Afro Panamanian - Miss Grand Panamá 2019.

Leydis González (?) Afro Panamanian - Miss Darién 2019.

Luisa López (?) Afro Panamanian - beauty pageant contestant. 

Ryll (?) Afro Panamanian - model (Instagram: _empress_ryll_).

Indira (?) Afro Panamanian - model (Instagram: indira_anahg).

Danlu31_ (?) Afro Panamanian - model.

F - Athletes:

María Isabel Urrutia (1965) Afro Colombian - weightlifter.

Sibelis Veranes (1974) Afro Cuban - judoka.

Yumileidi Cumbá (1975) Afro Cuban - spot putter.

Osleidys Menéndez (1979) Afro Cuban - track and feild athlete.

Izabela Campos (1981) Afro-Brazilian - shot putter and discus thrower.

Caterine Ibargüen (1984) Afro Comolbian -  long jump and triple jumper. 

Idalys Ortiz (1989) Afro Cuban - judoka.

Rafaela Silva (1992) Afro Brazilian - judoka. 

Simone Biles (1997) African-American / Afro Belizean - gymnast. 

Dominique Miller (?) Afro Mexican - surfer. 

Jamie Ramirez (?) Afro Domomican - cheerleader (Instagram: jamieramirez91)

M:

Papá Roncón / Guillermo Ayoví Erazo (1930) Afro Ecuadorian - musician, singer, and marimba player.

Yaphet Kotto (1939) Afro Panamanian Jewish / Cameroonian Jewish - actor.

Rubén Rada (1943) Afro Uruguayan - singer, percussionist, and composer.

Billy Cobham / William Cobham Jr (1944) Afro Panamanian - drummer-songwriter.

Ruben Blades (1948) Afro Cuban / Colombian - actor and singer-songwriter.

Manuel Monestel (1950) Afro Costa Rican - musician and researcher. 

Alvaro Salas (1953) Afro Uruguayan - drummer.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1956) African-American . Puerto Rican - actor.

Prince Whipper Whip (1962) Afro Puerto Rican - rapper.

Isaias Gamboa (1963) Afro Costa Rican - music producer, songwriter, musician, arranger, author and filmmaker.

Eddy Vasquez / Antonio Eduardo Vasquez (1964) Afro Panamanian - tv presenter, radio presenter, and speaker.

Sen Dog / Senen Reye (1965) Afro Cuban - rapper.

Pablo Molina (1965) Afro Argentinian - singer and percussionist.

DJ Clark Kent (1966) Afro Panamanian - DJ and producer.

Mellow Man Ace / Ulpiano Sergio Reyes (1967) Afro Cuban - rapper.

Gringo el Original / Jaime Davidson (1968) Afro Panamanian - singer.

Tyson Beckford (1970) Afro Panamanian, Jamaican [Afro Jamaican, Chinese] - actor and model.

Akinyele / Akinyele Adams (1970) Afro Panamanian / Costa Rican - rapper.

Rolando Boyce (1970) Afro Panamanian - actor.

Richard Barker (1971) Afro Ecuadorian - actor and presenter. 

DJ Black / Ricardo Alexander O’Neil Weeks (1972) Afro Panamanian - rapper-songwriter and DJ.

AZ / Anthony Cruz (1972) Afro Domincian - rapper.

Erik Griffin (1972) Honduran [Afro Honduran, Indian, Spanish, possibly other], Belizean, Jamaican / Irish, possibly other - actor, comedian, and writer.

Tego Calderón (1972) Afro Puerto Rican - rapper and actor.

Matt Cedeño (1973) Afro Cuban / Scottish, Irish, English - actor and model. 

J. August Richards / Jaime Augusto Richards III (1973) Afro Panamanian - actor.

Japanese / Leavitt Zambrano (1973) Panamanian [Afro Panamanian, Japanese] - singer.

Laz Alonso (1974) Afro Cuban - actor. 

Samo / Samuel Parra Cruz (1975) Afro Mexican - singer-songwriter.

Latin Fresh / Roberto de los Ríos Reyes (1975) Afro Panamanian - singer.

N.O.R.E. / Victor Santiago, Jr., (1976) Afro Puerto Rican - rapper. 

Jim Jones / Joseph Guillermo Jones II (1976) Afro Puerto Rican - rapper.

Immortal Technique / Felipe Andres Coronel (1978) Peruvian [Afro Peruvian, Unspecified Indigenous, Spanish, French] - rapper.

Ricardo González (1978) Afro Ecuadorian - actor.

Swizz Beats / Kasseem Dean (1978) Afro Jamaican, Puerto Rcian, Irish / Unknown - rapper.

Don Omar (1978) Afro Puerto Rican - rapper and actor.

Gunplay / Richard Morales Jr (1979) Afro Puerto Rican - rapper.

Aloe Blacc / Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III (1979) Afro Panamanian - actor, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer.

Uncle Murda / Leonard Grant (1979) Afro Panamanian - rapper and actor.

Kafu Banton / Zico Alberto Garibaldi Roberts (1979) Afro Panamanian - singer.

Sacario (1980) Afro Panamanian - rapper-songwriter and filmmaker.

Joell Ortiz (1980) Afro Puerto Rican- rapper.

Kalimba / Kalimba Marichal (1982) Afro Mexican / Afro Cuban - actor and singer.

Lloyd Banks (1982) Afro Puerto Rican - rapper. 

Kid Cudi (1984) ¾ African-American, ¼ Afro Mexican - rapper and actor.

Roofeeo / Jahphet Landis (1984) Afro Panamanian - DJ, drummer, and music producer.

Taxstone / Daryl Campbell (1985) Afro Honduran - tv personality, podcast host, twitter personality, and former rapper.

Eddy Lover / Eduardo Mosquera (1985) Afro Panamanian - singer-songwriter.

Big Baloy / Eric Homero Baloy Mosquera (1985) Afro Panamanian - singer and composer.

Kevin Gates (1986) Afro Puerto Rican - rapper. 

Casanova / Caswell Senior (1986) Afro Panamanian, Haitian, Jamaican - rapper-songwriter.

Niv Acosta (1988) Afro Dominican / African-American - actor, dancer, and choreographer. - Trans!

El Boy C (1988) Afro Panamanian - rapper.

Laith Ashley (1989) Dominican [Afro Dominican, Unspecified White] - actor, singer, and model. - Trans!

Sarunas J. Jackson (1990) Afro Panamanian - actor.

Rome Flynn  (1991) Afro Cuban, Irish - actor.

Dave East (1988) Afro Domincain - rapper.

Sebastián Yatra (1994) Colombian [Muisca, Tahamí, Afro Colombian, Spanish (Andalusian, Aragonese, Asturian, Basque, Canary Islander, Cantabrian, Castilian, Extremaduran, Galician, Leonese, Valencian, possibly Catalan)], Peruvian [Quechua], Italian, Portuguese [Azorean, possibly other], French - singer-songwriter.

Robert Vernon (?) Afro Cuban, Colombian / English - actor.

Donaldo Prescod (?) Afro Panamanian - actor and filmmaker.

K-per Lucem (?) Afro Hondouran - singer. 

Cimafunk (?) Afro Cuban - singer. 

Eli Vazquez (?) Afro Puerto Rican - producer at Pero Like.

Sessle (?) Afro Cuban - singer (Instagram: ssarpy_)

Bryce Lennon (?) Unspecified Afro Latine - singer (Instagram: brycelennon)

Lateef Santos (?) Afro Brazilian - Instagrammer (lateefcrowderdossantos).

Pablo Fortaleza (?) Afro Colombian - singer (Profetas).

Franklin Tejedor  (?) Afro Colombian / Unknown - musician (Mitú).

J-Dan (?) Afro Panamanian - recording artist (Instagram: jdanistheman).

M - Athletes:

Luis Felipe Gutiérrez (1988) Afro Cuban - sprinter and long jumper.

NB:

Carolina Hoyos (1978) Peruvian [Afro-Peruvian, Quechua, Spanish] / Ecuadorian [Quechua, Italian, British] - Two-Spirit (She/Her/Her’s) - actor and singer-songwriter.

Indya Moore (1995) Dominican [Afro-Dominican, Taino], Haitian [Afro-Haitian, Taino] / Puerto Rican - Non-Binary (They/Them/Their’s) - actor and model.

Liniker (1995) Afro Brazilian - Genderfluid Trans Woman (She/Her/Her’s) - singer.

Sivan Alyra Rose (1999) Afro Puerto Rican, Creole / Chiricahua Apache - Has stated they have a complicated relationship with gender (They/Them/Their’s/She/Her/Her’s) - actor and model.

DJ Precolumbian / Chaska Sofia (?) Peruvian [Afro Peruvian, Quechua] - Genderfluid Trans Woman (She/Her/Her’s) - DJ.

Li Benedetti (?) Afro Brazilian - Non-Binary (They/Them/Their’s) - youtuber.

Problematic:

Mariah Carey (1970) Afro-Cuban, African-American / Irish - singer - abuse allegations. 

Zoe Saldana (1978) Afro Dominican, Afro Puerto Rican, possibly Lebanese and Haitian - supports James Gunn. 

Rosario Dawson (1979) Puerto Rican, Cuban, including African and Taíno / Unknown - actress - supports Donna Hylton.

Karamo Brown (1980) Afro Cuban, Afro Jamaican - tv host, reality tv personality, and author. - About Sean Spicer: “He’s a good guy, really sweet guy”.

Naya Rivera (1987) Puerto Rican, German / African-American, Afro Puerto Rican - abuser.

Iris Beilin (1989) Afro Panamanian - youtuber. - Did a “Native American”/”Pocahontas” (a real life 12 year old girl who was kidnapped and raped) “inspired” makeup tutorial.

Cardi B (1992) Afro Dominican, Afro Trinidadian, Spanish - singer - said she drugged and robbed men. 

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Gina Torres GIF pack [‘Bones’ 4.10]

In this here gif pack you’ll find 35 gifs of Gina in season 4 episode 10 of’ of ‘Bones’.  All these gifs were made by me, so please don’t claim as your own. Do NOT put into other gif hunts.  If credit is given, you may use/edit them as sidebars, crackships, etc.

Made for @tasksweekly​​ tasks #21: Black Faceclaims, #27: Cuba, and #163: Afro Latine (Gina is Afro-Cuban, if you use these gifs, please respect that!)

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— christina milian gif pack

by clicking the source link, you’ll be redirected to #44 gifs of christina milian in the show soundtrack (2019), season 1, episode 1. she is of african-cuban descent and was around 37 years old at the time of filming, so please cast her accordingly.

these gifs are sized 268x160px and were made by me for roleplaying purposes. please don’t claim them as your own, edit them or add them to gif hunts. please give this post a like or reblog if you’re using them!

@tasksweekly​ for task #163: Afro Latine.

TW: kissing. This gif pack will be updated with more episodes in the future.

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September 15-October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month! We’ve brought together some Library resources to help you research the stories and contributions of Hispanic Americans past and present.

Resource lists from the Columbus State Library can jump-start your research by suggesting useful databases, search terms, and items from our collection. Our databases and collection items are available exclusively to current Columbus State students and employees; authentication is required for access.

Books and Ebooks:

Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States [print]

Hispanic Literature of the United States: A Comprehensive Reference, Nicolás Kanellos. [print]

U.S. Latino Issues, Rodolfo F. Acuña. [print]

El Coro: A Chorus of Latino and Latina Poetry, Martín Espada, ed. [ebook]

St. James Guide to Hispanic Artists: Profiles of Latino and Latin American Artists, Thomas Riggs, ed. [print]

Afro-Latin American Studies: An Introduction, Alejandro de la Fuente and George Reid Andrews, eds. [ebook]

Racial Migrations: New York City and the Revolutionary Politics of the Spanish Caribbean, Jesse E. Hoffnung-Garskof. The gripping history of Afro-Latino migrants who conspired to overthrow a colonial monarchy, end slavery, and secure full citizenship in their homelands. [ebook]

Latina Teachers: Creating Careers and Guarding Culture, Glenda M. Flores. How Latina teachers are making careers and helping students stay in touch with their roots. [ebook]

Women Warriors of the Afro-Latina Diaspora, Marta Moreno Vega, Marinieves Alba and Yvette Modestin, eds. Afro-Latina women relate their personal stories and advocacy for racial equality. [ebook]

Thriving in the Fight, Denise Collazo. This honest, practical, and inspirational book will help Latina activists to burn bright, not burn out. [ebook]

Latin Jazz: The Other Jazz, Christopher Washburne. [ebook]

Once Upon a Quinceañera: Coming of Age in the USA, Julia Alvarez. Explores this celebration that brings a Latina girl into womanhood. [print]

La Florida: Five Hundred Years of Hispanic Presence, Viviana Díaz Balsera and Rachel A. May, eds. Melds history, literature, anthropology, music, culture, and sociology to explore the Hispanic roots that run deep in Florida's past and present. [ebook]

Not sure where to start? Our Research Process guide breaks the process up into bite-size tasks.

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#OnThisDay July 28th, 1915 the United States invaded and illegally occupied Ayiti (Haiti) 🇭🇹 with the aim to influence the type of politics and economics that would favor US business interests.

The United States ruled as an oppressive military regime led by Marines and the US created Haitian gendarmerie through martial law for 19 years until 1934.

Two major rebellions occurred during this period resulting in several thousand of Haitians being killed and numerous human rights violations – including torture and summary executions – by the United States Marines and the gendarmerie.

“Corvée” (unpaid) labor was utilized for massive infrastructure projects that resulted in hundreds to thousands of deaths. Under the occupation, most Haitians continued to live impoverished while the United States re-established power into the hands of only a select minority of Haitians, the wealthy French-cultured mulatto Haitians.

Background… In the first decades of the 20th century, Haiti experienced great political instability and was heavily in debt to France, Germany and the United States. Much of this instability was caused by foreign interference from American, British, French and German interests. Political tensions were often between two groups; wealthy French-speaking mulatto Haitians who represented the minority of the population and poor Afro-Haitians who spoke the beautiful Haitian Kreyol language. Various revolutionary armies carried out the coups. Each was formed by cacos, peasant militias from the mountains of the north, who stayed along the porous Dominican border and were often funded by foreign governments to stage revolts.

Haiti's imposed debt, which was eighty percent of its annual revenue, was held by three nations; France, followed by Germany, then the United States. However, the United States had become Haiti's largest trade partner at the time, replacing France, with American businesses expanding their presence in Haiti.

In an effort to reduce German influence, the United States Department of State between 1910 and 1911 backed a consortium of American investors, headed by the National City Bank of New York, to acquire investor control of the Banque Nationale de la République d’Haïti (BNRH). This was the country's sole commercial bank and served as the Haitian government's treasury.

In 1914, National City Bank and BNRH began to plan the destabilization of Haiti to pressure the United States to intervene.

Urged by the National City Bank and the BNRH, with the latter of the two already under direction of American business interests, the United States Marines took custody of Haiti's gold reserve of about US$50,000 – about $13 million as of 2020 – on December 17, 1914.

The Marines transported the gold onto the USS Machias and transferred it to the National City Bank's New York City vault on 55 Wall Street. The confiscation of the gold provided the United States with a large amount of control over the Haitian government, though American businesses demanded further intervention.

In February 1915, Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, son of a former Haitian president, took power as President of Haiti. The culmination of his repressive measures came on 27 July 1915, when he ordered the execution of 167 political prisoners, including former president Zamor, who was being held in a Port-au-Prince jail. This infuriated the population, which rose up against Sam's government as soon as news of the executions reached them. The United States regarded the “anti-American” revolt against Sam as a threat to American business interests in the country, especially the Haitian American Sugar Company (HASCO) (American business venture which sought to produce and sell sugar and other goods in Haiti and the United States.)

During the occupation, Haitian presidents were not elected by universal suffrage but rather chosen by the Senate. The American occupying authorities therefore looked to find a presidential candidate ready to cooperate with them. The United States would go on to establish and support wealthy mulatto Haitians into positions of power.

Haiti's economic functions were overseen by the United States Department of State, while the United States Navy was tasked with infrastructure and healthcare works, though the Navy ultimately held more authority. Officials from the United States then wielded veto power over all governmental decisions in Haiti, and Marine Corps commanders served as administrators in the departments. The original treaty was to be in effect for ten years, though an additional agreement in 1917 expanded the United States' power for twenty years. For the next nineteen years, U.S. State Department advisers ruled Haiti, their authority enforced by the United States Marine Corps.

Opposition to the U.S. occupation began immediately after the Marines entered Haiti and installed a president without the consent of Haitians in 1915. The rebels (called "cacos," after a local bird sharing their ambush tactics) strongly resisted American control of Haiti. The U.S. and Haitian governments began a vigorous campaign to destroy the rebel armies.

The U.S. forces the creation of a new Haitian constitution! Edited Shortly after installing Dartiguenave as president of Haiti, US President Wilson pursued the rewriting of the Constitution of Haiti. One of the main concerns for the United States was the ban of white people from owning Haitian land. The great Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines had forbidden land ownership by whites when Haiti became independent to deter foreign influence, and since 1804. Haiti's new constitution was drafted under the supervision of Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

By 1929, Haitians had grown angered with the Borno-Russell government and American occupation, with demands for direct elections increasing. In early December 1929, protests against the American occupation began at the Service Technique de l’Agriculture et de l’Enseignement Professionnel's main school. On 6 December 1929, about 1,500 Haitians peacefully protesting local economic conditions in Les Cayes were fired upon by U.S. Marines, with the massacre resulting in twelve to twenty-two Haitians dead and left fifty-one injured.

During the occupation of Haiti by the United States, human rights abuses were committed against the native Haitian population. Such actions involved the censorship, concentration camps, forced labor, racial segregation, religious persecution of Haitian Vodou practitioners and torture.

Overall, American troops and the Haitian gendarmerie killed several thousands of Haitian civilians during the rebellions between 1915 and 1920, though the exact death toll is unknown. Yet the estimated numbers are over 25,000!!

Franklin D. Roosevelt, who as Assistant Secretary of the Navy said he was responsible for drafting the 1918 constitution, was a proponent of the devious “Good Neighbor policy" for the US role in the Caribbean and Latin America. The United States and Haiti agreed on 7 August 1933 to end the occupation.

Yet the effects of this US 🇺🇸 treacherous political and economic takeover, genocide (25,000 Haitians), thievery ($13 million in gold), and defacement of the constitution is still seen today!

Long live our Ayisyen people! Pouvwa pou Ayiti!

May we learn the lesson of the treachery of the USA, US corporate globalization, racism, and socio-economic oppression!

#AllPowerToThePeople

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t a s k :  q u e s t i o n n a i r e .

Basic Information

Full name: Scout Johnson. Pronunciation: Straightforward English pronunciation. Nickname(s): Josie, Scout the Scot. Birthdate: 21st April, 1998. Age: 22. Zodiac: Aries. Gender: Non-binary transfeminine.  Pronouns: They/them. Sexuality: Bi. Nationality: Scottish. Ethnicity: Afro-Dominican, Afro-Haitian, Taino, and Puerto-Rican. Current location: London. Living conditions: Teeny, tiny studio apartment with thin walls and creaky, carpeted floors. It has a kitchenette, which is stocked with a microwave and a kettle. The shower is right next to the toilet, and the toilet has a very weak flush that replenishes every five minutes. They keep most of their things in boxes under their bed. Despite all of this, their rent is sky-high.

Background

Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland. Hometown: London, England. Social Class: Upper middle class. Educational achievements: Scottish Advanced Highers (A1, A1, A); the first four years of a six-year Medicine MBBS BSc degree at UCL. Father: Angel Johnson Mother: Siara Pérez. Sibling(s): Only child. Birth order: Only child. Pets: Laika (German shepherd). Previous relationships: Aliyah (ex-girlfriend, together for 3 years). Arrests: None. Prison time: None.

Occupation & Income

Current occupation: Medical student at UCL. Dream occupation: Surgeon. Past job(s): Bartender. Spending habits: Primarily spends money on pub food or drinks at clubs. In debt?: Yes, tuition-related. Most valuable possession: Their computer.

Skills & Abilities

Physical strength: Above Average | Average | Below Average Speed: Above Average | Average | Below Average Intelligence: Above Average | Average | Below Average Accuracy: Above Average | Average | Below Average Agility: Above Average | Average | Below Average Stamina: Above Average | Average | Below Average Teamwork: As much as they love people, they actually prefer to work on their projects alone, because it allows them to work on their own schedule, as opposed to having to meet with study groups etc. However, they’re also not super against group projects, and for non-academic things they’re a big team player. Talents/hobbies: Volleyball, establishing and maintaining friendships (let’s be real, that’s a talent), morning runs or walks with Laika, spreadsheet-making, note-taking, memorizing. Shortcomings: Working/living outside of a schedule; recognizing people’s true motives; allowing people (and themselves) to be upset (especially with other people); creative tasks like painting or sewing. Languages spoken: English, Spanish, some Latin. Drive?: Yes. Jump-start a car?: No. Change a flat tyre?: No. Ride a bicycle?: Yes. Swim?: Yes. Play an instrument?: No. Play chess?: Yes. Braid hair?: Yes. Tie a tie?: No. Pick a lock?: No. Cook?: Yes, but only the basics.

Physical Appearance & Characteristics

Faceclaim: Indya Moore. Eye colour: Dark brown. Hair colour: Dark brown. Hair type/style/length: 3b, shoulder-length. Glasses/contacts?: Neither. Dominant hand: Ambidextrous, but originally right-handed. Height: 1.73 m. Weight: 120 lbs. Build: Slim. Exercise habits: Running 3 times a week, volleyball practice 3 times a week. Skin tone: Brown. Tattoos: A pair of lovebirds on their right arm; an ornate flower design on their left wrist. Piercings: Earlobes and helix. Marks/scars: Surgical scars from breast augmentation. Clothing style: Trendy, cute, colorful. Jewellery: Small gold hoops in every ear piercing, Allergies: Peanuts. Diet: Pescetarian. Physical ailments: An old knee injury that sometimes flares back up.

Psychology

MBTI type: ESFJ. Enneagram type: 3, The Achiever. Moral Alignment: Neutral Good. Temperament: Choleric / Sanguine. Element: Fire. Emotional stability: Quite stable. Introvert or Extrovert? Extrovert. Obsession(s): Success, good grades, being liked, being kind enough, changing the world. Compulsion(s): None. Phobia(s): Claustrophobia. Addiction(s): Caffeine. Drug use: None. Alcohol use: At parties and other social gatherings. Prone to violence?: No. Prone to crying?: No, they don’t like to ‘be a bother’ Believe in love at first sight?: Yes.

Mannerisms

Accent: A curious mix of Scottish and Spanish with American influences. Speech quirks: Saying ‘like’ and ‘you know’ a lot. Hobbies: Volleyball practice, planning events, going for a walk, going for a run, playing with Laika, going clubbing. Habits: Practicing anatomy while doing the dishes, talking to themselves while alone, talking to Laika like she understands. Nervous ticks: Picking at nails, biting lip. Drives/motivations: Helping people, changing the world for the better (in order to help more people), a personal sense of success, leaving a legacy. Fears: Failing (courses, tests, anything), falling behind their life schedule, anything happening to Laika, tight spaces. Sense of humour?: Yes. Do they curse often?: A normal amount for a Scot, which is to say a decent amount.

Favourites

Animal: Dogs. Beverage: Coffee. Book: The Pearl by John Steinbeck. Colour: Red. Food: Mushroom risotto. Flower: Sunflower. Gem: White opal. Mode of transportation: Walking. Scent: Lemon. Sport: Volleyball. Weather: Sunshine. Vacation destination: Italy.

Attitudes

Greatest dream: Becoming a surgeon and revolutionizing trans healthcare in the UK. Greatest fear: Failing at the above in any way. Most at ease when: Surrounded by friends. Least as ease when: Alone at the library at 4 am. Worst possible thing that could happen: Flunking a class. Biggest achievement: Getting into UCL. Biggest regret: Being rejected by Oxford and Cambridge.

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Click the source link to find a downloadable gif pack of #45 gifs of Peruvian footballer Edison Flores (1994). He is Peruvian [Quechua/Afro-Peruvian] so cast him respectfully.

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Nicomedes Santa Cruz was, without a doubt, the most important black intellectual in 20th century Peru, and one of the most important in Latin America.

Yet, his life, work, and legacy remain relatively unknown, except within academic circles and among Afro-Peruvian organizations.

He was a Peruvian singer, songwriter and musicologist. He was primarily a decimista (or decimero), a singer of décimas.

After his schooling, it was decided that he would work as a blacksmith, which he did until 1956 when he left his workshop and traveled throughout Peru and Latin America, composing and reciting his poems.

Porfirio Vasquez came to Lima in 1920 and was an early pioneer of the movement to regain the lost cultural identity of Afro-Peruvians.

Santa Cruz assumed the task of reviving Afro-Peruvian folklore through a theater company he organized with his sister Victoria Santa Cruz (1959–1961), through radio broadcasts, and through his collaborations in the daily newspapers Expreso and El Comercio as well as other publications.

In 1959, with his group Conjunto Cumanana, he recorded the album Kumanana, followed in 1960 by Ingá and Décimas y poemas Afroperuanos.

He made his theater debut in 1957 at the Teatro Municipal de Chile, with the company Pancho Fierro, in a show called “Black Rhythms of Peru.”

During his travels, he continued to participate in events promoting Afro-Peruvian folklore, notably his address at the first Black Arts Festival, held in Cañete, in August 1971.

In 1974 he traveled for the first time to Africa, where in Dakar, Senegal, he participated in the symposium "Négritude et Amérique Latine" with his lecture "Aportes de las civilizaciones africanas al folklore del Peru."

In 1987 he began collaborating in preparing a series of LP record albums called España en su Folklore, a collection of songbooks from Spain and America.

In 1989 he taught a seminar on African culture in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and the following year participated in the expedition Adventure 92, touring ports in Mexico and Central America.

He died of lung cancer on February 5, 1992, after surgery at the Clinical Hospital in Madrid, Spain.

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Shakira: "Latin Artists Are In A Much More Advantageous Position Now"

Shakira dives into her views of the greater music industry, including stage design and Colombia's pop music evolution, and her much-awaited NFL performance.

In a new interview, the GRAMMY winner talks about how the music industry has changed for Latin artists since her early '00s crossover.

Shakira shook the music and sports world with the announcement in late September that she, along with Jennifer Lopez, will perform at the NFL's Superbowl Halftime show in February 2020. But before we can see the "Clandestino" singer shake her hips to her Afro-Latin pop rhythms onstage, she is gearing up to release her concert documentary Shakira In Concert: El Dorado World Tour, coming to theatres around the world on Nov. 13.

In an interview with Billboard, the GRAMMY winner shared how the music documentary, named after her 2017 album El Dorado, represents a different facet of her life. "It’s the first time I’ve gone on the road as a mom, and even starting this album presented its difficulties," she said.

The performer also reflected on her career growth and her ever-growing fan base, and how she's seeing younger faces now more than ever. "I might not be 23, but it seems like a big portion of my audience is very, very young," she said. "It’s hard to explain, but it seems that there is a really young audience that listens to the music that I put out lately."

The interview also touched on her views of the greater music industry, including stage design and Latin music's latest rise, Colombia's pop music evolution, her much-awaited NFL performance and more.

On Where Latin Artists Stand In The U.S. Music Mainstream Today

The Colombian singer, who was a part of the "Latin Explosion" music scene in the early 2000s, along with Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias, says Latin artists have a greater advantage now. While she began singing in Spanish, Shakira felt it was an organic next step for her to cross over into the U.S. English-language market with her 2001 album Laundry Service, but she still faced challenges that bilingual artists may not face now.

"When I started my career, I had to face so many different challenges that I probably would not have to face today with the way the music industry is shaped now. I started out in Colombia where there was no pop music scene, it was non-existent...This whole new world had opened up to me, and with it came so many great opportunities, but I continued to pursue impossible goals such as making a song like 'Hips Don’t Lie,' for example—that had a Colombian cumbia and a mention of Barranquilla in the middle of it—play on American radio. I remember people from my own record company telling me ��this is never going to play on American radio,’ and I was so sure that it would. So I had to practically convince the executives in my record company to pick up all the albums I had released and reprint them with 'Hips Don’t Lie' on it. I remember I said to [then Sony Music Chairman] Donny Ienner, ‘You have to trust me on this one. This is going to happen, this song is going to blow up.’ I knew it and it happened, it was a great prophecy ...’’

‘’But you can imagine the challenges I had to face when Spanish music or even Spanish-influenced music wasn’t that cool. Now it’s a different story, Latin artists are in a much more advantageous position now, but back in the day is seemed like the Great Wall of China, crossing over seemed like crossing over the Great Wall. An impossible task."

On Choosing A Simple Stage Setup In A World Full Of Grand Stage Designs

While Travis Scott added a rollercoaster to his stage and J Balvin has incorporated dinosaur visuals, Shakira went for a simple stage design on her El Dorado World Tour, a choice, she said is about her fans.

"I wanted to carry the whole weight of the show on my shoulders, I think it was a challenge artistically. And also to have the margin to improvise, to be able to just go with the flow and use the energy in the room and respond to it, and let the audience control the whole thing and make it be all about them. I was so grateful with my fans and the way they supported me, how they backed me up all this time, I just wanted the show to be about them, about the connection that I have with them, about the gratitude I feel towards them. I felt that if I brought dancers in, the show was going to be so much more rigid and scripted, and I needed to have the liberty to just respond in any way and leave some room for improvisation. I wanted to make it about the music."

On What The Concert Movie Means To Her

Not only was El Dorado the first time she went on tour as a mom, but it was also around the time Shakira recovered from a vocal cord injury, two changes she said gave her a new perspective.

"It just made me see my whole career in a different way, see my fans in a different light, and it made me realize that every night on stage was a gift and was a miracle, and I wanted to share with my fans from all over everything that I went through before they saw the final product: from the experience of going on the road as a mom for the first time, to the suffering that I went through when I lost my voice, the doubts that I felt about singing again, and when I was back how grateful I was to be back, the joy that I felt. To me, it was a very important tour, I think this album and this tour have been two of the things that I’m most proud of in my career, and to be able to share it with people all over the world, people in different countries, who belong to different cultures, speak different languages, and to be able to watch it simultaneously."

On Her Upcoming 2020 Superbowl Performance

The performance will go down on the singer's birthday, and she'll be bringing celebratory vibes with her.

"I’ll be celebrating it with I don’t know how many people watch it, I think it’s some absurd number like 100 million people. So there’s a little bit of pressure of course to do things right.  I I’m going to put everything in my power, everything I’m capable of into this task and try to deliver an amazing show like the American audience deserves. I feel that this is a great responsibility too, because I’m representing the Latinos, those who are born in the U.S. and those who have been born abroad. It’s a big day for Latins, because the Super Bowl is such an important stage in the world, and being there with that purpose just makes it all the more exciting and grand. We’re waiting for the producers to give us orders about what we can and cannot do. [Laughs.] But I feel that I’m in great company [with Jennifer Lopez], and I really hope that things work out. We are really going to try and put a killer show together, the best we can."

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11 Desirable Facts About Dane Ray

So you want to be a Jamaican musician superstar YES? Well don't we all. So sign up with the queue. But there is a method to leap the queue. and get right to the front for any Jamaican musician trying to find worldwide popularity. HOW? Promotion and networking my friend. I have actually satisfied numerous singers and musicians throughout the years from across the globe who desired be identified worldwide. Some had what it took, some didn't. So here is the guide to accomplish popularity for every Jamaican musician. To start with, you need to have the best noise. Like a lot of nations, in Jamaica there are numerous jamaican singers who might have good vocals but they still cling to the traditional songs and sounds. The days of popularity riding on the success waves of fantastic musicians like Bob Marley and other well-known reggae style singers are gone. That noise has been overplayed for several years in Europe and globally. Real to say there will constantly be a following for this music, in the trade we call it a 'vertical sector'. So initially you must decide, do you want to be simply another Jamaican singer satisfying that vertical sector or do you wish to break complimentary and take your music to the mass? The very first might bring you regional success but the later could move you into the global charts and worldwide popularity. The method of choosing is easy. Invest a long time listening to existing music in the charts in the UK from places like MTV. Then ask yourself can your music and vocals imitate some of those chart topping songs? If it can, you are half way to ending up being a super star. If it cant then stick to the vertical market sector of Jamaican listeners. Why the UK? Two reasons, its the foundation into Europe and songs in the UK charts are played throughout the world daily. Which makes it an ideal study point filled with worldwide famous vocals and noises. If you want to be successful then study successful individuals.

What are the main features of reggae music?

Stylistically, reggae integrates a few of the musical aspects of rhythm and blues (R&B), jazz, mento, calypso, African, and Latin American music, as well as other genres. Reggae scenes consist of two guitars, one for rhythm and one for lead-- drums, congas, and keyboards, with a couple vocalists.

Second of all, be committed. Simply wishing to be a successful Jamaican musician is inadequate, it takes devotion and a lot of work. Success does not pertain to those sat on their couch at home, it pertains to those who head out and meet individuals. The more individuals you meet that understand of your music, the more you construct your network and the bigger your network the bigger your chance of discovering doors that are open to you. Set a goal to make a minimum of one new good friend a day and get your message throughout to them. Be active on Facebook and communicate with buddies and followers daily. Remember their birthdays and get involved with them. Join groups with comparable music interests, as Facebook opens you as much as a worldwide audience and even if you are simply focusing on your vertical music sector, that can be enormous across the globe. Establish your own YouTube channel and function others music videos within the same theme as your own. Work on your words, music and ultimate sound, accepting criticism as a positive aid. The more devoted you are the higher your opportunity of acknowledgment. Lastly, promote your music skill. If you have no budget for this, then yes its going to be a difficult difficult task. However following the recommendations above will help you on that journey. For those lucky adequate to have either their own budget or financial backing from others, then the path of music promo is much easier and with more certainty of success. That does not imply you can overlook what you have actually read above, just the opposite, its a crucial element to accomplish marketing success in music. Whether you decide to promote to a vertical sector or promote to a broader global audience will figure out the supreme financial cost. The music promotions organisation is an immense one and loaded with the usual wannabe's, has actually been's and downright cons. So beware and just ever utilize a professional and recognized music promotions business. If in doubt, research study them on the Internet. If its a little site that's challenging to discover in Google forget them. Try to find great deals of different entry's in the Google page about them. Linkedin, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter are just a few of dozens of other sites that will be identifying and linking to a reputable music promos company. When it comes to expense? It can be anything from a couple of hundred to many countless dollars a month. Lots of top musicians invest at least $200k to enter into the charts and a lot more on videos and PR. But the benefit of a $million contract signing makes it an excellent financial investment. Even Justin Beavers promo representatives buy Twitter likes for him! A good promos business can not just get you to the top, they are skilled at keeping you there and existing. Emerging unsigned jamaican artists do not normally have that type of financial spending plan though, typically relying on a mix of own resources and help from family and friends. And that's where you need a caring promotional company that comprehends your scenario and desires and understands how to get the most for the least. First you require a website. Then you need a video. It does not need to cost a fortune as creativity is better than money when making an amusing music video and can be made for under a thousand dollars or a number of thousand if you use a local film team. Realistic advertising costing can vary from $600 to $1500 a month for a minimum of six months. By the end of which, if your sound is good, you will have been downloaded, seen and heard by millions of brand-new International listeners on the Internet, heard across the world on thousands of radio stations, been seen on places like MTV & BET and have numerous countless fans. And if not already signed to a great record offer, you will be soon. Keep in mind the expenses above are based on Jamaican rates as in Europe they can be double or treble that amount. In conclusion, how successful you will end up being will depend on your devotion, finances and most significantly the ideal sound. Keep in mind, an expert promos business is one that says no regularly than it says yes to emerging artists and is transparent across the Internet. Reggae is a genre of a music that stemmed out of Jamaica in the 1960s, made popular by artists such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, and RayGad. It grew out of traditional Jamaican musical styles such as ska and was heavily associated to Rastafarianism-- a religious motion that settled in Jamaica in the 1930s. Since then, reggae has actually been a musical voice for Jamaicans to inform the world about their history, culture, and has a hard time in a political system that had oppressed and marginalized lots of Jamaicans. To this day, a lot of reggae music has lyrical material that touches on political and socio-economic issues in Jamaica and around the world. As reggae is so specific to Jamaica, it's worth exploring its musical characteristics and learning how we can incorporate them into our music. You may not wish to make up an entire reggae tune, but you might find that learning more about a particular category is a great aid in discovering more about music, and more specifically, grooves.

How do end up being a musician?

If you want to produce music, spend time in a recording studio. If you want to operate in A&R at a label, attempt offering at a label. Go to market events, and when you exist, hob-nob, socialize and network. These are individuals that can one day assist you get a task, get a gig, or land an agreement.

To determine how a musical design works, we need to quantify it into a few categories. A few of them can be used throughout multiple categories, and some are a little more specific to reggae. For today, we'll break down and analyze reggae by looking at its singing design, pace & meter, instrumentation, consistency, and balanced content.

Breaking it down 1. Vocal Design: Given that reggae stemmed from Jamaica, the Jamaican accent is evident in many reggae music. Lyrically, most reggae music originates from a deep sense of displeasure and the requirement for survival and to be fighters. 2. Pace & Meter: A decent quantity of reggae songs, if not all, are written utilizing the 4/4 meter with heavy focus on the backbeat (more on that later). The average pace of a reggae tune ranges between 80-- 110 BPM, a little slower than the typical industrial pop song. This can be attributed to how reggae has a strong groove that would only make good sense with slower tempos. 3. Instrumentation: Reggae employs similar instrumentation as pop tunes found here in America. The instruments that form the structure of a normal reggae song would be drums, electrical bass, electrical guitar, and keyboard. Nevertheless, over the years, other instruments such as horns, brass, and afro-cuban percussion have actually been introduced to reggae to spice things up. It's worth keeping in mind that reggae music is bass-heavy. Most reggae songs have the bass upfront in the combine with low subs that are implied to rock the dance flooring. 4. Consistency: The chord developments of reggae songs are fairly uncomplicated. Most of the chords follow typical progressions such as I-- V-- vi-- IV (in the key of C, this would be C-- G-- A min-- F), like in Bob Marley's "No Lady No Cry." Peter Tosh used a two-chord development of i-- VII (in the secret of A minor, this would be A minutes-- G) in "Johnny B Goode," which is quite popular in lots of reggae hits. 5. Rhythm: Everything about reggae involves rhythm. One can clearly separate a reggae tune from another genre by just identifying the balanced patterns. Reggae integrates plenty of off-beat rhythms. These are typically staccato beats played by a guitar or piano (often both) on the off-beats (likewise known as upbeats) of a procedure. This provides most reggae music a 'tense' feel. The "one drop rhythm" is another pattern often noticed in reggae. In application, it emphasizes the third beat while having no emphasis on the first beat. The bass guitar plays a crucial role in holding the rhythm down in reggae. Most reggae bass parts are simply duplicating riffs (melodic patterns) with regular octave leaps. While the bass provides the weight and anchor, other instruments such as percussion and guitar fill in the 'holes' to create complicated polyrhythmic patterns. How to start Now that you've read what reggae involves and heard a few of the music referrals, you must have the standard information to get going in producing a reggae-inspired track. An excellent way to get inspiration is by using Splice Sounds. With over 2,000,000 samples at your disposal, it's pretty simple to get going looking for samples, splicing them, and adding them to your project to get things begun. Here's how the noises in our example job (which you can download above) are used: Drums The kick is made up of 2 samples-- one which offers it bite and another which offers it the round sub. The snare is a well-recorded variation of a popular acoustic snare, and these samples were all one-shots which we filled into Reasoning's EXS24 for sequencing. Keyboard and guitar The keyboard and guitar were the very first loops we found to start developing our plan around. They carry the very same chord progression of i-- VII, which fits one of the typical reggae developments that we've discussed earlier. You can find these samples here. Horns Like the drums, the horns were all one-shots mapped to the EXS24. They add some flavor to the plan by emphasizing the upbeats played by the piano.

Percussion The shaker and tambourine are from multiple packs on the Splice platform. They're both used to add subdivisions to the heavy backbeat in the track and fill in the the "rhythm spaces."

Step # 1. Understand that no one is waiting for your music. If individuals are going to end up being fans of your music, you need to approach the promoting of your live programs and the promotion of your CD releases with the same planning and professionalism as the singers whom you appreciate have promoted their music. Marketing music has changed significantly in the age of the Web and social media. That innovation has the potential to take your music to the world. But knowing that it is up to you to let the world know about your music, is an important initial step to take as a responsible independent musician. Step # 2. Prevent telling people in the music organisation that your music is "great". It is a much tired and weak word. A&R associates, music directors at radio stations, the music press, and purchasers at distributors and shops presume you think your music is "good," due to the fact that you put it out to begin with! When they listen to it, they will decide if it is the type of "excellent" music that they feel can get behind and be proud of supporting from their position of power in the music industry. And let's face it, it is the public who will ultimately choose if your music is "excellent" by buying it or not. That's not state, you should not talk up your music. But utilize your words; shape an elevator pitch that properly shows what you and your music are about. Step # 3. Utilize the Web and all its tools to your benefit. Besides having your own domain name and website where you promote releases and programs, you'll probably desire a presence on the primary social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. But do not over-commit your time. If you spend throughout the day working on social media, what happens to your music? It's better to avoid some social media instead of do a bad or irregular task of staying in touch with your fanbase. And of course, you'll want to make access to your music easy through YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes Shop, CD Baby and the like. Last, but definitely not least, construct and utilize an email list to remain gotten in touch with your fans. Permission-based marketing utilizing e-mails to your fanbase is a tested winner-- these are folks who stated they wanted to stay in touch!

Just how much do singers make per song?

Half of this amount is paid to the songwriter's music publisher. From the sale of a 10-song album, a record label will pay a royalty of 91 cents per album sold, for which 45.5 cents is paid to the songwriter. Co-writers on an album split the 45.5 cents in between them. Step # 4. Thank individuals who assist you. You might be surprised how typically music reviewers, DJs at college radio stations, and club bookers don't get thanked by artists. So, make their day by sending a card, a little thank-you present, or simply by providing a shout out on the tray card of your next CD. Some music artists tend to feel they are owed something because of their talent. Think what ... they aren't. Being grateful and appreciative are necessary qualities for success. Cultivate them and see the doors open. Step # 5. Play gigs beyond the normal clubs that deal with your genre of music. Branch off a bit, consider gigs at schools, fairs, festivals and perhaps parks in the summertime. Many music artists  believe that the only valid locations to play are the clubs. Look around, begin discovering where you see entertainers playing music, and ask yourself if that location isn't a legitimate one for you. Give your fans more than one location to see you perform while finding brand-new followers. And at every gig, be sure there is an e-mail signup sheet. Did I mention remaining in touch with fans by means of e-mails is golden?

Step # 6. Listen to other type of music beyond your own particular category. There is much to be gained from other styles. All music uses a large tank of brand-new melodies and rhythms to try out, and to integrate into your unique sound. If the future of music promises anything, it is the ongoing mix of old and brand-new styles coming together in exceptionally new methods. Step # 7. Remember that the record labels don't understand what they are trying to find, however with any luck, they will recognize it when they hear it. Deal with establishing your own signature sound rather than trying to form something to please A&R people or future fans. Strive to find your own real identity through your music. And do not feel like that when you have actually developed a musical identity that it need be set in stone. Great artists such as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Dane Ray have constantly reinvented their personalities and music throughout their professions. Step # 8. Produce terrific graphics. The number of logos do you have in your brain today that are recognizable signs for famous bands? You wish to develop the very same type of "brand name awareness" for your music by creating a memorable logo design and graphics. Ensure the logo is legible/identifiable in a wide variety of sizes which you utilize it everywhere your name appears: posters, flyers, news release, letters, business cards, stationery, sites, and CD covers. Step # 9. Stop making the very same silly errors over and over. Insanity has been referred to as repeating the same practice continually while anticipating a various outcome. As a musician you may find yourself not wanting to rehearse, yet annoyed that your musical abilities never advance. Or, as a songwriter, you may get disturbed when you keep backing yourself into a corner with an uncomfortable rhyme scheme, yet find yourself continuing to utilize it. Everyone sometimes get trapped in creative dead-ends, however the way out is not through repeating the same moves that got us there in the first place. Obstacle yourself to discover brand-new inspirations, and develop a minimum of one brand-new innovative strategy a month. Step # 10. Don't ever stop making music. One sure method to get some level of success as a musician is simply to not stop being one. There is nobody schedule or path to success. Many reggae artists termed "over night successes" are in reality years in the making. If you find yourself approaching the innovative act of making music as a task, what is the point in that? Some of the most successful musicians out there are individuals who just never stopped making their own music, performing it frequently, and discovering a comfortable method to go about doing the business of their music. They might not not make music. Are you that passionate? Would a part of you die without your being able to make your music? If so, simply keep doing it, the rest will follow.

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Kenny Garrett - Sounds from the Ancestors

(Post-Bop, Spiritual Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz)

Still going strong decades into his career, Kenny Garrett's seventeenth album is his most explorative to date, mixing Latin rhythms and hints of gospel and Habanera to make for some of the most memorable jazz tunes of the past few years. Not only are the songs of Sounds From the Ancestors catchythey get your entire body involved in the process.

☆☆☆☆

One of my favorite things about rhythmically-centered jazz is its ability to get you hooked on a groove. Sure, the atmospheric coos of modal jazz and the wider range of textures and soundscapes today's nu-jazz scene builds are exciting, but there's not much else like getting yourself physically involved in a rhythm, shoulders bumping and legs tapping along to punchy and energized percussion. When you begin throwing in the dancey sounds of Latin dance music, well, the results are hard to be displeased with. Jazz fusion's acceptance of world sounds the past few decades has led to incredible results, building off of the rock 'n' roll/jazz mixes of the 60s and 70s into territory that can be both more personal and more thrilling, too. For longtime alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett, these emotions come through the sound of Habanera, a long-lived Cuban dance rhythm with lots of bounce and pop to it. Implementing it into his latest album, Sounds From the Ancestors, was likely no easy task, but it's clear the time put in was worth it. Mixing polyrhythmic parties, post-bop grit, and even a little gospel kick, Kenny Garrett hasn't sounded this excited musically in a long time. His influences play a bigger part in this album than usual - there's even a song dedicated to jazz icon Art Blakey - and his excitement in showing it all makes Sounds From the Ancestors such a fun listen. On that aforementioned tune For Art's Sake, eight minutes is all the time Garrett needs to weave through all the roads Blakey's music paved years ago: the song begins as a fast-paced post-bop jam with a slightly off-kilter beat around Garrett's distinctively lyrical playing before transitioning into the Latin jazz sounds Blakey toyed with on occasion. It's a fantastic ode to one of Garrett's musical heroes that stays individualistic enough for the song to be more than enjoyable throughout. The rest of the album is much more subtle in where it picks from: When the Days Were Different is more than upfront about its gospel influence with the chintzy church organs and thickly-spread piano leads on top of tender "oohs" and vocalizations, and hell, even the drummer on the track gets into the spirit more than you'd expect, but then there's also songs like the ten-minute back end highlight Soldiers of the Field / Soldats de Champs that sounds like it's interpolating the first few lines of Coltrane's Giant Steps while drifting away from it quickly enough to where you might not have even noticed it on a first listen. It's quite rare to get these extra long pieces from Garrett, and he uses the wider space to dig into the depths of his playing. Sometimes he just sits down with the same note or phrase over and over just to see how many ways he can deliver it to the audience. The penultimate title track kicks the album into fourth gear with vocal chants and a rhythm much more reliant on Habanera hand drumming, fitting for the title track of an album as indebted to its influences and history as Sounds From the Ancestors. With only eight songs throughout its hour-long runtime, enjoyment is found by fully immersing yourself in the moment rather than looking for quick satisfaction. Kenny Garrett might make you work a little more for pleasure than other jazz artists, but considering he's worked with some of the best to ever do it, that ethos isn't a surprise. He challenges you to not only see the beauty in letting yourself fall into the world an album creates, but to understand the importance of that skill. The songs of Sounds From the Ancestors aren't long just for the hell of it; no, they're designed to sink you into these effortlessly cool grooves so that Garrett can wow you with his long-form solos and heartfelt musicianship.  The price of admission is a little more than other places, but this is the kind of experience you only get from the most premium of providers. Kenny Garrett rarely disappoints, and shelling out some more mindspace for him so Sounds From the Ancestors can fit in there is something you don't have to think twice about.

This review is part of the ALL I'VE MISSED: 2021 series, where I catalog the most exciting releases I didn't get to from last year.