TONIGHT! NO COVER ~ Pre-party for Afrolatinos going the HBO Latino Film Festival!

Come celebrate one of the hugest achievements in #afrolatinos history! We will not be silenced. We are 200 million strong! JOIN US TONIGHT!!! Vamos a bailar! A celebrar!   FREE to get in! Food & drink specials!   HBO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE ~ Saturday, October 14th at 4:00PM (SHARP)  Get your tickets: NY LATINO FILM FEST TIX…

#AFROLATINASTOKNOW ~ #8: AMARA LA NEGRA

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

#AFROLATINASTOKNOW ~ #1: Marta Moreno Vega

・・・ For the month of October I will be sharing my top thirty-one #afrolatinastoknow today I honor: #1 Dr. Marta Moreno Vega. I met Dr. Vega in 2007, when I interviewed for my first published article. The article that was the seed to my work on the #afrolatinosfilm. Back then the #cccadi was in Columbus…

Afrolatinos Screening at the HBO Latino Film Festival!

For nine years Renzo Devia, @afrolatinotv, and I have waited for this moment--Afrolatinos La Historia Que Nunca Nos Contaron will screen at the HBO Latino Film Festival. We are finally getting this story closer to where it has always been destined to be. Our vision and intention for Afrolatinos has been and is to ensure…

Essay: Two Cultures Marching to One Drum

  TO READ FULL ESSAY: Urban_Latino story Two cultures

BLACK SPECULATIVE ARTS MOVEMENT #BSAMfuturismo2017

Afrofuturism, black comics, and an arts convention all in one. And it's happening in the Bronx. Join me this Saturday, April 22, 2017 @ 10am for a workshop on AFROLATINO SPIRITUALITY. We are also screening the Afrolatinos documentary. Location: The Bronx Museum of the Arts April 22, 2017, $6 asked DONATION. BLACK SPECULATIVE ARTS MOVEMENT…

FYF ~ Chapters 27: When Anxiety Swallows You! #FYFLove #audiobook

When you forget who you are, allow me to remind you. When you're afraid of your greatness... I will show you all you've achieved! and then, when you get close... that moment when you actually taste it! I was giving myself an anxiety attack and in that moment I stopped. I stopped doing all that I…

The Afrolatina Show ~ Ep. 06: Good Girls Stay Quiet #afrolatinashow

I believed my anger made me ugly My rage repulsive My fury the reason for my misfortune She was born so i tried to be softer Prettier quiet Spirit gave me a new path to follow Yet When you’re someone who was born with closed palms white knuckles Fist to flesh Skin under finger nails…

The Afrolatina Show – LAUNCHES TODAY! #afrolatinashow

Welcome to the Afrolatina show (Ep. 01) In this episode we talk about identity, privilege, pride and what it means to be “the other.” To listen to podcast: The Afrolatina Show Subscribe and join our mailing list for the latest episodes. Love, Iyawo

Afrolatinos Tour @afrolatinostv #afrolatinos

AFROLATINOS SCREENING DATES: Saturday, February 18th (Los Angeles) @ Pan African Film Festival Monday, February 20th (Los Angeles) @ Pan African Film Festival Wednesday, February 22nd (New York City) @ Hostos Community College Wednesday, February 22nd (Chicago) @ University of Illinois Thursday, February 23rd (Massachusetts) @ UMASS Dartmouth Monday, February 27th (New York) @ the…