#AFROLATINASTOKNOW ~ #9: CARDI B

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

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…

SELF CARE is SELF LOVE!

  I woke up thinking about you today. You were present during my meditation, prayers and yoga. I can hear you. I can see your tears. I feel you. You are not alone, yet this work requires you to go there alone. I have read your emails, see your light shining through your writing, I…

FREE EVENT! “Deepening our Womanhood: Identity and Diversity”

CALLNG ALL HEALERS! ARTISTS! ACTIVISTS! ORGANIZERS! WITCHES! Join us for what will be an incredibly powerful event happening tomorrow, Saturday, August 29th at Hostos Community College located at 450 Grand Concourse Avenue at 149th Street at 10:00AM! 300 womyn expected! 30+ volunteers! Food donations! Music! Dance! Workshops and Panels! For Immediate Release August 26th 2015 Génesis…

The Writing Coach ~ launches today!!!

For over seven years I have facilitated many writing workshops, curated showcases, and have spoken at some of the largest universities all over the United States and Latin America. Over the years I have discovered that the support, encouragement and sacred space I have created and provided for many writers here in the New York…

1st Annual Afro Latino Festival!

   Afrolatinos: La Historia Que Nunca Nos Contaron is thrilled and honored to be participating in the 1st Afro Latino Festival in New York City! Join us in celebrating Afro Latinidad with music, dance, workshops and constructive dialogues about issues affecting local and global Afro-Latin@ communities.   WHEN: Saturday, June 29, 2013 LOCATION: Parkside Avenue train…

Ask for what you want! Watch it arrive!

Ask for what you want! Watch it arrive! Last night was an evening of transformation. I attended the most empowering film screening for a documentary entitled, “Nosotros, Afro-Peruanos” (We, Afro-Peruvians). The Director, Gabriella Watson shares her journey of self-discovery and provides us with a history lesson on the African Diaspora in Peru. She was born…

Nosotros, Afroperuanos (We, Afro-Peruvians) ~ Film Screening

Please join me tomorrow for a free screening of a documentary called "Nosotros  Afroperuanos" followed by a Q&A with the director Gabriella Watson and Monica Carrillo, founder of LUNDU-Centro de Estudios Afroperuanos and a leader in the Afroperuvian social movement. This event is sponsored by Proyecto Afrolatin@, LUNDU, AfroInca, Arturo Schomburg Democratic Club! In solidarity…

Afrolatina Wrap Up and Social Issues Twitter Party~

For those of you who missed by far one of our most live conversations on Afrolatinas / La Mujer Negra. The responses were on point and the conversation last night went way over our time. We covered a wide range of topics here are last nights questions: è What roles did women play during slavery…

You are cordially invited to El ULTIMO LLAMADO!

You are cordially invited to El ULTIMO LLAMADO!Join Afrolatinos: The Untaught Story for a Global Charity Benefitto help us bring the story of our people to the world!Saturday, June 1, 2013Main event: Harlem, NYTime: 4:00PM - 8:00PMOpen bar ~ 4pm to 6pm Billie’s Black Gourmet Soul271 West 119th Street(Btwn. Frederick Douglas Blvd. & St. Nicholas…