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Copyright 2010 by Teofilo Colon Jr (a.k.a. “Tio Teo”) for Being Garifuna. All Rights Reserved. Contact Tio Teo.
February 20th 2010.
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Miami, Florida – In June of 2007, The Miami Herald published a series entitled: A Rising Voice: Afro-Latin Americans. In it, Black Life in Latin America (Central America, South America and The Caribbean) are explored in various regions.
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The Overview serves to introduce the series to the Miami Herald readers.
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Life for Garifuna People are looked into in Part 1 of this Series. Here, Garifuna Culture is described as “Fading” and struggling for rights and education needed for survival.
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Life for Blacks in Nicaragua is looked into in Part 1 of this Series. The feeling that there is a cultural and civil rights awakening in Nicaragua as well as throughout Latin America are explored here.
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Life for Blacks in the Dominican Republic is looked into in Part 2 of this Series. The practice of straightening hair is looked at as a rejection of all things Black.
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Life for Blacks in Brazil are explored in Part 3. In some instances, life stands in stark contrast to the public perception of Brazil as a Racial Democracy.
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The Life of Blacks in Cuba are examined in Part 4. Of particular note are the lives of Blacks in Cuba under Communist Rule led by Fidel Castro.
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The Miami Herald returns to Brazil in Part 5. Here, The Complexities of Race are explored by Journalist Leonard Pitts Jr.