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By Paula Margarita Montalvo Jorrin and Maritza Arango Montalvo Leer en Español Translated by: Cindy García and Devon Severson La Muñeca Negra is an artistic project founded and directed by the sculptor Margarita Montalvo. Her niece Maritza Arango Montalvo is the coordinator. “Our identity is the past, the present, and the future. In our work,…
By Idelsi Bárbara Alfonso Sandrino Leer en español Translated by: Cindy García, Maxine Nwigwe, and Devon Severson Objective: To describe the preliminary results of the analyzed visions on the treatment of racial issues within the most popular religious expressions in the neighborhoods where the Red Barrial Afrodescendiente coexists. Keywords: Publications, Popular Religiosity Introduction In…
Por Idelsi Bárbara Alfonso Sandrino Read in English Objetivo: Describir los resultados preliminares de visiones analizadas sobre el tratamiento al tema racial dentro de expresiones religiosas más populares en los Barrios donde convive la Red Barrial Afrodescendiente. Palabras clave: Publicaciones, Religiosidad Popular Introducción En el año 2012 se fundó la Red Barrial Afrodescendiente (RBA), que…
By Rolando Zulueta Zulueta Leer en español Translated by: Devon Severson Objective: Explain the relevance of addressing the problem of racial discrimination in the current Cuban society. Keywords: Cuba, Racism, Discrimination, Demonized, Marginalized. Introduction Racial discrimination constitutes a social scourge that, in the case of Cuba, is closely linked to the development of the…
By Maritza López McBean Leer en español Translated by: Cindy García, Maxine Nwigwe, and Devon Severson Objective: To expose the Red Barrial Afrodescendiente’s anti-racist awareness actions in different Havana neighborhoods in a simple and eloquent way. Summary: The Red Barrial Afrodescendiente Contra el Racismo y la Discriminación Racial (RBA) was founded in Havana in 2012….
Por Maritza López McBean Read in English Objetivo: Exponer de manera sencilla y elocuente acciones de concientización antirracista en diferentes barrios habaneros, desde el trabajo de la Red Barrial Afrodescendiente. Resumen: La Red Barrial Afrodescendiente Contra el Racismo y la Discriminación Racial (RBA) fundada en La Habana en 2012. Inicialmente fue coordinada por tres Afrocubanas…
Escrito y Traducido por Cindy García Read in English Una publicación feminista descolonial que se esfuerza por ser metodológicamente cuir, no jerárquica, y antirracista lleva tiempo, especialmente en todos los idiomas, culturas, y zonas horarias durante una pandemia global, una administración Trump que incitó a una insurrección, un barrio en llamas después que la policía…
Escrito y Traducido por Cindy García y Maxine Nwigwe Read in English Contours: Arts. Activism. Pathways es una publicación digital que destaca escenas de arte y activismo barriales en todo el mundo e invita a un diálogo global sobre la estética, la política, y los ritmos de la vida cotidiana. El proyecto Contours implica un…
by Cindy García Leer en español A decolonial feminist publication that strives to be methodologically queer, non-hierarchical, and anti-racist takes time, especially across languages, cultures, and time zones during a global pandemic, a Trump administration that incited an insurrection, a neighbohood on fire after police killed George Floyd, and as Cubans continue to grapple with…
In 2018, during my first trip to Cuba, I, along with a group of US-based scholars, had the honor of speaking at the inaugural Theoretical and Methodological Workshop on Afro-diasporic Studies. This international symposium, hosted by the prestigious institute, Casa de las Americas, brought together scholars, activists and other peoples immersed in afrodescendant contexts. Although I was invited to speak on black visibility, my true desire was to learn.