Do Black Lives Matter in Paraguay? You bet it does. On this episode, the LMC speaks with freelance writer Valencia Wilson to examine one of the least known Afro-descendent communities in Latin America and how Paraguay plays by its own set of rules when it comes to race.
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November 12th, 2021: New York’s Garifuna Community
Longtime Garifuna activist Jose Francisco Avila spends the hour with the LMC to discuss both his personal search for identity and the development of New York’s Garifuna community. Avila is also the author of, “Pan-Garifuna Afro Latino. Power of Pride: My Quest for Racial, Ancestral, Ethnic & Cultural Identity.”
October 1st, 2021: Guyana’s New Oil Industry
Oil has been discovered in Guyana. Will it bring the same problems to Guyana regarding the environment, labor rights, political corruption, and a new wave of corporate colonialism? The LMC looks for answers by speaking with Shanya Cordis and Sherlina Nageer on the future of Guyana’s new oil industry. Shanya Cordis is an assistant professor of Sociocultural Anthropology in the department of Sociology & Anthropology @ Spellman College in Atlanta, Ga. Sherlina Nageer is a local Guyanese activist based in Georgetown and a member of Red Thread.
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