This episode of #BoriquaChicksTV tackles the conversation around Black Latino/a identity—specifically, “Are Puerto Ricans Black?” We received a question from a reader a while back and wanted to provide some insight, as this continues to be a hot topic for our audience.
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References
Clemente, Rosa. Who Is Black? [ Ссылка ]
Cruz-Janzen, M. I. (2003). Out of the closet: Racial amnesia, avoidance, and denial among Puerto Ricans. Race, Gender and Class, 10(3), 64-81.
Gates, H. L. (2011). Black in Latin America. New York: NYU Press.
Jiménez, R. M., & Flores, J. (2010). The Afro-Latin@ reader: history and culture in the United States. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
U.S. Census Bureau. (2016, August 2). 2010 Census: Puerto Rico Profile. Retrieved from
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Walvin, J. (2011). The Slave Trade (History Files). New York: Thames & Hudson.
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Poem
¿Y tu agüela, aonde ejtá? by Fernando Fortunato Vizcarrondo
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Photos
Event Photos 1 & 2, Images with Scholars - BoriquaChicks.com
Event Photo 3 by Blain Peckman (@Banekan)
Artwork by Reynaldo GuAracibo Rodriguez
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Political Map of the World - By CIA - The World Factbook [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Slavery Photo 1 - Wellcome Library, London [CC BY 4.0 ([ Ссылка ])], via Wikimedia
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Slavery Photo 2 - By Samuel Griswold Goodrich [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Reader wearing #AfroLatinasRock tee via @fab_belleza
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Somos Afro Latino - [ Ссылка ] via photopin.com (license) [ Ссылка ]
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Video Clip - Claudette Ortiz Talks Puerto Rican Background - [ Ссылка ]
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Music - "Accralate" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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