The Making of a Transnational Movement

The Making of a Transnational Movement

“Allpamanda! Kawsaymanda! Jatarisun!” (“For our land and our life, we shall arise!”) These Quichua words echoed in the streets as ...
Racial Politics, Racial Identities Race and Racism in the Americas, Part III

Racial Politics, Racial Identities Race and Racism in the Americas, Part III

“Racial Politics, Racial Identities,” the third report of our “Race and Racism in the Americas” series, explores the ways oppressed ...
Venezuela: Washington Suffers a Setback

Venezuela: Washington Suffers a Setback

“We have been concerned with some of the actions of Venezuelan President Chávez and his understanding of what a democratic ...
Book Review Essay: Racism in a  Racial Democracy: The Maintenance of White Supremacy in Brazil

Book Review Essay: Racism in a Racial Democracy: The Maintenance of White Supremacy in Brazil

“Why are you importing a U.S. problem into our society? We are not black, or white, or Indian. We are ...
The Road to Durban-and Back

The Road to Durban-and Back

Afro-Latino activists and development workers had long harbored high hopes that the UN World Conference on Racism, held late last ...
Nueva York - Diaspora City: U.S. Latinos Between and Beyond

Nueva York – Diaspora City: U.S. Latinos Between and Beyond

Back in 1999, New York magazine was renamed Nueva York, at least for the week of September 6. The Spanish ...
Music and the Formation of Black Identity in Colombia

Music and the Formation of Black Identity in Colombia

During my fieldwork in Colombia, I found that music and dance were important to understanding patterns of racism and racial ...
Rap and Revolution: Hip-Hop Comes to Cuba

Rap and Revolution: Hip-Hop Comes to Cuba

Half an hour’s drive east of Havana is the suburb of Alamar, home to 300,000 Cubans. Built in the early ...