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Getting Started with Afro-Latinx in K12 Classrooms
Getting Started with Afro-Latinx in K12 Classrooms
Designing Afro-Latino Curriculum for Self-Determination
ALAS II: Welcoming AfroLatinx Youth
A toolkit for youth-serving programs. It includes facts about AfroLatinx history, activities supporting youth who are learning about their AfroLatinx identities, and resources for youth interested in AfroLatinx issues.Prepared by UnidosUS.
AfroLatines in Los Angeles
Library guide created by Loyola Marymount University in concert with their AfroLatines in Los Angeles exhibition in fall 2023. The guide contains some information specific to California, but most of the information is more broad. Sections include: Afro-Mexicans in the United States and Mexico; Afro-Mexicans in Los Angeles; AfroLatine in Los Angeles; Anti-Blackness and Anti-Indigenous in the Latine Community; AfroLatine in Theatre; and Queer AfroLatine.
Unbleach Your Curriculum - Webinar Part 1 by Jenniffer Whyte
Unbleach Your Curriculum - Webinar Part 2 by Jenniffer Whyte
Designating Resources for Mental Health Care that Serve and Empower Afro-Latinx People
AFRO-LATINO CULTURE AND IDENTITY: A GUIDE FOR SPANISH TEACHERS Comprehensive list of others’ resources and recommended videos for self-education and classroom applications
Teaching and Learning about Africana Religions through Multimedia Access to article through your institute may be available
Diaspora Blackness in the Caribbean: A Radical Resource - Includes reading resources. This is a compiled list of some reading passages
LAII Afro-Latinidad Teacher Workshop Series: Afro-Latinx Figures
What is Culturally Responsive Teaching?
Multicultural Literature for Latino Bilingual Children
“A Shared Heritage: Afro-Latin@s and Black History”
Academic article by Christopher L. Busey and Bárbara Cruz, arguing for an exploration of shared experiences of African-Americans and Afro-Latinos as an entry point to incorporating Afro-Latino content in the classroom. The article provides very brief introductions to the African diaspora, race and blackness in Latin America, and Latin@ immigration to the US.Afro-Latin@ contributions are highlighted, including Paulina Pedroso (who advocated for Cuban independence), Carlos Cooks (who forged an alliance with Malcom X), and Sylvia Rodríguez Kimbell, the first Black and Latina to be a county administrator in the state of Florida. The phrase “life on the hyphen” (Gustavo Pérez Firmat) is used to explain Afro-Latin@ challenges in never being fully a part of either group. Following this introduction, the absence of Afro-Latinx content in P-12 curriculum is discussed, and a section of “teaching strategies” is provided. Several firsthand accounts, including Evelio Grillo’s Black Cuban, Black American (2000) and Down These Mean Streets (1967) by Piri Thomas are recommended, as well as art projects by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sandra Andino, Miguel Luciano, and Margarita Cabrera. Several musical selections are also suggested. A table of “enrichment resources” provides suggested videos, archives, maps, projects, and documentaries that might be considered for P12 teaching.
Engaging the African Diaspora in K-12 Education
by Kia Caldwell (Volume editor)Emily Chávez (Volume editor)
Engaging the African Diaspora in K-12 Education provides in-service and pre-service teachers with valuable information and resources related to African diaspora communities in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. This unique anthology fills an important gap in current pedagogical and curricular publications by combining the writings of leading scholars of the African diaspora with practical, hands-on tips and resources from middle and high school teachers and administrators. Drawing on cutting-edge academic scholarship, chapters of the book address topics such as the transatlantic slave trade, slavery in Latin America, the Haitian Revolution, the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, Pan-Africanism, Black German Studies, and literature and art by Black women in the diaspora. In addition, Engaging the African Diaspora in K-12 Education includes chapters on anti-racist education, use of the performing arts to teach African American history, and critical reflections by several middle and high school teachers on practices they have adopted to increase their students’ exposure to the African diaspora in the classroom.
Groups and Organizations
Groups and Organizations
Black Latinas Know Collective A collective of black latina scholars, producers of innovative knowledge, contributors to the study of latinidad and blackness
Afro Latino Association for Policy and Advocacy (ALAPA) Our mission is to serve as a resource center, safe space, policy advocacy for legislation at all levels of government, cultural advocacy of cultures, histories, and experiences of Afro-Latinos in the Americas and the Caribbean. We aim to expand the conversation about identity, culture, liberation and justice for people by facilitating, developing, and collaborating, with partners internationally and on the local level.
Incorporating Afro Latino Culture in Spanish Classrooms Facebook group
Afro-Latin American Research Institute at the Hutchins Center, Harvard
Videos
Videos
Afro-Latin American Music and Popular Music (17 mins)
La Herencia Africana en América (2:30 mins)- African Heritage in America
Afro-Latino: ¿Qué significa ser Afro Latino? (10 mins)- What does it mean to be Afro Latino?
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre los afro-latinos y afroamericanos en los Estados Unidos? (14 mins)- What is the difference between Afro-Latinos and African Americans in the United States?
What Does It Mean To Be Afro-Latino? (3 mins)
What Afro-Latinos Want You To Know (4 mins)
Preview:Black in Latin America (7 mins)
Afro-Latinos Share Their Favorite Dish (8 mins)
Exploring Afro-Latino Cuisine (23 mins)
10 Short Videos on the Afro-Latino Experience (3mins-20mins)
La La Anthony Celebrates Afrolatinidad | Black, Latino and Proud | Netflix (5 mins)
Films
Films
La Negrada- Trailer (not the full film)
Latinegras- Trailer (not the full film)
Gertrudis Blues- (10 mins) Short documentary about Mascogos, documenting
continuation of English-language slave-era songs in one community
Afro-Latino Travels with Kim Haas (53 mins)- 2 episode Web Series on the rich Afro-Costa Rican legacy. Rent full $3.98 for 48 hour period
Afro-Latinx Revolution: Puerto Rico (36 mins)- Short documentary highlighting an Afro-Latinx Revolution in Loiza, Puerto Rico during the summer of 2019.
Afro Brazil (26 mins)- If you are a person of color in Brazil, the chances are the negative impact of historical slavery is still with you. That's the bad news.
A Zest for Life: Afro-Peruvian Rhythms, a Source of Latin Jazz (57 mins)- The music and dance in this documentary come from a corner of the African Diaspora with which few people are familiar: the Afro-Peruvians.
Kave, Trad, Band, Afro-Link (1 hour 38 mins)- Ethnographer Frank A. Salamone (White Plains, NY: Privately Published, 2011)
The Devil Dancers: Cuyagua Part I (41 mins) The men of the Afro-Caribbean population of Cuyagua enact a ritual that occurs 60 days after Easter. The film is a portrait of two men who direct the devil dancing
Legacy (18 mins)- A visually and aurally sumptuous exploration of the legacy of slavery on mother/daughter relationships in African Caribbean culture.
Bach (43 mins)- Grupo Corpo, or 'Body Group' are a Brazilian Dance Company who combine the sensuality of Afro-Brazilian dance forms and the technical prowess of ballet with a contemporary, highly theatrical sensibility.
Dancing: New Worlds, New Forms (59 mins)- This program examines the heritage that enslaved Africans brought to North and South America via dance. From the Samba in Rio to the Lindy-hop in Harlem, cultural collisions have shaped the popular dances of today.
The Cross and the Crossroads (30 mins)- Documentary about Candomblé, an Afro-Brazilian religion, as practiced in Bahia, Brazil.
Sons of Benkos (54 mins)- An entertaining documentary that explores the African culture of Colombia through music. The film presents the music of the Sons of Benkos. one of the most important Black leaders in the fight for freedom during the times of slavery in Colombia
Podcasts
Podcasts
The Documentary- The Afro-Mexicans (49 mins)
Dialogues in Afrolatinidad (times vary)- A series of interviews covering the topics surrounding Afro-Latin America and Afro-latinx communities
Latino USA (times vary)- Five podcast episodes on Afrolatinidad
Our Cultura (times vary), episodes 12-16. From San Francisco State University, four episodes (12-16) focused on Afro_Latinx experiences.
Afrosaya, The Afrolatino Podcast (times vary). Podcast series with multiple episodes by Alex Gutierrez. Episodes include deep dives into the Afro-descendent histories and cultures of individual countries, as well as more general discussions.
Looking Bilingue Season 2 focuses on “being Black and Latinx”
Nury and the Secret Tapes – LAist production about the LA City Council Controversy in 2022
Art and Artists
Art and Artists
In Conversation with Baltazar Melo Afro-Hybrid Images in Motion In this interview, Mexican artist Baltazar Castellano Melo talks about his work, Afro-Mestizos and the Black communities in Guerrero, Mexico
La Lucha de los Raices (The Fight of the Roots) by Lauren Williams.
Centered around lucha libre, the popular form of Mexican wrestling, this project leverages the vernacular of the sport as a metaphor for the conflictual nature of defining one’s identity. “Lucha” translates to fight or struggle in English, but connotes an underlying righteousness or struggle against oppression in Spanish. The qualities of fighters’ identities are often encapsulated in a mask. The theatrics of the fight hold other relevant metaphors: opponents might represent individuals or institutions perceived as oppositional actors in one’s experience defining themselves; the spectators might represent actors who witness or observe one’s experience defining their identity either as supporters or detractors; the arena itself might represent the scope within which one sees these defining experiences playing out. Through a range of interviews and workshops, Black-identifying participants constructed narratives about their own racialized experiences in México.
Poetry and Spoken Word
Poetry and Spoken Word
Poems Addressing Afro-Latinx Experiences
Dear White Girls in my Spanish Class - Ariana Brown
For the Black Kids in my 8th Grade Spanish Class - Ariana Brown
Hair - Elizabeth Acevedo
Afro-Latina - Elizabeth Acevedo
Afro-Latina - Melania Luisa Marte
Black Spanish - Melania Luisa Marte
Self Portrait in a Tanning Bed - Rio Cortez
When Trying to Return Home - Jennifer Maritza McCauley
Ode to Dominican Breakfast - Yesenia Montilla
Off White - Vanessa Marco
Nigger Reecan Blues - Willie Perdoma
Poem for My Grifa-Rican Sistah Or Broken Ends Broken Promises - Mariposa
Select Afro-Latinx Poets & Spoken Word Artists
Rio Cortez
Raina J. León
Jennifer Maritza McCauley
Yesenia Montilla
Alan Pelaez Lopez (select poems here)
Elizabeth Acevedo
More information
20 Afro-Latinx Poets Discuss Duality ofTheir Identities - HipLatina
5 Afro-Latinx Poets You Should Know - OkayAfrica
10 Afro-Latinx / Black Latinx Books and Poems You Need to Know - Jasminne Mendez
Blogs and Articles
Blogs and Articles
Brief guide to Afro-Mexican history and culture
Article containing a brief history of Afro-Mexican culture
African Diaspora in Latin America
A list of lesson plans focusing on the topic of the diaspora of Africans to Latin America (reference back to the lesson plan section of this resource guide)
Designing Afro-Latino Curriculum for Self-Determination
An informative article on how teachers should approach the subject of Afro-Latinos in a school setting and ways they can incorporate this topic into their classroom.
Informative article on the different cultures of Afro-latinos
12 Historic Afro-Latina Figures You Didn’t Learn About In History Class
Article containing a list of famous Afro-Latin@s
8 Afro Latinos Who Made Important Contributions to US History
A list and brief description of the contributions of Afro-Latinos in the US
A guide to Oaxaca’s Afromexicano Cuisine, Costa Chica
Afro-Latino: A deeply rooted identity among U.S. Hispanics
Anti-Blackness in Latinx countries is the result of deliberate cultural policy
With ‘Alma’s Way’ on PBS Kids, Afro-Latino children finally have characters they can relate to
Information and interview of the creator of the new PBS show called “Alma’s Way,” A story of a 6-year old Afro-latina who lives in the Bronx. Find access to the interactive website of resources, games, videos, drawing for “Alma’s Way” here
Tours, Maps and Digital Storytelling
Tours, Maps and Digital Storytelling
Digital Storytelling with Maps: Afro-Latinos
A web story enhanced with maps and pictures
A guided tour of San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia—the Americas' first free African town—using Google Earth
Black History Month Virtual Field Trip- Afro-Latino Culture
A List of videos and content numbered from 1-8 focusing on Afo-Latino culture.
Searching for the Afro-Latinx Community Identity
By Zihui Lei and Mario Giraldo, California State University Northridge
Music
Music
Afro-Latino - Putumayo Presents (Full Album)(56 mins)
Afro Latin Music : Soul's Light(1 hour 30 mins)
NOVALIMA Afro- AfroPeruvian Music (1 hour)
Novalima - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)- AfroPeruvian Music (23 mins)
Afro-Latinx Song and Opera Project
An emerging project to recognize the long history of Afro-Latinx composers and performers in classical music, and to uplift the next generation of Afro-Latinix classical musicians.
Exhibits
Exhibits
AFROLATINIDAD: MI CASA, MY CITY- Virtual exhibition on The Afrolatinidad experience in Los Angeles
The Afro-Latinx Experience: Philadelphia Stories Penn’s Amistad Gallery
Afro-Syncretic New York University
I Am: New Afro-Latinx Narratives MOLAA.org
Africa’s Legacy in Mexico: Tony Gleaton Loyola Marymount University
The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present National Museum of Mexican Art
Afrodescendientes en Mexico: Pasado y Presente INAH
Africamericanos Museo Amparo
Afróntalo Cal State San Bernardino Anthropology Museum
Educational Opportunities
Educational Opportunities
UnidosUS Afro-Latinx Líderes Avanzando fellowship
Certificado en Estudios Afrolatinoamericanos Harvard University. Scholarships available
Fulbright Hays Seminars Abroad for K12 educators
Educational Websites
Educational Websites
“Alma’s Way” - Website of the PBS show “Alma’s Way.” Teaches young children about the life experiences of a young Afro-latina living in the Bronx.
Afro-Latin: Then and Now, Looking at the Past and Present - ArcGIS storymap by ESRI and HERE Technologies, with a broad overview and country-specific considerations.
#iamenough- empowering afro-latina women
University of Pittsburgh Library Guide on Afro-Latin American and Afro-Latinx Studies
Make it Interactive
Make it Interactive
Gapminder From the website: Gapminder identifies systematic misconceptions about important global trends and proportions and uses reliable data to develop easy to understand teaching materials to rid people of their misconceptions.
Kahoot!- Free sign up with optional paid upgrade. From the website: Our learning platform makes it easy for any individual or corporation to create, share, and play learning games that drive compelling engagement.
Quizlet - Free sign up with optional paid upgrade. Online flashcard creator (How to Use Quizlet (5 mins) access pre-made Afro-Latino test Flashcards here
WordReference Bilingual Dictionary to look up and translate words from one language to another
Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds
Responding to the Read-Aloud Text- Strategies to help K-2nd grade students with comprehension and discussion topics
Happy World Foundation - Assistance with arranging guest speakers from around the globe for your classroom
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