Black Italia
Resource Hub & Guide to Black Italy
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Discover Black Italia through events, lectures, and more at NYU Florence.
Links to current and past events related to Black Italia @ the Casa Italiana.
Inside Italy's BLM Movement
Inside Italy's BLM Movement
Young Afro-Italians took to the streets last summer hoping to bring real attention to issues around race. Many of them say Italian society and media are resistant to confront systemic racism at home. VICE News takes a deep dive into the treatment of Black Italians, both immigrants and natives to Italy, exploring the country's colonial past and citizenship laws today.
This series originally aired on VICE TV in February 2021.
Black Italia: City Guides
Discover Palermo's Arab history as well as its contemporary relationship with migration in the Mediterranean, including a migrant-run food bank and the city's "Rainbow Choir."
Rome is located at the very heart of Italy and is the country's capital. About 10% of the city's residents are immigrants, most of whom are non-European (Filipinos, Bangladeshis, and Chinese).
Discover several day trips from Florence that introduce you to a new side of the Tuscan capital.
A major metropolis with a strong economy, Milan has long attracted immigrants. Yet, despite the diversity of its population (or perhaps because of that), it is also known as one of the Lega's main strongholds.
Porta Venezia (above) is a neighborhood in the city center that has long been Milano's main LGBTQ+ hotspot.
« Enjoy traditional soul food in Milan's Chinatown!
Corey's Soul Chicken is owned by Kentucky-born chef Corey McCatharan.
Listen to former Riace mayor Domenico Lucano speak with Casa Italiana's Stefano Albertini about his dream of transforming the small Calabrian town of Riace into a "global village."
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