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Monday, 25 June 2007 |
A Puerto Rican Woman Claims Her Place In The African DiasporaJune 20, 2007 by Rosa Clemente, Writer Rosa Clemente, founder of the R.E.A.C.Hip Hop Coalition An interesting thing happened to me the other day. I was told I am not Black. The kicker for me was when my friend said that the island of Puerto Rico was not a part of the African Diaspora. I wanted to go back to the old skool playground days and yell: "You said what about my momma?!" But after speaking to several friends, I found out that many Black Americans and Latinos agree with him. The miseducation of the Negro is still in effect! The article was first reported in Black and Brown News Read full article using the link http://www.blackandbrownnews.com/front/341041570_story.php |
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Tuesday, 19 June 2007 |
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COMMENTARY
Progress, and hope, seen in Colombia
BY REP. GREGORY W. MEEKS
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I recently had the opportunity to visit Colombia and participate in a six-hour town hall meeting between the Afro-Colombian civil society, President Alvaro Uribe and members of his cabinet. Notably, two newly appointed members of the administration at the meeting were Afro-Colombians: Deputy Minister of Labor Andrés Palacios and Paula Moreno, minister of culture, the first African descendant to assume a cabinet position in Colombia. Also there were several members of the Colombian Bancada, which is a caucus of nine Afro-Colombian legislators, who shared with me their plans to work with grass-roots organizations and advance a legislative agenda addressing disparities in education, health and economic development, and other issues. Read full commentary by clicking on the link http://www.miamiherald.com/579/story/141136.html |
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Tuesday, 19 June 2007 |
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CONSENSO DE CALI
DOCUMENTO UNIFICADO PARA LA PARTICIPACION DE LA POBLACION AFROCOLOMBIANA, RAIZAL Y PALENQUERA, EN EL II CONSEJO COMUNAL AFROCOLOMBIANO
Santiago de Cali 3 de junio de 2007
Doctor Alvaro Uribe Vélez, Presidente de la República de Colombia.
Honorables congresistas de Estados Unidos de Norte América
Hermano afrodescendiente Gregory Meeks, Presidente de la delegación. Para los negros, afrocolombianos, raizales y palenqueros, éste Consejo Comunal constituye una ocasión propicia para profundizar en el diagnostico y corrección de la situación de desigualdad y exclusión de los afrocolombianos y la formulación y adopción de políticas publicas, el diálogo político y convocar la solidaridad Nacional e Internacional. |
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Thursday, 01 April 2004 |
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Earlier this year, Panama Vote 2004, an Afro-Panamanian non-profit organization in support of the presidential candidacy of Martín Torrijos, reached out to you for a contribution and/ or donation, and your response was extremely generous, enabling us to fulfill our stated goals, and for this we extend our most sincere thanks.
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Friday, 26 March 2004 |
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Panama Vote 2004 (Successor of Ad Hoc Group) pays tribute to Afro-Panamanian Women and raises thousands in support of Martin Torrijos, March 2004. Luntey Commons, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus |
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