Message For #NYPD In Solidarity With All The Victims Of #policebrutality And Other #injustices 12/4/2014

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Continuing the revolutionary love note series with Sandra Cisneros. 

Currently reading “A House of my Own” and relishing on the memories of this amazing chingona elder. Reminding myself of my power, of my magic, always. 

If you’d like to support me and my work check out my art at www.angelicabecerra.bigcartel.com

Como sea…

Beautiful documentary! Vivan los pueblos afro-descendientes de Latino America y todos los lugares en el mundo. 

"Así somos: Afro Identities in the Coast"

The Coast of the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero have the highest population of afro-descendants in the entire country. This documentary was created because the people from the coast of Oaxaca requested that I film our talks on identity and blackness. The recordings take place in the towns of Charco Redondo and Chacahua, both in Oaxaca.

This is something I put together last minute because I had no intention of making a documentary. It’s really basic but I wish only to give the people from the Coast representation as invisibilization of the Black race in Mexico is common. Rarely does someone think about Mexico when they think of the African diaspora, even though more enslaved Africans went to Mexico and Perú combined than the United States. 

This documentary is intended to bring awareness of the African diaspora in Mexico and to help begin conversations on identity and blackness. 

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"Así somos los Negros."

La Costa de los estados mexicanos de Guerrero y Oaxaca tienen la población más alta de afrodescendientes en todo la República. Este documental fue creado porque la gente de la Costa de Oaxaca me pidieron que grabe nuestras platicas de la identidad y la negritud.Este trabajo fue realizado en los pueblos de Charco Redondo y Chacahua, ambos en el estado de Oaxaca. 

Esto lo realicé al último minuto porque no tenía ningún intención de elaborar un documental. Mi intención con este trabajo es de darle representación a la gente Negra del la Costa que son invisibilizadas. Raramente uno piensa de México cuando piensa de la diáspora africana aunque más africanos esclavizadas fueron a México y Perú que los Estados Unidos. 

Este documental es para crear conciencia de la diaspora africana en México y para desarrollar las temas de la identidad y la negritud.

Sunset with the Cat by lilbit423 At dusk bridge,cat,clouds,hdr,landscape,nature,ocean,sea,sky,sunrise,sunset,waterscape

YES! To me intersectionality was this plus the beauty in all the different paths and histories that continue to shape my reality and my being. All the paths my body and soul have met. The reconciliation of everything I've walked. 

is the undercurrent theme of this blog. Perhaps this is a new concept. If so, here are some things to get started:

Kimberlé Crenshaw (who coined the term in 1989) on intersectionality: “I wanted to come up with an everyday metaphor that anyone could use.” (source)

"Intersectionality promotes an...

Ay Galeano.

Eduardo Galeano.

Mural Depicts Malala As Rosie The Riveter, Two Icons Who Know No Limits

Will be there! :) 

Listen January…we are so ready for you! Come dance the last month at our 558 Fulton location!

This is exactly how one of the students I work with was feeling today. =/