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Afro-Latin@s Now! Race Counts ConferenceThe AfroLatin@ Forum is pleased to present Afro-Latin@s Now: Race Counts!, a three-day international conference to be held October 23–25, 2014, in New York City. This gathering will provide a unique opportunity to examine the structural and ideological barriers to full Afro-Latino representation and discuss opportunities for positive social change.
Building on our highly successful 2011 conference the Forum will again bring together activists, cultural workers, community members, academics and other stakeholders representing the vast, diverse Afro-Latino population. This year’s event focuses specifically on how race counts, i.e., matters, for Latin@s of African descent and the need to quantify that racialized experience. Our conference is an extension of the Forum's general anti-racism work and targets efforts to overlook racial considerations when referring to Latin@s. We understand that such efforts contribute to Afro-Latin@ invisibility and are consistent with broader post-racial ideologies, as traditionally presented throughout Latin America and the Caribbean and increasingly advocated in the U.S. Keep reading... |
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