“Having Amara La Negra and Cardi B really has changed how a lot of younger Latino women are seeing themselves racially… But if you’re saying you’re Afro Latino and ‘I don’t like Black Lives Matter’ then you’re not dealing with Anti-Blackness. You’re just saying it ‘cause it’s the popular thing to do or we’re beginning to see one or two Amara La Negras on our TVs.”
– Afro-Puerto Rican Activist Rosa Clemente on colorism in the Latino Community, Ep 9. of Real Black News
Rosa Clemente, former green party Vice Presidential candidate and guest of Oscar winner Susan Sarandon at this year’s Golden Globes, gives an update on Puerto Rico and breaks down the top 5 black news stories of the week with Ronda Racha Penrice joining the Black Hollywood Report. White supremacy counterprotest organizer Makia Green of BLM DC discusses next steps, and Jatali V Bellanton gives investment tips during the Black Wall Street report. This week’s featured new artist: Royce Hall, “Shooting Stars.” More topics below. Click a link below to listen on iTunes, Soundcloud or Spotify. #RealBlackNews
ITUNES – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-black-news/id1400642730?mt=2
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https://soundcloud.com/user-961213416/ep-9-afro-puerto-rican
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