Voices of the Unheard: The Afro Latinx Experiences, 3/24

Image from the film “Latinegras: The Journey of Self-Love through an Afro Latina Lens” website.

Voices of the Unheard: The Afro Latinx Experiences

Wed, Mar 24th, 6:00 PM (EDT). This event will take place online via Zoom. Register here to access the Zoom link.

This event will screen the documentary, “Latinegras: The Journey of Self-Love through an Afro Latina Lens” directed by Omilani Alarcon. The documentary provides a voice to the often underrepresented Afro Latina and address how “Notions of beauty and identity are challenged as the question of ‘who I am’ is re-defined through the lens of a multi-generational cast of Afro Latina women.” Following the screening, Ms. Alarcon will discuss the documentary and join LAGCC faculty members Dr. Ryan Mann-Hamilton and Dr. Shaunee L. Wallace for a discussion regarding Dr. Mann-Hamilton’s experience and work as an Afro Latino cultural anthropologist and Dr. Wallace’s unique experiences of being an Afro Latina in the United States. Moderated by LAGCC professor Dr. Sonia Rodriguez.

Click here for more information about this event organized by LaGuardia Community College’s Faculty and Staff of Color Collective (FSOC) and is part of Transformative Learning in the Humanities’ Spring 2021 series on active and participatory learning, and co-sponsored by Environment Community Humanities Oasis (ECHO) project as part of our Mellon Seminar on Public Engagement and Collaborative Research.