Tag: Black in Spain
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MAMP Podcast Ep# 20: Real Stories about Race and Racism in Spain
On episode 20 of the podcast, we’re taking a nuanced look at race and racism in Spain as it relates to Black people. We’re going back to Spain for Part II of my audio memoir. Just to recap, on the last episode, it was all about Spain’s hidden Black history. Or rather, how Spain’s hidden…
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MAMP Podcast Ep #19: Spain’s Hidden Black History
On this episode of the podcast, you’re going to hear the fascinating story of Spain’s hidden Black history! Episode 19 is a little different from previous episodes. It’s actually Part 1 of a two-part series about life in Spain for Black people. Part 1 is all about Spain’s mostly unknown Black history and Part 2…
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Being the Black Body in a White Family
Hola Meltingpot Readers, I’m coming at you live and in-person from the sunny south of Spain. It is absolutely gorgeous here – clear blue skies, radiant sun, palm trees, flowers flaunting every color from the deepest purple to the sharpest pinks. We’re currently staying with el esposo’s family and they live in a beautiful home…
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Meet Sienna Brown of Las Morenas de España
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Yesterday on Instagram, I announced I would be heading back to Spain this summer for the first time in seven years. This will also be the first time our family of five has traveled to Spain together and I’m really excited. In addition, 2019 marks the 10-year anniversary of the paperback release…
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Yinka Esi Graves Makes Flamenco Dance Totally Black
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I told you on Friday that today was going to be a big day for me, and it was. I hosted a screening of the film Gurumbé at Temple and then MC’d a discussion with the director, Miguel Angel Rosales and Black, British flamenco dancer, Yinka Esi Graves. The discussion, all about…
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Black Spain Coming to a Theater Near Me!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I am so excited. I know I mentioned the documentary film Gurumbé:Afro-Andalusian Memories here before, but now I have some exciting news to share. I am hosting a screening of the film at Temple University on Monday, and wait for it…the director, Miguel Ángel Rosales will be here along with featured dancer,…
