When the white man came we had the land and they had the Bible. Soon thereafter, we had the Bible and they had the land. As we watch the disgraceful display of xenophobia in today’s media landscape, let's reflect upon statements that we've heard minorities say about the mainly white audience.
If you live in Miami, you know about Junkanoo and its bright-colored costumes, brass-led parades and calypso rhythms. You know that this festive occasion represents the string of islands just 53 miles east of Miami. But that may be all you know about the Bahamas.
The third installment of our HOLA America, Hello Culture series about immigration in Miami features Afro-Latinos. Learn the story of how Afro-Latinos struggle with triple consciousness living in SoFlo.
In Which Major Athletes Can We See Divine Inspiration?
Among the 1 million Cubans living in Greater Miami, most would be considered rubio by Cuban standards. They are fair-skinned with light eyes. Yet, two-thirds of the population in Cuba is Black. Where is this community?
We harm ourselves by completely ignoring, "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." Proverbs 17:22
At 43 years old, a distant 10 years from the last time he stood on the top of the winner's podium, all but written off as totally washed up, Eldrick "Tiger" Woods Jr. knows the thrill of a comeback.
Haitians in Miami. They have etched out a firm place as the second largest immigrant group in the region, just after the Cuban immigrants – who share a similar refugee history. How do they identify and how do they relate to other Blacks in the city?
New York seems to control everything. What we watch, what we eat, what we wear, what we think about. So, what's the spell this city has got over us?
This is our introduction to our HOLA America, Hello Culture series about the immigration patterns to one of the major coastal cities in the United States — Miami, Learn the stories of the African Diaspora and Migrant Groups in Miami-Dade County.