This edition: The Black/Brown Divide
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Original tape date: March 3, 2010.On this edition of Independent Sources, we examine the economic crisis in Puerto Rico. Will the job cuts and overall economic turmoil in that country lead to a massive migration to the mainland? We also focus on Afro Latinos and their conversation about race color and ethnicity. Is there really and black and brown divide in the community?
Guest List
Renzo Devia Exeutive Producer, “Afrolatinos: The Untaught Story”
Judith R. Escalona Independent Sources
Norma Hiram Pérez Educator/Labor Organizer
Abi Ishola-Ayodeji Independent Sources
Miriam Jiménez-Román Executive Director, Afro-Latin@ Forum
Prof. José A. Laguarta Ramírez High School of the University of Puerto Rico
Bianca I. Laureano Educator/Blogger
Melissa Mark-Viverito New York City Council, District 8
Dr. Marta Moreno Vega President, The Franklin H. Williams Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCADI)
Marlene Peralta Presentadora, Desde la Calle/Independent Sources
Guesnerth Josue Perea Founder, Afro-Colombian NY
Garry Pierre-Pierre Producer/Co-Host, Independent Sources
Alicia Anabel Santos Writer/Co-Producer, “Afrolatinos: The Untaught Story”
