This edition: February 2025: Celebrating Afrolatinidad and Love
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Original tape date: January 16, 2025. First aired: February 11, 2025.On this episode of LATiNAS , we celebrate the month of Love and Black History when host Tinabeth Piña visits the Trees of Little Caribbean exhibit at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and learns about non-native plants imported to the Caribbean during colonization; correspondent Elena Romero sits down with Natasha Alford and Magdalena Albizu to discuss the word Negrita; correspondent Isabel Ortiz talks to CUNY Professor Ángeles Donoso Macaya to dissect the streaming series Like Water for Chocolate which is based on Laura Esquivel’s iconic novel of the same name; we meet Latin American VOGUE editor Jose Forteza and so much more! #wepa
Guest List
Magdalena Albizu Director, Negrita, Nubian Latina Productions
Natasha S. Alford Journalist and Author, American Negra
Frankie Benz Comedian/Actor/Producer, XO Comedy Show
Rosse Cruz Latina Lifestyle & Food Expert
Gissell Diaz Party Goer, Sorry Papi Tour
José Forteza Honorary President, FDLA
Alana J Actor/Comedian/Teacher
Prof. Ángeles Donoso Macaya Professor, Spanish Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
Kate Murphy Curator, Tropical Pavilion Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Delanie Negron Party Goer, Sorry Papi Tour
DJ Miriam Paz Music Director, Brand Manager DJ, Sorry Papi Tour
Rachel Strauss Comedian/Producer/Podcaster, The HERlarious Show
Jackie Terrazas Tour Manager/ Project Manager, Sorry Papi Tour
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