This Friday and Saturday Black On Black will be at Afro-Latino Fest at City Point at Albee Square! Come by and check me out. . Being a part of this event is especially dear to me because of my two daughters who are “Afro-Mexicanas” aka “Blaxicans”. My 6 and 2 Year old, went to Mexico and met family there and the 6 year old has been asking for years to go to Africa. I’m like “Pump your brakes grasshopper, it took me 30-something years to get there!” Haha. We communicate much about our identity and history around this household. For her to see other Afro-Latinxes celebrating themselves…I can’t wait. . Afro-Latino Fest NYC 2019 . "Afro-X" - Unisex/Slim Fit/Kids . A shirt with a double meaning. The First meaning is about the many ways we exist in this world. We are everywhere. Solve for X. "The term Afro-Latin American refers specifically to people of African ancestry and not to European ancestry, such as Sub-Alpine European white. Normally Afro-Latin Americans are called "black" (Spanish: negro; Portuguese: negro or preto; French: nègre or noir). More commonly, when referring to cultural aspects of African origin within specific countries of Latin America, terms carry an Afro- prefix followed by the relevant nationality. Notable examples include Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, and Afro-Haitian.” – From Wiki . The Second meaning is a political statement. Malcolm X dropped his inherited last name because his true family name was lost due to slavery - in this context African-Americans (Afro-Americans as we were once called), have severed connections to our ancestral home countries. "Afro-X" also speaks to the disconnection a great number of African-Americans feel to this country's ideals and institutions. They were not created with US in mind and they are not operating with our needs in their practices. So "X" conceptually indicates the feeling of a people treated as though they are NOT welcomed here. . #blackonblackbk #afrolatinofest #blaxicans #brooklyn #cirypoint #albeesquare #blacklivesmatter #outfittingtherevolution #deconstructtheconstruct #blaaaaacknificent #blackpower #blackpride #supportblackbusiness #supportblackart (at Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/BztmPkzle8X/?igshid=1oif823kqr8nh
