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“Race and Racism in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean”

Buckeye leaves
July 30, 2020
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
https://www.youtube.com/user/UFLatinAmerica

2:00-4:00pm (EST)
Live on YouTube

www.youtube.com/user/UFLatinAmerica

Join us for a discussion on how race and racism affect the daily lives of Black and Afrodescendants in the Caribbean and how the Black Lives Matter movement has made an impact in the region. The event seeks to provide a context for racial discrimination and racist practices in the Caribbean, highlighting ongoing struggles and challenges as well as spaces for activism.

Moderator:
Isar Godreau, Researcher
Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Speakers:

Zaire Z. Dinzey-Flores, Associate Professor
Departments of Sociology and Latino & Caribbean Studies, Rutgers University

Ana Teresa Toro, Writer, Journalist, and Speaker

Edward Paulino, Assistant Professor,
John Jay College’s Department of History, CUNY

Chantalle Verna, Associate Professor
History and International Relations, Florida International University

Sponsored by:

University of Puerto Rico
Center for Latin American Studies at University of Florida
Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University