Afro Colombians

Women, War & Peace: Documentary Filmmaking as Activism

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Alfre Woodward, Wnet, Arts and Activism, Leymah Gbowee, Women's Equality, Pbs, Impact, Colombia, Matt Damon, Liberia, Tilda Swinton, Afro-Colombians, Women War & Peace, Bosnia, Gini Reticker, Fourth World Congress on Women, Impact News, Itvs, Pamela Hogan, 40x50, Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan, Thirteen, Geena Davis, Fork Films, Ladies First, Wide Angle, Abigail E. Disney, Rwanda, Impact News
Marcia G. Yerman

Melding journalistic reportage and visceral narrative, Women, War & Peace stands as an example of the power of film to ensure that under-recognized subjects become part of the permanent record.

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The Color of Colombiana

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Colombiana, Stereotypes, Race, Film, Afro-Colombians, Colombia, Sociology, Black Voices News
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi

There is a certain ignorance about Colombians that is very prominent in the United States in which an entire people are once again seen as violent, crime prone members of drug cartels.

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The Unanswered Questions Surrounding the U.S.-Colombia FTA

Kelly Nicholls | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Free Trade Agreements, Human Rights, Colombia Free Trade, Trade Unions, Free Trade, Colombia, Afro-Colombians, Indigenous, Small-Scale Farmers, Free Trade Colombia, Farc, World News
Kelly Nicholls

Bowing to pressure, the Obama administration is pushing the FTA forward with little consideration of its potential impacts on marginalized and impoverished sectors of Colombian society.

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Speaking Out Against Afro Latino Indifference, Through Music - ChocQuibTown Set For Grammy's Center Stage

Axel W. Caballero | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afro-Colombian-Music, Latino, Latin, Grammy, 53rd Grammy Awards, Music, Politics, Indifference, Afro-Brazilian, Racism, Afrobeat, Afro, Cuentame, Social Issues, News, Afro-Colombians, Latin Grammy, Grammy Awards, Entertainment News
Axel W. Caballero

ChocQuibTown is set to take the 53rd Grammy awards by storm this Sunday, as they set the stage for a pre telecast performance and are the odds favorite to take Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album of the year.

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The Politics of Genocide

Dan Kovalik | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights, Genocide, Indigenous, Darfur, Colombia, Iraq, Civil Rights, Afro-Colombians, Samantha Power, Kyrgyzstan, World News
Dan Kovalik

In their new book, The Politics of Genocide, Edward Herman and David Peterson document the double standard used by the U.S. government, mass media and intellectual community in labeling particular events as "genocide."

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