Esa semana estrenamos nuestro cortometraje “Afro Mexpats” sobre tres mujeres afroestadounidenses que buscan refugio en México. Estará en @shortsmexico Directora @ebonymarieb https://t.co/smibTx5UKG
Happy to announce a new short film, "The Afro Mexpats," which will have its Mx premiere tmr in Cineteca Nacional!
Feliz de anunciar el estreno mexicano de mi corto "Afro Mexpats," mañana 14hr en Cineteca Nacional!
Boletos aquí: https://t.co/UUOGkb4LAs
https://t.co/vKx4t1SBxk
The hibiscus flower is the ultimate representation of diasporan unity, where Black people are, hibiscus is in use. There are multiple names for sorrel (drink) throughout the African diaspora; zobo, zoborodo, sobolo, red drink and more.
Ya muchas han dicho lo obvio por aquí: que Imane Khelif no sólo no es trans (es imposible cambiar tu género en los documentos en Argelia, y transicionar está prohibido), sino que pasó el examen del comité olímpico.
Nosotras vamos a decir lo no tan obvio: esto tiene tinte racial.
This was Palestine’s first ever flag bearer at the Olympics, Majed Abu Maraheel, in Atlanta ‘96. Abu Maraheel was killed in Gaza last month. Unable to receive adequate care at Gaza’s destroyed hospitals, he died of kidney failure.
These killings don’t figure in the death toll.
This July 4th, we contemplate parallels between the colonization of Turtle Island (“North America”) and Palestine.
Supporting Palestinians’ right to return and right to self-determination in their homeland goes hand in hand with supporting Indigenous people’s demand for #LandBack 🧵
BREAKING: Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, becomes the first university in the U.S. to fully divest from Israel.
This was Rachel Corrie’s school.
Something I’m not hearing a ton about is that Gallaudet Students, from the historic college for the deaf, are also participating in solidarity encampments in the DMV area.
I condemn President Carol Folt and our administrative leaders' decision to invite @LAPDHQ in riot gear and armed with batons, pepper spray, tear gas and guns to our campus today in response to a planned peaceful protest by our students. A thread🧵