Beyond the Brown Paper Bag Test: De-Constructing Black and Brown

Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute and Dwyer Cultural Center

Present

5th Annual Redefining African American Conference
Beyond the Brown Paper Bag Test: De-constructing Black and Brown

The objective of this program is to motivate and influence an international dialogue that will examine the global need to develop thinking, terminology, programs and actions that will unite African descendants in a collaborative manner.

The 5th Annual Re-Defining African American Conference, will deconstruct the meaning of Black and Brown, by examining the complexities within each color identification and the underlying culture and history surrounding both.

FEATURING:

Screening of: Memoirs of A Black Latina Written, Directed and Produced by Crystal Roman

And Beyond the Brown Paper Bag Test: De-constructing Black and Brown Panel Discussion

Panelists:
Dr. Yaba Blay: Ghanaian-born-American whose research focuses on the body politics of women of African descent, with particular specialization in global skin color politics. Her most recent research project investigates skin bleaching among Ghanaians.

Rosa Clemente: Afro-Boricua Hip Hop Activist, journalist, and 2008 Green Party Vice Presidential candidate. She is currently teaching at Lehman College.

Rogelio Pineda: Caribbean researcher and writer who has focused on the African Diasporic experience using a comparative approach regarding the issues of lost African identities, colonial/slave identities and post-colonial identities, linguistic, economic and historical underpinnings.

Moderator:
Shantrelle P. Lewis Director of Programming and Exhibitions at CCCADI

Where: Dwyer Cultural Center
(entrance on 123rd between St. Nicholas Ave. and Frederick Douglass Blvd.)

5:30Registration
6: 00 p.m.Screening of Memoirs of a Black Latina
6: 45 p.m.Panel Discussion

For more information please call 212.307.7420 ext. 3008

Free and Open to the Public

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Shantrelle P. Lewis
• Dennis Flores

[ildsc]

Gosh that women has really nice hair 1:11

[deepcow]

It seems that blacks are obsessed with outer appearances and ignore the real inner personality. Dr. MLK is spinning in his grave.

[pgbk87]

That's wassup... Garifuna pride baby!!!!

[pcactivityify]

im a olive complexed white girl and my stepfather is latino his mother is full latino but she really light .his daddy is kind of dark.my stepfather says he wants to be really white with green eyes like mine.why is that.on youtube i seen latinos asking other latinos what are they going to mark on the census black or white.they all said white.then i ask my stepfather,he said something about spain whie

[ConcepcionPR]

Puerto Rican Pride! We are proud of our roots and we are proud of our homeland!

[lilrog0909]

Wow this sista is beautiful

[21hurtst]

you are only 22. don't be so stubborn keep your mind open and see the world. I won't hate you. we may need each other later in life. God has a way of making people learn from the stupid things we say. when i was your age i said stupid things too. It is possible that you just have not found a black person that has a value system.

[egarvanne]

Beautiful!! Finally!! Why should we be divided by the colonial language we speak? When will we realize there are five African American languages. For those of us who can't make it please reach out.