Hispanic Federation and Creative Justice Initiative will host a two-part panel conversation on AfroLatinidad that will provide a historical overview of Afro-Latines in the Americas and a demographic and cultural description of Afro-Latines in the U.S. today. Some of our nation’s leading academics, policymakers, and civil rights activists will link the shared history and destiny of Afro-Latines, offering a roadmap for a shared national Latino and Black advocacy agenda.
Presenters include:
- Jorge L. Chinea, Professor and Director of the Center for Latino & Latin American Studies, Wayne State University
- Dr. Yasmiyn Irizarry, Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
- Esmeralda Simmons, Founder and Executive Director, Medgar Evers College (New York City)
- Maya Wiley, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
- Marco Davis, President and CEO, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
- Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, Former President, Latino Community Foundation
- Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, President and Founder, Creative Justice Initiative
- Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (invited), Representative for Florida’s 10th Congressional District
- Frankie Miranda, President and CEO, Hispanic Federation
- Isis Rakia Mattei, Esq., Attorney, Writer, and Founding Member and Board President of Creative Justice Initiative
