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Who is Latino?

http://youtu.be/-ztOVRSKxqw Dash asks people on the street to identify Latinos based on physical appearance. Do stereotypes guide people’s perception of a certain “look” of Latino ethnicity?   Colorism and “Mejorando La Raza” Internalized racism, color preference, class whitening and “bettering the race” are discussed. How do these mentalities translate into social norms and treatment?

Model: Daili Perez

Model: Daili Perez

Nationality: Unknown Ethnicity: (Caribbean/West Indies) Born in Cuban, Afro-Latina. She currently lives in Belgium. She speaks 3 languages: English, Spanish and French. dominiquemodels.com Contact Booker Daren at theaboveandbeyondgroup.com Travels Barcelona, Spain  London, England Cuba Country in the Caribbean Cuba, a large Caribbean island nation under communist rule, is known for its white-sand beaches, rolling mountains, cigars and […]

Actress: Gina Torres

Actress: Gina Torres

Nationality: American Ethnicity: West Indies/Caribbean. Her parents were both of multiracial Cuban descent. She is 5’10 ft tall. She is an American television and movie actress. She has appeared in many television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (as Nebula), Xena: Warrior Princess (as Cleopatra), the short-lived Cleopatra 2525, Alias (as Anna Espinosa), Firefly (as Zoe […]

Noemie Lenoir & Karl Lagerfeld talk about race in fashion

Noemie Lenoir & Karl Lagerfeld talk about race in fashion

Noémie Lenoir is a French model and actress of African and European descent. They disagree .Karl said that’s there is no racism in fashion. Noemie said the contrary. Then karl said she ‘s the proof there ‘s no racism because she ‘s famous. Noemie argues that’s she not black nor white, she”between the two” and […]

exploring Latinos, Beauty and identity in the U.S. and abroad.

exploring Latinos, Beauty and identity in the U.S. and abroad.

social consequences of a color complex http://youtu.be/7lxKIqWXJIs  

Professor Gates: History and DNA

Haiti and The Dominican Republic- The Roots of Division http://youtu.be/6RlG4b3LV9o In the Dominican Republic, Professor Gates explores how race has been socially constructed in a society whose people reflect centuries of inter-marriage, and how the country’s troubled history with Haiti informs notions about racial classification. In Haiti, Professor Gates tells the story of the birth […]