Garifuna: The Young Black Latino Exodus You’ve Never Heard AboutPosted in Articles, Caribbean/Latin America, Media Archive on 2015-10-05 18:08Z by Steven |
Garifuna: The Young Black Latino Exodus You’ve Never Heard About
Fusion
2014-06-04
Honduran migrants passing through Mexico often carry only the bare essentials: cash, some clothes and a cell phone, if they can afford one.
Gustavo Morales stands out among the migrant population here in Tequixquiac, a hot, dusty little town right outside Mexico City. The 21-year-old is traveling with an African drum that he plays during his downtime along the journey.
The drum isn’t the only reason he stands out. He’s a black migrant in a country where few people are of African descent…
…As Hondurans are being forced to flee their country, Garifuna, who have historically been shunned by society, are increasingly being uprooted from their homes on the Caribbean coast.
Garifuna (“Garinagu” in the Garifuna language) are the descendants of slaves brought from Central Africa and indigenous Caribbean people, including Arawaks and Island Caribs. They speak a distinct language that mixes all three influences…
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