What it’s like to be Black and ArgentinePosted in Anthropology, Caribbean/Latin America, History, Media Archive, Slavery, Social Justice, Videos on 2019-01-19 02:36Z by Steven |
What it’s like to be Black and Argentine
BBC News
2018-12-31
Reporter: Celestina Olulode
Produced by Hannah Green and Hannah Gelbart for the BBC News at Ten.
Black people have had a huge influence on Argentina’s history, but now they make up only one percent of the population of Buenos Aires.
Afro-Argentines, whose families descended from the slave trade, often feel like they’ve been written out of history and are mistaken for foreigners in their own country.
Watch the story here.