Platforms of solidarity built on antiblackness, flimsy "people of color" terminologies, all at the expense of Black people. Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, Gil Cedillo and Rob Herrera said nothing new, it was just recorded this time. We share our takes on taking actual material responsibility and accountability. Stay tuned for part two, next week. Fo…

We discuss the societal climates of non-masked Northerners versus the masked norm elsewhere, in Panama specifically, hygiene and cleaning habits and Janvieve's experiences traveling on the continent of Africa and "tamales of dirt." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cana-negra/messageSupport this podcast: https://p…

We chat about May being "mes de la Etnia Negra" in Panama (and also in Colombia and Venezuela). We know, we know... Black is not an ethnicity, yet the month has been misnomered and we can hold multiple truths at once... the importance of these months AND the fact that nonBlack folks in Latin America WILL show up in Blackface during these "celebrato…

We talk about communal economic structures, hoe sh*t as praxis as Evelyn describes her mother being a seamstress and her most loyal and easy to work with customer base being sex workers. Dash is left gagged and speechless as Janvieve and Evelyn describe the changes their bodies went through before and after pregnancy and birthing. And we all agree,…

When you're going through shit, it's legit! Ev reminds us while also inviting us to plant yourself and swim because you already have what you need to build the life that you want. And don't ever forget to celebrate your wins and victories! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cana-negra/messageSupport this podcast: h…

"Geriatric" pregnancies, starving alone, "grandkids money" and mastering life's stages. Join the macheteras as we discuss intentional family planning, birthing over age 35, powerfully parenting and our relationships with aging. Enjoy an excerpt from AfroColombian poet, Mary Grueso, "Negra Soy" (I am Black) at the end of this episode. Second part of…

We chat about the women we lift up everyday, how our grandmothers set up the path that we currently walk on, and some bad-ass women centering Black Latin Americans. TUNE IN TODAY 1pm EST for AfroResistance´s panel: Our Realities: Black Women Speak from Their Territories with Mirtes Renata (Brazil) and Sara Quiñones (Colombia). Sign up here: https:/…

It's been a long time and we are back with a long, juicy episode talking about folks with all the pretty words with little skill to back it up, the cult of celebrity among Black liberation, entitlement, gratitude, reciprocity, focusing on outcomes not processes, and sitting your rass home and not traveling to Tulum. Our next training: Radio Caña Ne…

There's a difference between "tiene de Negro" (having African/Black ancestry) vs. actually BEING NEGRO (being Black). The entry into Blackness is porous while whiteness guards with an iron fist. We undress the Black women cosplayers, have specific questions for white women "of color"???? call in enabling white-centering academia and establishments,…

"My identity is tied into my racial component significantly more than my ethnic one like I feel more detached from my ethnic self than I do from my racial self. " - Evelyn Alvarez In this episode, Evelyn and Dash chat about how we ground ourselves in our Blackness more than anything else. That Blackness is diasporic, it is global and it is real. We…

We chat about h ow we de-center whiteness, the many instances of inter and intra-Black allyship, and about survival theft and scamming. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cana-negra/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cana-negra/support…

Walking unicorn, fairy dust from my coochie ministry, the colorism that jumps out of said ministry, our take on the bizarre Red Table Talk, antiblack "pro-Black" practices, and exactly why y'all need to leave these nothing-to-lose young dudes alone. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cana-negra/messageSupport this …

"Ain't-Shit" Bro Code, Performative Oppression, Power in Relationships, and the Usual Anti-Black Latinos. "Issa shoulda had a Latina friend" goofball analysis, people who are not "of the people" speaking for the people and maligning the same people they perform activism for, “Baby mothers" as the best organizers, men trapping women with babies and …

What skills are we leaning into, what joy are we finding, and what traditions are we passing on to our children during this time of social isolation? What do we lose or gain living and assimilating in the U.S. and away from our families and spouses in Latin America? And what spiritual practices are keeping our peace during this time? --- Send in a …

EPISODE 5: ¡MACHETAZO! to generational trauma, harmful traditions, and most of all anti-black norms period and especially within Latinx spaces! We are dragging out the dysfunction and revealing our grievances for generational transformation. Join us in dragging: projectile trauma, scapegoating Dominican anti-blackness, the incessant habit of callin…

Join us as we share pieces of our individual love stories with our partners. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cana-negra/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cana-negra/support

Listen to our discussion about "white passing". Is that a thing? Share your thoughts with us! Write us at radiocananegra@gmail.com and tell us what you think.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cana-negra/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cana-negra/support…

How do we define home? As New Yorkers, anchor babies and immigrants, we discuss how we find peace, build community and thrive in NYC. Hint: one of us left.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cana-negra/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cana-negra/support…

Listen. Share. Give us feedback at radiocananegra@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cana-negra/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cana-negra/support