Anti-Racism Resources: Latinx Heritage Month 2022

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Compiled by Darliene Howell

Each month, we will be featuring educational resources in the NAAFA Newsletter and on the NAAFA Community Voices Blog. Some resources will be historic information about systemic racism. Others will be resources on doing the internal work of understanding ourselves and how we play a part in that system. There may also be actions that can be taken to directly oppose racism.

In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, we are looking at racism both against and amongst Latinx people.

The September 2021 Anti-Racism Resources provide information about Hispanic Heritage Month, definitions, the history of racism against Latinx people in the U.S., fighting racism in the Latinx community, and allyship. 

THE INTERSECTIONS OF BEING BLACK AND LATINX

Video:  What Afro-Latinos Want You To Know

Video: Growing Up Afro-Latino  The belief that Black and Latino are mutually exclusive is a harsh, hurtful blanket assumption that blatantly dismisses the Afro-Latino identity. 

THE IMPACT OF COLORISM

A Latinx Perspective on Racism - wecantgoback.org

ALLYSHIP IN THE LATINX COMMUNITY

Combating Anti-Black Racism Within Latinx Communities - reclamationmagazine.com

Portrait of Darliene Howell, an older Caucasian woman with short white hair, wearing glasses.

Darliene Howell (she/her) - Administrative Director for NAAFA. Darliene has worked directly with NAAFA since her retirement in 2004; first as the recording secretary to the Board of Directors in 2007 and was the Chair of the Board in 2015. In 2020, she elected to step down as Chair of the Board and remains Administrative Director. She has been active in fat community 20+ years.