Amara La Negra & Kamaro Talk Latinx Anti-Blackness & Colorism On Red Table Talk

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Freemala Harris









oh bitch

I can't wait to dig into this


Dr Naomi Campbell


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The Only BLACK Kalmyks

 i feel anti-blackness is a lot more IN YOUR FACE within afro-latino families
with black people i think it's more subtle...and very passive.

but my afro-dominican friend told me his grandparents told him flat out he better not bring some "black/dark nappy headed bitch" into their home.

mind you, he's black presenting himself. he looks like marlon wayans with dreds. very handsome. and ive seen his parents and grandparents. they're all black, nothing ambiguous or exotical to be found anywhere, but hellbent on "preserving" whatever it is they think exists in their family.

of COURSE he's gonna absorb some of that mess. of COURSE that shit is gonna fuck him up in the head.




Project started: 2014 Wrapped up: 2024

Significant Discovery: First known Black American family of Kalmyk descent

Takeaways: Be prepared to pivot, even when you think you're on the right track. Be OK with being wrong so you can get things right.

Kalmyks are tribal Mongolic people who settled in Russia. It's estimated that only 300,000 Kalmyk descendants exist worldwide - with only 3,000 in America.



Grandpa and his Grandma ❤️