Black Beauty in Venezuela
Estimation of 5 million venezelans. Many Afro venezulans live in barlovento located in the Miranda state. While other African Decendents live throughout the country. Africans were takes to Venezuela between the 17th and 19th century to work on plantations.
Preseident Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has African heritage. here is a quote expressing his love for his ancestry.
“When we were children, we were told that we have a motherland, and that motherland was Spain. However, we have discovered later, in our lives, that as a matter of fact, we have several motherlands. And one of the greatest motherlands of all is no doubt, Africa. We love Africa. And every day we are much more aware of the roots we have in Africa… Racism is very characteristic of imperialism. Racism is very characteristic of capitalism. Katrina isindeed, has a lot to do with racism no doubt about it. Hate against me has a lot to do with racism. Because of my big mouth, because of my curly hair. And Im so proud to have this mouth and this hair, because its African.”
Source: lati-negros
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Unfortunately, not many people know...Venezuela’s black population.
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CodeLens offers a critical examination of the unjust system known as Racism (White Supremacy) to discover ways in which it can be dismantled and replaced with Justice. Justice means guaranteeing no person is mistreated for any reason and guaranteeing the people who need the most help get the constructive help they need.
