Episode #18: “ON THE YARD”: Anti-Blackness in Latinidad with Afro-Latinx HBCU Students

The IDE Impolite Conversation Podcast

It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month. Lezli and her ON THE YARD co-host Nava Levene Harvell; Spelman College ‘23, chat with two Afro-Latinx students, Leonard McReynolds; Morehouse College ‘23 and Liana Viaga; Florida A&M University ‘22. They explore the importance of people understanding the difference between ethnicity and race, that they aren’t Spanish, if they feel included in Latinidad, mestizo privilege, and why the use of the word Black needs to be more inclusive.

Relevant and Recommended Reads

• Details of Brutal First Slave Voyages Discovered
• When it Comes to Latinidad, Who Is Included and Who Isn't?
• The Dominican Republic Erased Birthright Citizenship

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Podcast Team = Lezli Levene Harvell (Host & Executive Producer) /Nava Levene Harvell (Co-Host) / Justin Bates (Sound Engineer)

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