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Malcolm X Library & Performing Arts Center
5148 Market St, San Diego
619-527-3405
Herencia
Africana: An Afro-Latino Film Series
An
International Film Series Showcasing Afro-Latino-themed Media
Works.
Wednesdays:
February 2 – March 30
From
the largest African population outside of Africa in Brazil to
homegrown musical traditions including Mexican folk song La
Bamba, the influence of Africa in the Latin American heritage
is everywhere. Yet in a white-supremacist world, the
continent’s local European-oriented elites have historically
chosen to give primacy to the European element, paying scant
attention to the indigenous Indian reality while wholly
undervaluing the African presence. In recent years, Latin
American media makers of all ethnicities have begun to make
media works exploring this “forgotten” African element in
Latin American cultures. This six-country, eight-film series
aims to explore the common African ancestry of all American
cultures and countries in the Americas.
(See
list of films below)
Africana
Cultural Exposure: A Legacy of Resistance & Resilience
Course
3: The Enslavement of Africans
Thursdays,
February 3 – March 3
Malcolm
X Library hosts a free public 4-week Black Studies class
sponsored by the Africana Studies Department at San Diego
State University for interested community people and life-long
learners including high school students. This third class in
the Africana Cultural Exposure series will focus on slavery in
the United States and its place as the main event in U.S.
political and social history. Topics include the: History of
the Slave Trade, Destruction of African Societies, Process of
Enslavement, and Resistance to Enslavement. Classes will be
taught each week by African Studies professors who are top
scholars in their fields and are volunteering their expertise
to the project. Lectures
will be held every Thursday evening from February 3 through
March 3 except on 2/24. Modest
donation of $5.00 for printed materials. Scholarships
are available. Those interested in enrolling should call
(619) 594-6550 or (619) 527-3405.
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HERENCIA
AFRICANA:
AN AFRO-LATINO FILM SERIES
An
International Film Series Showcasing Afro-Latino-themed Media
Works.
February
2 – March 30, 2005
- Wednesdays
@ 6:00 pm
From
the largest African population outside of Africa in Brazil to
homegrown musical traditions including Mexican folk song La
Bamba, the influence of Africa in the Latin American heritage
is everywhere. Yet in a white-supremacist world, the
continent’s local European-oriented elites have historically
chosen to give primacy to the European element, paying scant
attention to the indigenous Indian reality while wholly
undervaluing the African presence. In recent years, Latin
American media makers of all ethnicities have begun to make
media works exploring this “forgotten” African element in
Latin American cultures. This six-country, eight-film series
aims to explore the common African ancestry of all American
cultures and countries in the Americas.
Wednesday,
March 2
La
raiz olvidada (The Forgotten Roots)
directed
by Rafael Rebollar, 50 minutes, 2001, Mexico
This
impressive film details the history of Mexico's often-overlooked
African populations. Drawing on interviews and archival imagery,
the film takes us from the slavery of the colonial era to
today's Afro-Mexican communities in Guerrero, Oaxaca, Campeche,
Morelos and Veracruz. The film argues that Mexico's famous mestizaje
includes the important contributions of African groups, as well
as Spaniards and Indians, brought about by Mexico’s 500 years
of African history
Wednesday,
March 9
Diggers
directed
by Roman J. Foster, 90 minutes, 1985, Panama
Narrated
by actor Brock Peters, this film chronicles the political,
social, and technological history of the Panama Canal and the
forgotten 100,000 Black laborers who built it. Archival footage
and stills are enhanced by interviews with surviving workers who
describe their struggles against racist policies, dangerous
working conditions, unfair labor practices, and a denial by the
United States and Panama of their contributions.
Wednesday,
March 23
El
Quinto Suyo: Afrodescendientes en el Perú (The Fifth Suyo:
Afrodescendents in Peru)
directed
by Rafael Santa Cruz, 26 minutes, 2001, Peru
During
the time of the Inca Empire in Peru (5th and 16th
centuries) which controlled a vast territory extending from
present-day Argentina to Colombia, the Incas organized their
territory into four distinct geographical and political regions
called “suyos”. With the export of Afro-Peruvian talent and
global popularity of Afro-Peruvian performers such as Susana
Baca and Peru Negro, the international face of modern Peru is
becoming increasingly black.
This film about the black experience in Peru explores the
concept of a fifth region which would include significant
population of African descendants as part of the history of
Peru.
Wednesday,
March 30
Oggun:
An Eternal Presence
directed
by Gloria Rolando, 56 min., 1993, Cuba
Afro-Cuban
filmmaker Gloria Rolando relates the patakin or mythical
story of Oggun, the tireless warrior god of war and peace,
metals, and civilization, as experienced in the life of Lazaro
Ros, the prominent Cuban Yoruba singer and founding member of
Cuba’s famed Conjunto Folklorico Nacional. The film includes
chants, dances, Yoruba religious ceremonies, and the experiences
of the noted akpuon Ros, who made his the beauty of the
African chants and had the opportunity to sing them around the
world. The film is a homage to all those who have anonymously
preserved the heritage ofYoruba religion in Cuba.
Marc
Chery
Branch Manager
Malcolm X Library & Performing Arts Center
San Diego Public Library
5148 Market Street
San Diego, CA 92114
Phone: (619) 527-3405
Fax: (619) 527-5456
Email: mchery@sandiego.gov
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