In the beginning of February I shared a very grassroots collective effort called The LatiNegr@s Project which started February 1, 2010 in an effort to include LatiNegr@s in Black History Month. The project was a tremendous success and there were over 90 submissions in February alone on the LatiNegr@s Tumblr page.

As a collective we all agree that this is a project that is year round, 365 days 24 hours a day 7 days a week! As a result each of us will continue to write posts for various topics, months, and celebrations that highlight LatiNegr@s, so be on the look out for additional postings since March is Womyn’s Herstory Month! We are also still going to accept any submissions on the LatiNegr@s Tumblr.

Our hope is that this project will expand in ways we haven’t even imagined! One of the exciting features of the LatiNegr@s Project is our inclusion in a 30-minute segment about Afro-Latinos during Black History Month. The show will air tomorrow, Wednesday, in NYC on CunyTV’s Independent Sources which focuses on NYC’s ethnic, independent, and community media. The show is called “The Black/Brown Divide.” It will re-air and it will also be available online, so you know I’ll post the video when it is available!

Many thanks to everyone who contributed in various ways and who supported the project!

Here’s one of the first posts I have for March featuring a LatiNegra Magia MC, of the group Obsesion and La Fabrik. I really do adore this video and song!