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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
BLACK THOUGHTS: A Political Ideological Perspective for
Afro Latinos Part IV: Voice of the Voiceless
By Kevin Alberto Sabio
I had recently gone out to a Latino heritage festival out here in my new home state of Virginia. Being that this is
Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month, I had decided to come out and represent my Honduran heritage at this festival; one of the
few opportunities that I have to not be the quintessential ‘angry black male’, and get to relax and let my hair
down, so to speak. I wore my paraphernalia (hat and wristbands) promoting my Honduran heritage, even buying a jersey
with the Honduran flag on it at the festival when I finally arrived. The festival itself was quite nice; not really
being on the scale that I’m used to being from New York, but it was still entertaining and enjoyable. The only
downer was getting asked the same stupid question from those who dared to ask…
Are you really from Honduras?
No…I’m wearing all of this blue-and-white because it brings out the color of my eyes…
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7:36 pm est
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