NYC: Ariel Fernández Díaz Speaks at IRADAC.
February 7th, 2011 by omar , No Comments
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Join our peoples Ariel Fernández Díaz later today as he speaks on the current state of Cuban Hip-Hop.
Check out the info below…
Monday, February 7, 2011
4PM, Room 9207
The Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Open to the public. FREE!This lecture explores race and marginality in Cuba as well the impact of African-based religions on Cuban society and culture and their boomerang effects on the U.S.
Fernández Díaz brings a deep examination of the intersections between African-American and Afro-Cuban culture and the interactions between both cultures since the XIX century. He also reflects on the impact of President Obama’s success on Afro-Cubans on the island and in exile, and what this represents for their future. Finally, he shares and analyzes his own experiences as an Afro-Cuban who has lived on both sides of the Florida straits.
For more info on the event, click here: IRADAC Event The African Legacy within the Cuban Hip Hop Movement (Lecture).
Tags: Ariel Fernandez, Arts, Asho, Cuba, Cuban Hip-Hop, Education, Events, Friends of Burden, Hip-Hop, Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean, New York, New York City, NYC