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BLACK THOUGHTS: A Political Ideological Perspective for Afro Latinos Part VI: Word Power By: Kevin Alberto Sabio People understand very little about the power of words… I remember one incident in my youth, during my late teens/early twenties, when I was hanging out with some friends of mine (at the time) from high school, in which I was supposed to be forming a musical group with (they were to be the singers in the group, and I was to be the emcee). We were having a conv… Continue

Vote Your Values: An Interview with Rosa Clemente October 31, 2008 By Adele Nieves Adele Nieves's ZSpace Page Rosa Clemente is one of the most prominent activists of our generation. She is a nationally renowned speaker, writer, and journalist - one of the most important independent journalists covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina - and in 2001 was a youth representative at the United Nations World Conference against Xenophobia, Racism, and Related Intolerance. Sh… Continue

Black Thoughts: A Political Ideological Perspective for Afro Latinos Part V: Politics & Bullsh*t By Kevin Alberto Sabio It's election season...time to get your vote on! I had recently gotten into a situation with an associate of mine that left me a bit disturbed. This associate had sent me several emails soliciting my help in a grassroots campaign to help support Sen. Barak Obama's Democratic candidacy for president. After being annoyed with the numerous emails that… Continue

Author's Note: The following is an article written by the author who is no longer associated with the site mentioned in the article. It is the third part of a (currently) five-part series. Due to the content in the article, I felt that it was relevant to post it here.. BLACK THOUGHTS: A Political Ideological Perspective for Afro Latinos Part III: Reflections of Me BNN Exclusives Written by Kevin Alberto Sabio - Blacktino.net Wednesday, 13 August 2008 I have t… Continue

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… Continue

Authors Note: The following was an article written for a site that the author is no longer associated with. It is the third part in an eight-part series of articles written about this subject. Due to the content in the article, I felt that it was relevant to post it here... Black vs. Brown 3: The Color Line Written by Kevin Alberto Sabio - Blacktino.net Contributor Saturday, 27 October 2007 I remember a discussion that I had gotten into during my college days. I wa… Continue