Radio Caña Negra

Platforms of solidarity built on antiblackness, flimsy "people of color" terminologies, all at the expense of Black people. Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, Gil Cedillo and Rob Herrera said nothing new, it was just recorded this time. We share our takes on taking actual material responsibility and accountability. Stay tuned for part two, next week.  Follow us: Radio Caña Negra Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/radio_cana_negra/] Radio Caña Negra Twitter [https://twitter.com/RadioCanaNegra] Radio Caña Negra Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/RadioCanaNegra]

We discuss the societal climates of non-masked Northerners versus the masked norm elsewhere, in Panama specifically, hygiene and cleaning habits and Janvieve's experiences traveling on the continent of Africa and "tamales of dirt."

We chat about May being "mes de la Etnia Negra" in Panama (and also in Colombia and Venezuela). We know, we know... Black is not an ethnicity, yet the month has been misnomered and we can hold multiple truths at once... the importance of these months AND the fact that nonBlack folks in Latin America WILL show up in Blackface during these "celebratory" Black history and futures months. We share our real-life, fear-inducing antiblack experiences in Guatemala, Panama and others.

We talk about communal economic structures, hoe sh*t as praxis as Evelyn describes her mother being a seamstress and her most loyal and easy to work with customer base being sex workers. Dash is left gagged and speechless as Janvieve and Evelyn describe the changes their bodies went through before and after pregnancy and birthing. And we all agree, at no point would we ever miss a meal. Anxiety, depression or not.

When you're going through shit, it's legit! Ev reminds us while also inviting us to plant yourself and swim because you already have what you need to build the life that you want. And don't ever forget to celebrate your wins and victories!