Rocio and Mercedes Podcast - Afrolatinx Podcast

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Amplifying the Afro in Afro-Caribbean. We are on a journey of embracing our Blackness as Dominicans - from a place of love and celebration. Please join us on this journey of self-discovery and embracing our blackness. Our podcast will be a platform to explore topics such as hair, history, Immigration, Colorism, Body Image, Caribbean culture in the arts, and more.

  1. How to tap into our Divine Feminine and all things Cuba!

    06/28/2022

    How to tap into our Divine Feminine and all things Cuba!

    We chat with Maya Louisa to chat about the Divine Feminine.  How do we tap into it more? How can we connect to ourselves more? Maya has also spent extensive time in Cuba and shares how it has influenced her life.  She also chats about the deep meaning of waist beads. Guest IG: https://www.instagram.com/maya_louisa/ Become a Patreon Supporter Here!  www.patreon.com/rocioandmercedes We'd love to hear from you! email us at rocioandmercedes@gmail.com Follow Rocio and Mercedes on IG: Rocio and Mercedes Please rate, subscribe, and review the show! It really makes a difference! This episode was produced by: Quinton Cameron, Mercedes Ilarraza, and Rocio Mendez Support the show

    42 min
  2. Afro Dominican Roots Music with Yasser Tejeda

    06/07/2022

    Afro Dominican Roots Music with Yasser Tejeda

    We chat with Yasser Tejeda,  an award-winning Dominican composer, guitarist, vocalist, and producer.  We talk about Dominican roots music and how music can connect us to our Afro Dominican heritage.  Yasser Tejeda is an award-winning Dominican composer, guitarist, vocalist, and producer. According to Billboard, Yasser is giving traditional folkloric music a new spin with jazz, rock, and Caribbean rhythms in "a frenzied celebration of the ancestral union" while Juan Luis Guerra, the most influential Dominican artist in the world, praised his mission calling it the "marvelous example of what's happening with Dominican music. When it comes to his music, the main focus has been to uplift and promote his Afro Dominican roots. Guest IG: https://www.instagram.com/yassertejeda/ Website: https://www.yassertejeda.net/ Check out one of his songs: https://open.spotify.com/album/7KfHrbLLADgDs2lLAC4sbj Become a Patreon Supporter Here!  www.patreon.com/rocioandmercedes We'd love to hear from you! email us at rocioandmercedes@gmail.com Follow Rocio and Mercedes on IG: Rocio and Mercedes Please rate, subscribe, and review the show! It really makes a difference! This episode was produced by: Quinton Cameron, Mercedes Ilarraza, and Rocio Mendez Support the show

    46 min
  3. Getting laid off, quitting and how to make a career change

    05/18/2022

    Getting laid off, quitting and how to make a career change

    We sit down with Catalina Pena from Catalyst Creations and discuss career changes, getting let go, and how to pivot during difficult times.  Catalina shares how getting fired opened up opportunities. She talks about mentorship, how job descriptions are created, and how to write your own job description. We also talk about her identifying as a Colombian Afro-Latina.  We dive deep and chat about how her family embraced her identifying as an Afrolatina GUEST IG: curiouscata Catalyst Creations: https://www.catalystcreation.co/aboutus Become a Patreon Supporter Here! www.patreon.com/rocioandmercedes We'd love to hear from you! Follow Rocio and Mercedes on IG: Rocio and Mercedes email us at rocioandmercedes@gmail.com Please rate, subscribe, and review the show! It really makes a difference! This episode was produced by: Quinton Cameron, Mercedes Ilarraza, and Rocio Mendez Support the show

    1h 19m
  4. 90 Day Fiance with Anny Francisco!

    04/19/2022

    90 Day Fiance with Anny Francisco!

    We sit down with reality TV star Anny Francisco from 90 Day Fiance. She shares how life has changed for her since being on the show,  what she misses most about the Dominican Republic as well as her journey to being an entrepreneur.  Guest IG: anny_dr02 We'd love to hear from you! Follow Rocio and Mercedes on IG: Rocio and Mercedes email us at rocioandmercedes@gmail.com Please rate, subscribe, and review the show! It really makes a difference! This episode was produced by: Quinton Cameron, Mercedes Ilarraza, and Rocio Mendez Become a Patreon Supporter Here! www.patreon.com/rocioandmercedes Support the show

    28 min
  5. Negra Aqui, Negra Alla -Embracing being Afrolatina

    04/05/2022

    Negra Aqui, Negra Alla -Embracing being Afrolatina

    We have a very candid and honest chat with  Rosalyn Damiana Lake Montero, an educator in the DC area who was raised to celebrate her Blackness and love the skin she's in. She talks about the differences between being raised in the Dominican Republic and the states. She shares her struggles within her own community with how she identifies.  She talks about her work with the youth and her passion for being an educator.  She shares her long battle with Covid as a Black woman and how vulnerable she had to be. A long battle with Covid led her to a  spiritual awakening.  She also gives wonderful tips on self-care. We'd love to hear from you! email us at rocioandmercedes@gmail.com Follow Rocio and Mercedes on IG: Rocio and Mercedes Please rate, subscribe, and review the show! It really makes a difference! Rosalyn IG:  damiana_rosalyn and senorita_lake Maxine Williams, Facebook's Global Head of Diversity  They talk about the wins, and the challenges, in our movement to diversify tech. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjRLGRhgR8I Black Girls Code https://bgc.urcun.works/ More from our guest: How a local author embraced her Afro-Latina Identity and thrivedhttps://holacultura.com/how-a-local-author-embraced-her-afro-latina-identity-and-thrived/ Hijas de la diáspora https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3joqqDMHrI This episode was produced by: Quinton Cameron, Mercedes Ilarraza, and Rocio Mendez Become a Patreon Supporter Here! www.patreon.com/rocioandmercedes Support the show

    39 min
  6. Dominican History with Anthropologist Dr. Ryan Mann-Hamilton

    03/22/2022

    Dominican History with Anthropologist Dr. Ryan Mann-Hamilton

    In this episode, we speak with Anthropologist and assistant professor Dr. Ryan Mann- Hamilton and discuss the complex history of the Dominican Republic. He discusses his research in Samana and our close connection to African American history.  He also shares some tools we can use to research our own family history and the dangers of just using a DNA test. Guest Info: IG: @antilleanroutes Dr. Mann Hamilton's website:  https://www.echoprojectlg.org/ https://isercaribe.org/ We'd love to hear from you! Follow Rocio and Mercedes on IG: Rocio and Mercedes email us at rocioandmercedes@gmail.com Please rate, subscribe, and review the show! It really makes a difference! This episode was produced by: Quinton Cameron, Mercedes Ilarraza, and Rocio Mendez Become a Patreon Supporter Here! www.patreon.com/rocioandmercedes   Dr. Ryan Mann- Hamilton's Recommended Books Anne Eller We Dream Together: Dominican Independence, Haiti, and the Fight for Caribbean Freedom J. Lorand Matory Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé Edward Paulino Dividing Hispaniola: The Dominican Republic's Border Campaign against Haiti, 1930-1961 (Pitt Latin American Series) More info: Preserving Black American History Through Song in the Dominican Republic https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/travel/preserving-black-american-history-through-song-in-the-dominican-republic.html Support the show

    1h 6m
  7. Season 2 Trailer

    Season 2 Trailer

    Season 2 Trailer

    Season 2 Trailer!  This Season we explore Blackness in other Latinx countries celebrating the Afro in Afrocarribean! Join us!  Enjoy!  follow us!  IG@rocioandmercedes Twitter: randmpodcast www.rocioandmercedes.com Become a Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/RocioandMercedes Support the show

    1 min
  8. Being 1st Generation

    04/06/2021

    Being 1st Generation

    We chat with actor, writer Nabil Vinas about being 1st generation.  He talks about his upbringing, connecting to his roots and the language, and how to make a mean mangu! Please rate, subscribe, and review the show. It really makes a difference! About Nabil Nabil Viñas (AEA) is an actor, screenwriter, and producer born and raised in Washington Heights, New York City to parents from Moca in the Dominican Republic. He was the co-lead in “Program” which premiered at the 55th New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center, and played HBO’s New York Latino Film Festival among others worldwide. He produced and acted in the feature film “Tomorrow Ever After” which screened theatrically in 5 cities, earning critical acclaim in major press. Nabil is a 2019 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Screenwriting from The New York Foundation for the Arts. As a screenwriter, his short film "Come Back Hailey" played several New York festivals. He is developing his first feature script tentatively titled "Los Malos (The Bad Ones)". Nabil facilitates training in SEL and Restorative Justice through the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility. Link to the piece Nabil wrote in 2014: Did You Know That Nabil Was Black?" (Dominicans and Their African Heritage) The place Nabil works at: MorningsideCenter.org We love to hear from you! email us at rocioandmercedes@gmail.com BE A PATREON SUPPORTER www.patreon.com/rocioandmercedes Guest Info: IG: Nabil Vinas Website: nabilvinas.com Rocio and Mercedes on NYWIFT panel:   NYWIFT - Fierce Women in Podcasting Follow Rocio and Mercedes on IG: Rocio and Mercedes Please rate, subscribe, and review the show. It really makes a difference! This episode was produced by: Quinton Cameron, Mercedes Ilarraza, and Rocio Mendez Logo by: Dylan Rogers Support the show

    1h 4m
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Amplifying the Afro in Afro-Caribbean. We are on a journey of embracing our Blackness as Dominicans - from a place of love and celebration. Please join us on this journey of self-discovery and embracing our blackness. Our podcast will be a platform to explore topics such as hair, history, Immigration, Colorism, Body Image, Caribbean culture in the arts, and more.

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