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    In Panama, a Youth Soccer Group Leads the Charge Against Racism & Economic Impacts of COVID-19
    Sports
    15 July 2020

    In Panama, a Youth Soccer Group Leads the Charge Against Racism & Economic Impacts of COVID-19

    In Curundú, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Panama City, a group of young people are using soccer as a way to come together to fight discrimination and social exclusion—issues which have been exacerbated in recent months by COVID-19.

    Brazilian Black Lives Matter activist marching in Sao Goncalo with Afro.
    News
    15 June 2020

    Activists Across Latin America Are Marching in Solidarity With 'Black Lives Matter' Protests in the US

    From Panama, Colombia, Brazil, and El Salvador to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico, here's how Afro-Latino activists are uniting in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and in memory of George Floyd.

    AFRICA IN YOUR EARBUDS #78: Los Rakas
    Africa In Your Earbuds
    22 November 2016

    AFRICA IN YOUR EARBUDS #78: Los Rakas

    Los Rakas are the selectors behind our latest Africa In Your Earbuds mixtape full of reggaeton, afrobeats, dancehall and more.

    Los Rakas On Being Black, Proud and Panamanian & Holding Down the Afro-Latino Sound
    Global
    03 October 2016

    Los Rakas On Being Black, Proud and Panamanian & Holding Down the Afro-Latino Sound

    We sit down with Los Rakas, the Oakland-based Panamanian duo who have become one of the brightest Afro-Latino acts around.

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