PUB: CALL FOR PAPERS: “Where Are the AfroLatin@s in the Classroom?”

The afrolatin@ forum raises awareness of Latin@s of African descent in the United States. We advance the visibility of Black Latin@s through dialogue and action and promote an understanding of the afrolatin@ experience. The emphasis is guided by a transnational perspective that recognizes the centrality of race in today’s global reality and the struggle for social justice.

CALL FOR PAPERS:

“Where Are the AfroLatin@s

in the Classroom?”

The AfroLatin@ Forum welcomes submission of abstracts for our upcoming conference Afro-Latin@s Now! Race Counts scheduled for October 23-25, 2014. We are looking for papers for the following panel: “Where Are the AfroLatin@s in the Classroom?”. This panel will create an engaging dialogue centered on strategies to help identify, manage, and contribute to the number of Afro-Latin@s in classrooms across the United States. For more information on the panel, read below.

Individual abstracts should be 250 words or less and must relate to the issue of Education as stated in the panel description below. Abstracts should be submitted by Monday, April 14, 2014.

Please submit papers here

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