My family is Nica and Robert Clemente has a special place in our hearts and in the Nicaraguan people's heart for what he did for us after the earthquake in Nicaragua. I love that man forever, it hurts my heart that he died so young.
I'm Puertorriqueño/Afro-Latino and I can't thank you two enough for doing this series. I also can't begin to thank you both enough for representing Afro-Latinos and Afro-Latinas, showing how incredible we are and sharing our stories. It means more to us than you could ever imagine. ¡Desde el fondo de mi corazón, gracias! 💙❤🇵🇷
Impressed to hear you say “ black Dominican”. Unfortunately, many of my Dominican brothers and sisters don’t want to b called black, because they think that would associate them with haitians. Blessings ❤
Antonia del Carmen Peregrino Álvarez. She was Afro-Mexican. Not many people know her story. Her grandfather was Haitian but left to Mexico. She’s from Veracruz, a Mexican State with an Afro-Latino history and community. The Mexican government will finally added African descents to the official census. She sung boleros.
African descents ?? Mexicans are not black Mexico has a population of over 45 million only 2 million afro Mexicans whom got there from the Caribbean she wasn’t even Mexican she was from Haiti do your research cause I sure did
@@patsnationok1373they said that her *grandfather* came from Haiti which would imply that he came to Mexico and likely had children with a Mexican woman. Then one of his children might've also had children with a Mexican and had Ms. Antonia. If this is true, she'd be both Haitian and Mexican ethnically, speaking.
My family 💕 my grandfather’s uncle! CLEMENTE ALL THE WAY! Thank you guys for bringing him to light and sharing all he’s done! This is why I love you guys at BUZZFEED!
I absolutely love this series! I'm not Latina, but as a person of color, I believe it's extremely important for all of us to recognize the contributions Latinos, especially Afro-Latinos have made to this country. The fact that Gadiel and Julissa hosted the video made it even better.
La Lupe!!! Ppl always forget about her contributions to music and soul in America and think Celia Cruz is the only cuban singer from that time. She deserves to be known!!
Thank you guys so much for talking about Roberto Clemente. We Puerto Ricans are so proud of his accomplishments, but he really does represent for all Latinos across the board. And there are tons more that we'd LOVE to hear about! Also please discuss: Famous Hispanic Inventors!
emadavidc I wrote about the misrepresentation of Afro-Latinos in the media. I was really inspired by Amara La Negra and Monica Muse and felt like It was a good topic. Just like African-Americans, Afro-Latinos deserve to be equally represented on television and in other forms of media. It shouldn’t just be those with the lighter skin tones representing us.
Raynesha Green That's cool. To me talking about that is weird because in PR I never felt that racial aspect of being an afro-latino. I always been ignorant because I never experienced any, that I know. Always felt, while in Pr, that racism was something that happens in other countries and that it 'never' affected me. I take all that as good and bad. Good 'cause I think the reason I wasn't as aware about racism in general was because there was nothing that remembered me constantly about being black (and therefore 'different') and bad by being ignorant about where my skin color comes from and all the things my (our) people went through so that I could go to college, vote, take the seat that I want on a bus, etc.
Actuallyyyy a lot of Americans recognize Clemente! He's even been mentioned in many movies. Also ive seen people from the states wearing his jersey. It's all about respect and admiration. Obviously in Puerto Rico he is also very well known and has a baseball park named after him. But thankyou for sharing his story! He is and will always be one of our greatest heroes❤️❤️🇵🇷
Aileen Davila he’s well known in the Latino culture pero not so well known in the English culture. Everyone seems to remember people that speak English in the United States. Like Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther, but we got heroes like Clemente that gave hope to us Latinos that we can do anything in this country even if we speak a different language, but the English culture doesn’t really appreciate him or anything good that a Latino has done in the United States.
Malcolm X's Daughter It is incredibly sad that you think black history should be limited to in such away. African Americans, Latinos, etc., need to know the contributions of ALL black people around the world : Africa, Asia (yes there have been black Poole in Asia since about year 600 AD), Europe (blacks have been there since at least 1400), the rest of the Americas. And, BTW, the 1st black person in what is now the US was Juan Garrido (a free man, not a slave) who arrived in about 1508 (US federal government records). All people, but especially all black people should take pride in the contributions of all black peoples around the world. White Americans have no problem learning + teaching about contributions of Europeans, for example.
Shout out to Carolina y Trujillo Alto PR .... Im only 24% African but I got Afro- Puerto Rican and Afro- Dominican family members ...Thanks for this video
Puerto rico is certainly not forgotten. At least not in the US. They are the second most abundant Latinos in the US after the Mexicans. Most Central American countries and Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay are the most ignored in America. But yeah, if it is within the Latino community, then maybe PR is forgotten bcuz they are not really a country.
My dad was a major fan of Clemente when he was a kid, and when my parents had me they named me (my middle name) after him. (I have neither Lantinx or African roots, but as a Pennsylvanian kid, Clemente was my fathers role model in many ways), It’s awesome that you guys made this video, and I hope his messages of perseverance and his legacy inspire others!
Gracias un millón puñeta!!!! Thank you! Roberto Clemente is someone that has to be thought in our schools. I’m lucky that I got to know about him in my school , but nowadays they aren’t teaching the importance of our history. The REAL history. Since Puerto Rico is a colony of the USA, they don’t really teach us the real history about PR in our schools. They just say “Habían taínos, Colón nos encontró y somos blancos, negros y españoles” LITERALLY that is all the teach us until we get to to college. And there is so much more about our history that I am still learning about it. So it really meant a lot to me for you guys to make this segment. Thank you.
I absolutely LOVE this channel! I knew of Afro Latinos but I didn’t know anything about them. I even majored in Spanish Language and Culture in college and they really brushed over Afro Latinos. Your channel is so informative and powerful. Keep doing great work!!!
Omar Mercado well that’s what the school referred to it as. And I feel like by Spanish culture, they mean the cultures influenced by Spain bc Brazilians are considered Latin American but they don’t speak Spanish and Spaniards aren’t Latin American.
@Mr. Bi Rucho The father of black history month was George Washington Carver but Arthur Schomburg founded the Harlem history club and taught many people who would go on to be scholars of African history across the diaspora.
I love this series. I live in Pittsburgh and there lots of love here for Roberto Clemente. Thank you for sharing some facts I didn’t know about him and for a series about Afro-Latino history. Looking forward to more.
Living history: Junot Diaz. Amazing author from the DR who has this amazing way of blending Dominican history with immigrant stories. If you all haven’t read him than you’re really missing out. For those that have passed: you have to do the legendary Celia Cruz! And thank you for showing to the world the wonderful people that have come from the island of my family, Puerto Rico. . You guys are doing and awesome thing here!
Thank you for talking about Clemente! He’s someone I grew up knowing about in my family... but a lot of ppl didn’t know who he was... so thank you putting that out there! -For the next vid could you talk about another black Caribbean celeb? Like Celia Cruz or someone from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica~ Anyone from our beautiful sister islands? 💗💗🇵🇷🇩🇴🇨🇺🇯🇲
RD, PR y Cuba hermanos por siempre!!! Y toda Latino America claro está! Pero como estamos más pegaditos pues somos como vecinos😂😂🤙🏾. Saludos desde PR!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love this! My parents grew up in Pittsburgh, and were big Clemente fans. I grew up hearing about him, and even did a report on him in middle school. My did even has his autograph.
Thank you so much for doing this segment on Roberto Clemente. They don't teach my kids in school about Latino history. To see this information on a Latino & that Latino is Roberto Clemente a hero from my Puerto Rico that I can relate to. Not many people know who he is & that he was Latino. Thank you for making this segment.
Please do more of these videos. I'm not latina but I'm here for every people group getting to know more of their history and eduacting other people groups as well. I had never heard of Roberto but I know of him now! That can't be changed. And you all made that happen. Remember that
Rafael Cordero Molina founded the first public school in Puerto Rico where poor children could learn regardless of their color. This man worked as a tailor and used most of his funds to support the education of poor children. He is actually a candidate for Sainthood in the Roman Catholic church.
I thank you so much for doing this series, for shining light on such amazing people who aren’t always given the credit that they deserve because they are Afri Lationo/a. This is an amazing series that encoursages me and other Afro Lationo/a people around the world!
Paulina Pedroso! I SOOO love this channel! I first learned about Roberto Clemente in 2nd grade when we read about him in school in our children’s anthology, “Amigos”. Being Black, I love that my first image of latinos was actually Afro-Latino!
Shared this with my Dominican boyfriend. I think this might become a new favorite series 💜 I’m considered more light skinned because I’m tan myself, but identify as an Afro-Latina given that my father is a Garifuna and Lencan mix man from Honduras. I’m more “light skin” because my mothers side of the family are white Hondureños. But I’ll never deny that my grandfather on my fathers side is Black and my father himself is half Black and I’m hella proud of it. Much love from an Hondureña and Dominican couple 💜
Having grown up in the area of Pittsburgh, I had the most blessed opportunity to see "The Great One" showcase his ultra-phenomenal baseball skills regularly. It's a sad commentary on the shortcomings of today's reporting of sports history and legends that Roberto Clemente is not mentioned and showcased much more. He was an authentic example of what I, to this day, measure grace, nobility and true human greatness by. A ball game with him in it took on a transcendental quality that made miracles as ever present, joyful and beautiful as summer sunshine. He was beyond mesmerizing. "The Honorable" Roberto Clemente was truly a Godsend. He's the best baseball player I've ever seen, to this day. I liked the styles of Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, but it was the addition of Roberto Clemente's spiritual aura (and his legendary aches and pains which meant he was going to cause the opposition pain) that enhanced his arsenal of tremendous skills, and elevated him higher than the other greats, in my humble opinion. His selfless generosity and ultimate sacrifice for the people of Nicaragua was truly amazing grace and love. May GOD'S Highest Blessings be upon him. And may "The Honorable" Roberto Clemente rest in peace.
Cuando salga el próximo video de las verdaderas housewives de RD🇩🇴? Saludos desde Curazao 🇨🇼/ When does the new video of las verdaderas housewives of DR come out?
I love how you guys are teaching us about Afro-Latinos, many schools here in the U.S don't even mention the history our people have made. keep it up, it's important for people to know what they did. (btw i'll learn more from perolike than my history class)
Stephanie Although I agree that Afro-Latin history should be discussed more, you do realize that the point of history class in grades K-12 is to teach history that lead to and developed the US, right? Hell, there's large portions of Afro-American history that doesn't get covered in school, but we're supposed to be more so concerned with Afros outside of the US?
Showing the people our heroes. I thank you both for showing others who didn't know who was Roberto Clemente. I'm not black, but I am Puerto Rican, but I don't have to be neither of it to admire one of the biggest heroes around the world. Muchas gracias.
Thank you for sharing this with the world. Roberto Clemente is an icon, legend, and hero. I live in NY and as mentioned in this video, there are several parks, schools, centers, named in his honor. Please continue to share the afro-latino stories, experiences, ECT. Again, thank you.
Any accomplishments that I have achieved in my life have been because of my parents and the teachings of Puerto Rican legends and giants of our national pride like Roberto Clemente and so many others. I am so proud to be from the same hometown of Carolina, PR as Clemente! Specifically, he is from El Barrio San Anton in Carolina, which is one of the 78 "municipios" (municipalities) on the island where I spent summers playing "pick-up baseball" with my cousins trying to imitate Clemente.
We lived in Roberto Clemente's neighborhood. My sister went to school with his kids. When He passed as a hero who was helping earthquake victims in Nicaragua, the entire island was crushed. It was one of the saddest days on our island. #21
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg an intellectual who was apart of the Harlem Renaissance whose collection of art, literature, and archival materials are the foundation and namesake of NYPL Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Que orgullo saber que tenemos tantos atletas y artistas que nos representaron/representan no solo en Latinoamérica si no que al nivel mundial a los puertorriqueños!! 🇵🇷
brazil is a black majority country in latin america so it'd be cool if you could talk about some afro latinx from there! (like adriana lima is afro latinx for example but we also have pele and so many more)
I know Adriana limas father, he's a light skin black man and he is SUPER pro black. Adriana by north American standards and brazilian standards is black. She even calls herself black
I remember learning about Roberto Clemente in 3rd or 4th grade and remember he was a black hispanic baseball player and it either went over my head or I just didn't remember he was hispanic even though his last name was Clemente b/c back in 1997, when I was in 6th grade, I had a black neighbor move in next door and was from panama and I was so intrigued that she spoke spanish and didn't understand why she was black but from Panama and spoke spanish to my dad (my dad majored in Spanish). They both told me blacks could be from central and south america too. I'm friends with her own facebook today and she still laughs about how I had a hard time understanding that, but how in awe I was of it. It still interests me a lot.
Que chévere ver un vídeo sobre Roberto Clemente. Desde que era niña, escuchaba de él. Y el que se cría en Puerto Rico sabe y escucha la historia de Roberto Clemente desde pequeño. Y si no....en serio? La gente lo admira por lo talentoso que era y su corazón caritativo. Su muerte fue bien lamentable pero su memoria continúa siendo celebrada y respetada. Pero Like muchas gracias por hablar de un orgullo puertorriqueño. 😊
Thank you for talking about important Afro-Latino influences!!! Can you expand on this idea and help bring light to some of the figures that played crucial roles in the anti-slavery movement as it relates to The Americas during the Atlantic slave trade?!?!!!?!Unfortunately, museums such as the African American Museum in DC dont cover this since it is not a part of "American History".... 🙄
Geo Gmz Yes. La Lupe was big in Latin America. My abuelo was a huge fan. When he first came to America from Panama, he and his brother worked at a theater in New York where she performed. He said he pretty much stalked her. Lol
I don't know if anyone else has done so yet, but maybe someone can do a video on Xica da Silva's life in Brazil. I heard about her from watching Henry Louis Gates, Jr's documentary "Black in Latin America."
Im really happy you both are talking about our people. We tend to not get recognized or acknowledge that we have accomplished a lot in this great country. Seems like it Blacks or Whites and not about us Spanish. We need to be more main stream! We can not be forgotten for those accomplishments that those who left before us. You guys should talk about Celia Cruz or John Carlos ( 1968 Bronze Olympic Medalist track and field) next.
Gaspar Yanga “El primer liberador de las Américas” no one talks about this important African hero. He freed a lot of slaves and they created a great community in Mexico.
Thank you! I cried watching this. I love Roberto Clemente. People don't realize the struggle of Afro Latinos. I remember working at a job and some people in the other cubicles used to say, "Here comes INS." The Detroiter/New Yorker in me was pissed but I used muy brain and skills to move me higher up above them. The struggle is real but Latinos have strong blood that is determined to rise above!
Here in Miami there's a park named after him in a prominently Puerto Rican neighborhood here cAlled Wingwood. So I heard about him. what about Celia Cruz though or El General who started regetton plz
I think that the way that this media network has given a platform for people of color to share their stories is priceless for our society. The more that we understand each other, the greater our sense of kinship, the less likely we are to alienate one another. Also, Julissa's lip color is fire! I know a bit about the history of U.S. policies of intervention in Latin America, but I would love to watch a series from Pero Like where the contributors talk about the history of U.S. relations with their country of heritage/cultural origin as they understand it and how that has shaped their identities. And again, that lip shade is what I am living for.
I didn't find out until today that he was afro-latino that he was a part of Harlem Renaissance and black history has a major Museum in New York City I did not know that about African culture I did not know that until today
He made so much history. Not only is he the greatest(imho) right fielder in MLB history, but the 1971 World Series champion Pirates were the first team in MLB history with an all black starting lineup. People don’t recognize that enough. Roberto Clemente was the MVP of that World Series. Just imagine the pride his beautiful wife Vera had in having a bridge named after him outside of PNC Park⚾️✊🏾
People always forget this amazing man. His pride, his dignity, his talent, his inspiration, his worth, his fucking LIFE. He give up his LIFE, to help others. PURO ORGULLO BORICUA. LATINO. 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💞💞💞💞
Thank you guys for doing this amazing video, I didn't know abour Roberto Clemente, and Julissa, I think it would be interesting talking about Samy Sosa, it's a clear example of rejection to the afro culture by our own people, don't you think? This is very common among afro-dominicans, crazy but true!
Talk about Celia Cruz
AZUCAR
Raynesha Green omg yasss
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY THATT
Yes of course, she was a legend and arguably was the most famous Afro Latina ever!
yes we cubans do love our sugar ;-)
My family is Nica and Robert Clemente has a special place in our hearts and in the Nicaraguan people's heart for what he did for us after the earthquake in Nicaragua. I love that man forever, it hurts my heart that he died so young.
Stephy Sarabia I am sad that he's not with us anymore.
Stephy Sarabia AYEEE!! I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS A FAMILY FROM NICARAGUA..AYEEE! 😏🙌🏽💜
Ayyyyyy Nicas represent!!!
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Sapa Inti Do we have to be alive at the same time someone else is to know they were a great person and that they were taken too soon?
I'm Puertorriqueño/Afro-Latino and I can't thank you two enough for doing this series. I also can't begin to thank you both enough for representing Afro-Latinos and Afro-Latinas, showing how incredible we are and sharing our stories. It means more to us than you could ever imagine. ¡Desde el fondo de mi corazón, gracias!
💙❤🇵🇷
Sapa Inti Callate la boca
Sapa Inti What are you talking about ? It's me !
Sapa Inti hahahaha yeah you right bro I troll with his picture jajajaja btw he's not afro american but haitian
Afro-Boricua!
Marco Juan-Pedro Sanchez i 💘 all my people we are only one race puerto ricans.
As a black Dominican I'm loving the exposure & recognition we're getting! It's so important! You guys produce such good material :)
Impressed to hear you say “ black Dominican”. Unfortunately, many of my Dominican brothers and sisters don’t want to b called black, because they think that would associate them with haitians. Blessings ❤
Antonia del Carmen Peregrino Álvarez. She was Afro-Mexican. Not many people know her story. Her grandfather was Haitian but left to Mexico. She’s from Veracruz, a Mexican State with an Afro-Latino history and community. The Mexican government will finally added African descents to the official census. She sung boleros.
Um first of all she wasn’t even Mexican she was of hatian ethnicity and your right nobody knows who she is 😂😂😂
African descents ?? Mexicans are not black Mexico has a population of over 45 million only 2 million afro Mexicans whom got there from the Caribbean she wasn’t even Mexican she was from Haiti do your research cause I sure did
@@patsnationok1373they said that her *grandfather* came from Haiti which would imply that he came to Mexico and likely had children with a Mexican woman. Then one of his children might've also had children with a Mexican and had Ms. Antonia. If this is true, she'd be both Haitian and Mexican ethnically, speaking.
My family 💕 my grandfather’s uncle! CLEMENTE ALL THE WAY! Thank you guys for bringing him to light and sharing all he’s done! This is why I love you guys at BUZZFEED!
I absolutely love this series! I'm not Latina, but as a person of color, I believe it's extremely important for all of us to recognize the contributions Latinos, especially Afro-Latinos have made to this country. The fact that Gadiel and Julissa hosted the video made it even better.
Most of y’all African Americans don’t realize there’s black people everywhere not just in the states 😂
@@patsnationok1373 Latin America highlights its Black population well, yea ok 👌🏿
La Lupe!!! Ppl always forget about her contributions to music and soul in America and think Celia Cruz is the only cuban singer from that time. She deserves to be known!!
Roberto Clemente is my great great uncle, thank you guys for sharing his story with everybody!❤
Thank you guys so much for talking about Roberto Clemente. We Puerto Ricans are so proud of his accomplishments, but he really does represent for all Latinos across the board. And there are tons more that we'd LOVE to hear about!
Also please discuss: Famous Hispanic Inventors!
jacky o absolutely!!! Love that idea
I just wrote a paper about Afro-Latinos! Beautiful culture ❤️
Raynesha Green what was your paper about?
emadavidc I wrote about the misrepresentation of Afro-Latinos in the media. I was really inspired by Amara La Negra and Monica Muse and felt like It was a good topic. Just like African-Americans, Afro-Latinos deserve to be equally represented on television and in other forms of media. It shouldn’t just be those with the lighter skin tones representing us.
Raynesha Green Sounds like a interesting paper! By the way are you Afro Latino or African America?
Jerry Hernandez African American
Raynesha Green That's cool. To me talking about that is weird because in PR I never felt that racial aspect of being an afro-latino. I always been ignorant because I never experienced any, that I know. Always felt, while in Pr, that racism was something that happens in other countries and that it 'never' affected me. I take all that as good and bad. Good 'cause I think the reason I wasn't as aware about racism in general was because there was nothing that remembered me constantly about being black (and therefore 'different') and bad by being ignorant about where my skin color comes from and all the things my (our) people went through so that I could go to college, vote, take the seat that I want on a bus, etc.
I’m Dominican American and I’m proud of having African in me 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
Hun, Dominicans ARE American. You don't have to add it. It's like saying you're a French European.
Actuallyyyy a lot of Americans recognize Clemente! He's even been mentioned in many movies. Also ive seen people from the states wearing his jersey. It's all about respect and admiration. Obviously in Puerto Rico he is also very well known and has a baseball park named after him. But thankyou for sharing his story! He is and will always be one of our greatest heroes❤️❤️🇵🇷
Aileen Davila I personally had never heard of him! But I definitely knew Jackie Robinson, even before the movie came out!
Agree with you and also like your name ❤😂
Aileen Davila he’s well known in the Latino culture pero not so well known in the English culture. Everyone seems to remember people that speak English in the United States. Like Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther, but we got heroes like Clemente that gave hope to us Latinos that we can do anything in this country even if we speak a different language, but the English culture doesn’t really appreciate him or anything good that a Latino has done in the United States.
mr. potato Black History Month was created for black Americans in the U.S. It was created by an African American.
Malcolm X's Daughter It is incredibly sad that you think black history should be limited to in such away. African Americans, Latinos, etc., need to know the contributions of ALL black people around the world : Africa, Asia (yes there have been black Poole in Asia since about year 600 AD), Europe (blacks have been there since at least 1400), the rest of the Americas. And, BTW, the 1st black person in what is now the US was Juan Garrido (a free man, not a slave) who arrived in about 1508 (US federal government records). All people, but especially all black people should take pride in the contributions of all black peoples around the world. White Americans have no problem learning + teaching about contributions of Europeans, for example.
Shout out to Carolina y Trujillo Alto PR .... Im only 24% African but I got Afro- Puerto Rican and Afro- Dominican family members ...Thanks for this video
Im happy that you guys are talking about Puerto Rico. Sometimes I feel like were are just forgotten
Monic C. Imagine how Nicaragua feels!!! Lol
Monic C. Never ppl always call me Puerto Rican and I'm Houndureña
Karla k lopez same ppl call me PR and I’m Mexican which doesn’t bother me at all
People always talk about that place. There needs to be more about South America.
Puerto rico is certainly not forgotten. At least not in the US. They are the second most abundant Latinos in the US after the Mexicans. Most Central American countries and Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay are the most ignored in America. But yeah, if it is within the Latino community, then maybe PR is forgotten bcuz they are not really a country.
Great chemistry between Gadiel and Julissa, and sharing their Afro-Latino history. More from these two hosting this series, please!
My dad was a major fan of Clemente when he was a kid, and when my parents had me they named me (my middle name) after him. (I have neither Lantinx or African roots, but as a Pennsylvanian kid, Clemente was my fathers role model in many ways), It’s awesome that you guys made this video, and I hope his messages of perseverance and his legacy inspire others!
Esteban Hotesse is also a great story that not many people know about, Dominican Tuskegee Airman! never learned about him in my history classes
Why, I only like African Americans
Celiaaaaaaa, anyone from Cuba, honestly TODA MI GENTE
Celia Cruz, Tego Calderon.
Gracias por hablar de Roberto, un gran ser humano y un gran orgullo para el pueblo puertorriqueño, mil gracias, Puerto Rico loves PeroLike ❤️
Gracias un millón puñeta!!!! Thank you! Roberto Clemente is someone that has to be thought in our schools. I’m lucky that I got to know about him in my school , but nowadays they aren’t teaching the importance of our history. The REAL history. Since Puerto Rico is a colony of the USA, they don’t really teach us the real history about PR in our schools. They just say “Habían taínos, Colón nos encontró y somos blancos, negros y españoles” LITERALLY that is all the teach us until we get to to college. And there is so much more about our history that I am still learning about it. So it really meant a lot to me for you guys to make this segment. Thank you.
I absolutely LOVE this channel! I knew of Afro Latinos but I didn’t know anything about them. I even majored in Spanish Language and Culture in college and they really brushed over Afro Latinos. Your channel is so informative and powerful. Keep doing great work!!!
Taylor Durfee You mean Latin American culture? Because Spanish culture is something different.
Omar Mercado well that’s what the school referred to it as. And I feel like by Spanish culture, they mean the cultures influenced by Spain bc Brazilians are considered Latin American but they don’t speak Spanish and Spaniards aren’t Latin American.
You do realize the only major difference is skin color right? Majority of Afro latinos have the same culture and language as everyother latino smh.
I would like to know more about Arturo Schomburg, who was born of a Afro-Puerto Rican mother and a German father. His history is quite interesting.
@Mr. Bi Rucho The father of black history month was George Washington Carver but Arthur Schomburg founded the Harlem history club and taught many people who would go on to be scholars of African history across the diaspora.
Piri Thomas - Afro nuyorican poet, scholar literary legend of "down these means streets"
I love this series. I live in Pittsburgh and there lots of love here for Roberto Clemente. Thank you for sharing some facts I didn’t know about him and for a series about Afro-Latino history. Looking forward to more.
Orgullosos siempre de nuestro Roberto Clemente 🇵🇷 un angel que se fue muy pronto 🙏
Living history: Junot Diaz. Amazing author from the DR who has this amazing way of blending Dominican history with immigrant stories. If you all haven’t read him than you’re really missing out.
For those that have passed: you have to do the legendary Celia Cruz!
And thank you for showing to the world the wonderful people that have come from the island of my family, Puerto Rico. .
You guys are doing and awesome thing here!
I learned about Roberto Clemente in 1979 (1st grade) attending a majority white school. He was in a book on our reading list. I NEVER forgot him.
You two are my favorite. My twin brother and I watch for you. Also, ayyyyyy Puerto Rico, mi isla lol
Yesss 💯🙌🏾 I am Dominican and Black and this was inspiring 😭✨
twistedblktrekie they most likely meant one parent is African American and the other is Dominican
My mom is Dominican and my dad is African American
Ally Jones Since most Dominicans are Afro Latinos I would just say I’m Dominican if I were you
Ally Jones Soy Dominicano también :) VIVA LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA !
+MixedPrincesss I'm Black Puerto Rican Indian Cape Verdian and Portuguese
Thank you for talking about Clemente! He’s someone I grew up knowing about in my family... but a lot of ppl didn’t know who he was... so thank you putting that out there! -For the next vid could you talk about another black Caribbean celeb? Like Celia Cruz or someone from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica~ Anyone from our beautiful sister islands? 💗💗🇵🇷🇩🇴🇨🇺🇯🇲
6 years later, still waiting on a Roberto Clemente movie or holiday.
RD, PR y Cuba hermanos por siempre!!! Y toda Latino America claro está! Pero como estamos más pegaditos pues somos como vecinos😂😂🤙🏾. Saludos desde PR!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Ché BJJ exactamente
I was in the Roberto Clemente pool in New York last summer
Love this! My parents grew up in Pittsburgh, and were big Clemente fans. I grew up hearing about him, and even did a report on him in middle school. My did even has his autograph.
Thank you so much for doing this segment on Roberto Clemente. They don't teach my kids in school about Latino history. To see this information on a Latino & that Latino is Roberto Clemente a hero from my Puerto Rico that I can relate to. Not many people know who he is & that he was Latino. Thank you for making this segment.
Please do more of these videos. I'm not latina but I'm here for every people group getting to know more of their history and eduacting other people groups as well. I had never heard of Roberto but I know of him now! That can't be changed. And you all made that happen. Remember that
Celia Cruz
Carlos Moore
Zulia Mena
Pedro Albizu Campos
Stephaine Gabriella Siiiii, y que hablan te la opresión americana en PR. Y también Rita Moreno
Celia celia celia!!!!
Um......la lupe!
Realmente DEBEN hablar de Pedro Albizu.
Stephaine Gabriella this!!!
This gave me CHILLS. Gracias por contar nuestra historia
Rafael Cordero Molina founded the first public school in Puerto Rico where poor children could learn regardless of their color. This man worked as a tailor and used most of his funds to support the education of poor children. He is actually a candidate for Sainthood in the Roman Catholic church.
I thank you so much for doing this series, for shining light on such amazing people who aren’t always given the credit that they deserve because they are Afri Lationo/a. This is an amazing series that encoursages me and other Afro Lationo/a people around the world!
Paulina Pedroso!
I SOOO love this channel! I first learned about Roberto Clemente in 2nd grade when we read about him in school in our children’s anthology, “Amigos”. Being Black, I love that my first image of latinos was actually Afro-Latino!
Que rico cuando hablan de mi gente. Literally almost cried of how proud I feel when they talk about my people💙😍 Thank you
Guy! #proudboricua!
Puerto Rico babyyyyyy ❤❤❤❤
taniyah gooding Wepppppa
The great Pele please !!! Especially with the Soccer World Cup approaching...
Shared this with my Dominican boyfriend. I think this might become a new favorite series 💜 I’m considered more light skinned because I’m tan myself, but identify as an Afro-Latina given that my father is a Garifuna and Lencan mix man from Honduras. I’m more “light skin” because my mothers side of the family are white Hondureños. But I’ll never deny that my grandfather on my fathers side is Black and my father himself is half Black and I’m hella proud of it. Much love from an Hondureña and Dominican couple 💜
I love catrachas :-) #dominicanboy
Having grown up in the area of Pittsburgh, I had the most blessed opportunity to see "The Great One" showcase his ultra-phenomenal baseball skills regularly. It's a sad commentary on the shortcomings of today's reporting of sports history and legends that Roberto Clemente is not mentioned and showcased much more. He was an authentic example of what I, to this day, measure grace, nobility and true human greatness by. A ball game with him in it took on a transcendental quality that made miracles as ever present, joyful and beautiful as summer sunshine. He was beyond mesmerizing. "The Honorable" Roberto Clemente was truly a Godsend. He's the best baseball player I've ever seen, to this day. I liked the styles of Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, but it was the addition of Roberto Clemente's spiritual aura (and his legendary aches and pains which meant he was going to cause the opposition pain) that enhanced his arsenal of tremendous skills, and elevated him higher than the other greats, in my humble opinion. His selfless generosity and ultimate sacrifice for the people of Nicaragua was truly amazing grace and love. May GOD'S Highest Blessings be upon him. And may "The Honorable" Roberto Clemente rest in peace.
Cuando salga el próximo video de las verdaderas housewives de RD🇩🇴? Saludos desde Curazao 🇨🇼/ When does the new video of las verdaderas housewives of DR come out?
This is so beautiful. It made me so proud. I have heard of Roberto Clemente. But never knew his story. Thank you ❤️
I love how you guys are teaching us about Afro-Latinos, many schools here in the U.S don't even mention the history our people have made. keep it up, it's important for people to know what they did. (btw i'll learn more from perolike than my history class)
Stephanie Although I agree that Afro-Latin history should be discussed more, you do realize that the point of history class in grades K-12 is to teach history that lead to and developed the US, right? Hell, there's large portions of Afro-American history that doesn't get covered in school, but we're supposed to be more so concerned with Afros outside of the US?
I would always love to read poems or stories of Afro Latinos/ Afro Latinas. Siempre con amor, dolor y fuerza. Me encanta aprender la historias.
THANK YOU FOR VIDEOS LIKE THIS! HIGHLIGHTING IMPORTANT ISSUES THROUGH YOUR PLATFORM IS AN AMAZING WAY TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR CULTURE!
Showing the people our heroes. I thank you both for showing others who didn't know who was Roberto Clemente. I'm not black, but I am Puerto Rican, but I don't have to be neither of it to admire one of the biggest heroes around the world. Muchas gracias.
I love this segment. Keep going!
Thank you for sharing this with the world. Roberto Clemente is an icon, legend, and hero. I live in NY and as mentioned in this video, there are several parks, schools, centers, named in his honor. Please continue to share the afro-latino stories, experiences, ECT. Again, thank you.
Growing up in New York,I learnt about Roberto Clemente. Thank you for this insightful information.
Any accomplishments that I have achieved in my life have been because of my parents and the teachings of Puerto Rican legends and giants of our national pride like Roberto Clemente and so many others. I am so proud to be from the same hometown of Carolina, PR as Clemente! Specifically, he is from El Barrio San Anton in Carolina, which is one of the 78 "municipios" (municipalities) on the island where I spent summers playing "pick-up baseball" with my cousins trying to imitate Clemente.
THANK Y'ALL FOR THIS. I LOVE THIS ❤️🥰🥰🥰
Thank you for talking about these subjects. These are subjects that should be talked about more often.
We lived in Roberto Clemente's neighborhood. My sister went to school with his kids. When He passed as a hero who was helping earthquake victims in Nicaragua, the entire island was crushed. It was one of the saddest days on our island. #21
Gracias por los videos. Mis estudiantes y yo estamos mirandolos en clase.
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg an intellectual who was apart of the Harlem Renaissance whose collection of art, literature, and archival materials are the foundation and namesake of NYPL Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Saludos from Puerto Rico♡
Looooved it!
Thank you♡
Mi hija aprendio de Roberto Clemente en el colegio no hace mucho. Q orgullosa me senti...
Que orgullo saber que tenemos tantos atletas y artistas que nos representaron/representan no solo en Latinoamérica si no que al nivel mundial a los puertorriqueños!! 🇵🇷
brazil is a black majority country in latin america so it'd be cool if you could talk about some afro latinx from there! (like adriana lima is afro latinx for example but we also have pele and so many more)
Rea I’m sorry but Adriana Lima isn’t Afro latina
Yeah that gyal is white
Rea most Brazilians that I have met are mixed or of white European descent
garota vc tá de brincadeira......adriana lima afro latina VAI TOMAR NO SEU CU
I know Adriana limas father, he's a light skin black man and he is SUPER pro black. Adriana by north American standards and brazilian standards is black. She even calls herself black
I remember learning about Roberto Clemente in 3rd or 4th grade and remember he was a black hispanic baseball player and it either went over my head or I just didn't remember he was hispanic even though his last name was Clemente b/c back in 1997, when I was in 6th grade, I had a black neighbor move in next door and was from panama and I was so intrigued that she spoke spanish and didn't understand why she was black but from Panama and spoke spanish to my dad (my dad majored in Spanish). They both told me blacks could be from central and south america too. I'm friends with her own facebook today and she still laughs about how I had a hard time understanding that, but how in awe I was of it. It still interests me a lot.
Que chévere ver un vídeo sobre Roberto Clemente. Desde que era niña, escuchaba de él. Y el que se cría en Puerto Rico sabe y escucha la historia de Roberto Clemente desde pequeño. Y si no....en serio? La gente lo admira por lo talentoso que era y su corazón caritativo. Su muerte fue bien lamentable pero su memoria continúa siendo celebrada y respetada.
Pero Like muchas gracias por hablar de un orgullo puertorriqueño. 😊
Thank you for talking about important Afro-Latino influences!!! Can you expand on this idea and help bring light to some of the figures that played crucial roles in the anti-slavery movement as it relates to The Americas during the Atlantic slave trade?!?!!!?!Unfortunately, museums such as the African American Museum in DC dont cover this since it is not a part of "American History".... 🙄
YES, Boricuaaa!!! Cuidad d los Gigantes!!! Asi Mismo era el , Gigante d Corazon... And yes , he is not talked enough.
Talk about the La Lupe
Tomas Amador yesssss
La Lupe! Yes.. But was she famous among other countries besides the Caribbean ones? I don’t know because she never get mentioned
Geo Gmz Yes. La Lupe was big in Latin America. My abuelo was a huge fan. When he first came to America from Panama, he and his brother worked at a theater in New York where she performed. He said he pretty much stalked her. Lol
It would be nice if Curly talked about her, his a big fan.
Omg, pleeeease... La Lupe!!!
I attend a school named after Roberto Clemente. So glad people are spreading his great story.
Gadiel y Julissa ❤LOS AMO
I don't know if anyone else has done so yet, but maybe someone can do a video on Xica da Silva's life in Brazil. I heard about her from watching Henry Louis Gates, Jr's documentary "Black in Latin America."
WOW!!! Gracias!!! Porfa sigan compartiendo. Love!
I freaking love this pleaseeeee continue this 🇩🇴🇩🇴
Im really happy you both are talking about our people. We tend to not get recognized or acknowledge that we have accomplished a lot in this great country. Seems like it Blacks or Whites and not about us Spanish. We need to be more main stream! We can not be forgotten for those accomplishments that those who left before us. You guys should talk about Celia Cruz or John Carlos ( 1968 Bronze Olympic Medalist track and field) next.
Gaspar Yanga “El primer liberador de las Américas” no one talks about this important African hero. He freed a lot of slaves and they created a great community in Mexico.
patsy Pats ai I heard of him. Hopefully I can see his statue or the area he lived if I hopefully visit Mexico this summer.
One of my favorite athletes of all time both on and off the playing field
Yaaas Roberto Clemente ❤️❤️❤️ PUERTO RICO 🇵🇷
I learned about him when I was in elementary and I still feel pride when I hear his name. I’m glad I learned about him when I did.
Thank you for bringing attention to our people. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! I cried watching this. I love Roberto Clemente. People don't realize the struggle of Afro Latinos. I remember working at a job and some people in the other cubicles used to say, "Here comes INS." The Detroiter/New Yorker in me was pissed but I used muy brain and skills to move me higher up above them. The struggle is real but Latinos have strong blood that is determined to rise above!
In 6th grade I remember doing a research project on him..we had to write about certain topic and create a life size paper version of him
Thank you for posting this.
Another Latino baseball player that they rarely talk about: Martin Dihigo. Cubano who played in Negro Leagues.
I love you 2! Best wishes and keep up the great work👍
Here in Miami there's a park named after him in a prominently Puerto Rican neighborhood here cAlled Wingwood. So I heard about him. what about Celia Cruz though or El General who started regetton plz
I’m an African that is an addictive to your channel,thanks for sharing all our history 👍
I think that the way that this media network has given a platform for people of color to share their stories is priceless for our society. The more that we understand each other, the greater our sense of kinship, the less likely we are to alienate one another. Also, Julissa's lip color is fire! I know a bit about the history of U.S. policies of intervention in Latin America, but I would love to watch a series from Pero Like where the contributors talk about the history of U.S. relations with their country of heritage/cultural origin as they understand it and how that has shaped their identities. And again, that lip shade is what I am living for.
Crying 😭 such a great human and amazing player
Living for this afro-latino history... we need to see sooo much more of this
Another Afro-Latino? Arturo Alfonzo Schomburg.
KMO 325 He was brilliant!
Johnny Rutz Yep! 😃
Yep Harlem finest
I didn't find out until today that he was afro-latino that he was a part of Harlem Renaissance and black history has a major Museum in New York City I did not know that about African culture I did not know that until today
Talk about other afro latinos from all Spanish speaking countries. All South America, central, and the Caribbean. Love this!
He made so much history. Not only is he the greatest(imho) right fielder in MLB history, but the 1971 World Series champion Pirates were the first team in MLB history with an all black starting lineup. People don’t recognize that enough. Roberto Clemente was the MVP of that World Series. Just imagine the pride his beautiful wife Vera had in having a bridge named after him outside of PNC Park⚾️✊🏾
People always forget this amazing man. His pride, his dignity, his talent, his inspiration, his worth, his fucking LIFE. He give up his LIFE, to help others. PURO ORGULLO BORICUA. LATINO. 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💞💞💞💞
We learned about roberto clemente at my school last year while I was in fith grade.
Talk about Celia Cruz and her husband Pedro Knight
Thank you guys for doing this amazing video, I didn't know abour Roberto Clemente, and Julissa, I think it would be interesting talking about Samy Sosa, it's a clear example of rejection to the afro culture by our own people, don't you think? This is very common among afro-dominicans, crazy but true!