Black Latina Movement: Play
Saturday, April 18, 2015 - 6:10pm to 8:10pm
Packard 101
The Multicultural Resource Center is cosponsoring with ΛΘΑ Delta Upsilon to host the Black Latina Play at Lehigh this semester!
Black Latina is the story of being a Black Latina in the U.S., which gives a voice to the intersectionality of race, social-economic status, ethnicity and personal experiences. Whether dark skinned or indeed African American and Hispanic, Black Latina is the journey of one’s struggle identifying with both cultures. It deals with both the external factors, from society to media, as well as the internal factors of family and friends viewpoints.
The characters are based upon four of the strongest emotions one confronts in the face of adversity (Anger, Sad, Love, Empowered). Each character gives a tell-all testament that justifies the emotional names in which they carry. The climatic arc resolves the story from Anger to Empowered showing both sides of the spectrum: from denouncing oneself and “fitting in” to embracing the beauty of “being Black”.
Black Latina is the story of being a Black Latina in the U.S., which gives a voice to the intersectionality of race, social-economic status, ethnicity and personal experiences. Whether dark skinned or indeed African American and Hispanic, Black Latina is the journey of one’s struggle identifying with both cultures. It deals with both the external factors, from society to media, as well as the internal factors of family and friends viewpoints.
The characters are based upon four of the strongest emotions one confronts in the face of adversity (Anger, Sad, Love, Empowered). Each character gives a tell-all testament that justifies the emotional names in which they carry. The climatic arc resolves the story from Anger to Empowered showing both sides of the spectrum: from denouncing oneself and “fitting in” to embracing the beauty of “being Black”.