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Avila, Jose Francisco Interview Part 2, Bronx African American History Project
Avila, Jose Francisco Interview Part 2, Bronx African American History Project
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Summary of José Francisco Ávila (Feb. 17th, 2022) Pt.2 Interview
Summarized by : Katherine Caperan
This is the second part of the José Francisco Ávila interview. In this one, he discusses the experiences that have shaped his efforts as a prominent Garifuna and Afro-Latino social justice activist for Garifuna communities in New York City, nationally, and internationally. As a Garifuna originally from Cristales, Honduras, Ávila notices that the Garifuna communities face the same issues in his country as in the United States. Ávila spent over thirty years researching and writing about the Garifuna Community. Collecting information from the news, television, …