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"Unheard Voices in Latin America: The Plight of Afro Latinos" panel organized by the Congressional Black Caucus 2009 Conference. Video 2 of 2Moderator: Dr. Eva T. Thorne, Meyer and W. Walter Jaffe Assistant Professor of Politics at Brandeis University.Panelists: Rep. Donald M. Payne (D-NJ 10); Mr. Gilberto Amaya, Central American Black Organization (CABO, ONECA); Mr. Leonardo Reales, Afro Colombian Movemente CIMARRON and Consultant for Creador Pictures; Dr. Maria Moreno Vega, Global Afro Latino Dr. Shelton Davis, Consultant formerly with the World Bank; Ms. Juliet Hooker, Assistant Professor at University of Texas Austin.

"Unheard Voices in Latin America: The Plight of Afro Latinos" panel organized by the Congressional Black Caucus 2009 Conference. Video 2 of 2Moderator: Dr. Eva T. Thorne, Meyer and W. Walter Jaffe Assistant Professor of Politics at Brandeis University.Panelists: Rep. Donald M. Payne (D-NJ 10); Mr. Gilberto Amaya, Central American Black Organization (CABO, ONECA); Mr. Leonardo Reales, Afro Colombian Movemente CIMARRON and Consultant for Creador Pictures; Dr. Maria Moreno Vega, Global Afro Latino Dr. Shelton Davis, Consultant formerly with the World Bank; Ms. Juliet Hooker, Assistant Professor at University of Texas Austin.

Marino Cordova of AFRODES the Association of Displaced Afro Colombians, gives a personal testimony on the current humanitarian crisis affecting millions of Afro descendants and Indigenous peoples in Colombia. Over 4.5 million Colombians have been displaced by the violence promoted by the government, paramilitary and guerrillas. Recorded during the opening of the Afro Colombian Mural painted by Joel Bergner in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2009. Carlos in DC blog.