Black History Month: Latin American Heritage

In celebration of Black History Month, BET.com honors the Black heritage of Latin America. Here are a few notable people who represent Latin America's rich Black legacy.

A Century of Latin American Photography, in Paris

FOTO/GRÁFICA, an exhibition at Le Bal in Paris, surveys a century of Latin American history through photography books, spotlighting forgotten works as well as those that never made it beyond limited circles.

In Transit Blog: A Century of Latin American Photography, in Paris

FOTO/GRAFICA, an exhibition at Le Bal in Paris, surveys a century of Latin American history through photography books, spotlighting forgotten works as well as those that never made it beyond limited circles.

Tucson Mexican-American Studies program, Latin American history, U.S. history

  Commentary: By Andrew Kordik For readers of history, it was not shocking when the Arizona Department of Education decided to close Tucson’s Mexican-American Studies program. In a debate on the popular news program Democracy Now!, Superintendent John Huppenthal defended his position, saying, “I want to make sure these students aren’t being indoctrinated . . [...]

Community honors valued professor, donor

Longtime UNM community member Richard E. Greenleaf died Nov. 8, 2011 after a three-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, and he was commemorated in a ceremony Friday in the Alumni Memorial Chapel.