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Professor Vanessa Valdés, author of Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, kicks off CENTRO x Cumbre with a poignant keynote address based on her book which examines the life of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg through the lens of both Blackness and latinidad. After this keynote, Valdés is joined by CENTRO Directora, Dr. Yomaira-Figueroa-Vásquez, and Schomburg Director, Joy Bivins for a conversation building on the themes found in her book.

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