The theater group Wonderful Tree has visited schools all over Santo Domingo and some in the countryside to spread the word among black children that their features and heritage should be a source of pride. That message, though simple, has been nothing less than startling in this Caribbean country, where 80 percent of people are classified as mulattos, meaning they have mixed black-white ancestry, but where many still consider being labeled black an offense. Wonderful Tree represents a larger cultural movement that’s working to combat the country’s historic bias through arts and education.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 12:57:00 +0000
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