303: Navigating Anti-Blackness in Panama, Centering Marginalized Stories, and Co-Founding "AfroLatinx Travel" with Javier Wallace
Hear Javier’s stories of navigating his intersectional Afro-Panamanian-American experience in both the U.S. and Panama.
The Maverick Show: Global Travel Stories & Life Beyond Borders · Matt Bowles: Full-Time World Traveler Since 2013
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Hear Javier’s stories of navigating his intersectional Afro-Panamanian-American experience in both the U.S. and Panama.
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ON THIS EPISODE
Dr. Javier Wallace starts off talking about his mother’s family history in Texas and his father’s family history in Panama before migrating to the U.S. He shares his reflections on growing up in a bi-cultural home, playing football in Texas, attending Florida A&M University as a student athlete, then getting his Master’s Degree and pursuing a career in sports. Javier then discusses his decision to move to Panama and live there for 6 years. He opens up about his encounters with anti-Blackness in Panama, including violent experiences with law enforcement, his realizations about the power of passport privilege, and how all of that impacted his identity. Javier then talks about co-founding “Afro-Latinx Travel” and developing tours in Panama, Cuba, Costa Rica and Colombia that disrupt traditional tourism narratives, center marginalized stories, and benefit the local communities.
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