Cheryl Hill
@BkQue · 4:54
Fandango Dancing of Mexico & Spain has an Africa influence hiding in plain sight as does Rosalinda
It is referred to as the black grandma in the closet. Far more africans came to mexico, peru, and other latin american countries. Than those who came to what is now the united states of america. Doing the entire slave trade. Henry lewis gates focus his history digs in search of lost history. Of black people. In mexico, peru, and other latin american countries. Fandango music and dance have definite african roots. In mexican culture
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 2:04
And she also was trying to remember she was a teacher, but she also was a minister of culture in the government in Peru. So I know that she's not that anymore. But anyway, I'm linking her because I think her character is fascinating and might inspire you. And her music. Oh, my God. Definitely amazing. Her voice she came to her voice late in some respects in terms of a performer
Cheryl Hill
@BkQue · 4:11
To tell her as the character that I've created would just simply make her knowledge of that particular ancestry. It would increase the richness of her ancestry to make her know, like, okay, I didn't know that. Now I know. And as far as changing her life, it's not going to do that necessarily. I don't have that in my plan of her character. It's not going to make her existence a bad thing, send her into some type of depression or something
Dewuan .
@FryedOreo · 2:46
Fat Joe, a Puerto Rican rapper, is commonly known to use the N word, and he has said he has ancestry of African roots. And some people feel that's not enough. You either have to be more than half or more than half black to use said word. So it's kind of interesting that you pointed that out. And I'm going to be completely transparent. Fan. I did not even know there was a dance
Cheryl Hill
@BkQue · 4:03
And so whoever is, I think I know who you're talking about. I think I've seen him fat somebody. Fat Joe, whomever even the rappers is talking about him for using the N word. They shouldn't be using it either. But I guess if I were Fat Joe, I would be of his opinion, hey, I can use it. I've got black heritage. I never knew that we had to measure how much
Dewuan .
@FryedOreo · 0:22
So what's to be said of your fictional character in the book? Will you ultimately decide for her to know her ancestry? I don't think you got to that. Well, I guess when you're talking to Deborah you had mentioned that. I'm just curious. Is that what you have confirmed or are you still on the fence about it?
Cheryl Hill
@BkQue · 1:10
Yes, I'm most definitely thinking that I hill allow her to know her ancestry with everybody doing so many well, I know I am and several other people that I'm in contact with and just in general discover through ancestry.com. But as you suggested, I might let little tidbits scatter little crumbs throughout her discovery and then let it be confirmed through DNA testing, through ancestry or something to that effect. But yes, I'm thinking that I will let her know
At least this is what I'm hearing from South Americans. And this is just on YouTube, right? I've never really met South Americans. I kind of have, like, this one girl, supposedly she's Dominican, and she tells me that, well, my mother is white and Dominican, but she left out that her father is black