Ethnicities Magazine_December 2017_Issue_18

People - Origins - Culture 

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Issue 18- December 2017 

How to clean 

my hair 

The ethnic 

braids 

MANUEL TEJADA & DERISSA SIMMONS 

MADE TRAINING 

HUMAN RESOURCES

CONTENT 

ETHNICITIES 

Carta Editorial 

Licda. Keila Salazar de Moreno 

The ethnic braids and their western cultural trascendence................3 

Magister, Nilsa Justavino 

Becoming an Entrepreneur: From a dream to reality.............................8 

Derissa Simmons, B.A. 

How to clean my hair correctly...................................................................12 

Kris Aguilar, B.A. 

The Afro-Peruvian movement: origins, development and future 

challenges...........................................................................................................14 

Ana Lucía Mosquera, B.A. 

Wafrica: The third aesthetic..........................................................................17 

Ninna Ottey, B.A. 

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THE ETHNIC BRAIDS AND 

THEIR WESTERN CULTURAL 

TRASCENDENCE 

Holiday Glam Guide........................................................................................25 

Samara Wallace, B.A. 

Made Training – Interview............................................................................28 

Ethnicities Magazine 

Los ángeles de la guarda..............................................................................34 

Licda. Jessica Bernard 

Socials..................................................................................................................37 

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This month of December, I just want to express my deepest gratitude 

for your unconditional support during this year 2017, and we will come 

with much more for 2018. 

Thanks to all our columnists: Marvin Martinez, Ana Lucia Mosquera, 

Jessica Bernard, Samara Wallace, Ninna Ottey, Professor Nilsa Justavino, 

Kris Aguilar, Dr. Daphney Visuette and many others who have 

collaborated with us throughout the year, without you Ethnicities Magazine 

would not be so rich in content, you are wonderful; thanks to 

all those who allowed us to interview them to be part of our content 

throughout the year: Urenna Best, Dr. Vania Barrow, Dr. Aris Latham, 

Natalie Harris, Said Isaac, Abel Aronategui, Miroslava and Tatiana of 

Afrodisiaca and in our December edition Derissa and Manuel of Made 

Training; and finally, to those who make all the magic of the covers and 

the visual content of the interviews and other sections a reality, to all 

the photographers who supported us during this 2017 with their wonderful 

talent: Stephany Salazar, who is also our graphic designer; Vina 

Yetman with the covers and fashion trends since June of this year; 

Andrés Salazar who was in charge of the cover and interview photos 

for this December issue and our friend Ireul from Colón, who took the 

pictures of our October issue. 

We wish you success for this new year that is coming, and we hope to 

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ETHNICITIES 

AFRO PANAMEÑOS 

THE ETHNIC BRAIDS AND THEIR WESTERN 

CULTURAL TRANSCENDENCE 

BY: MAGISTER, NILSA JUSTAVINO DE LOPEZ 

Today we celebrate ethnic braids, which 

have their roots in the oldest customs of 

blackness. Related to this topic, Okot P. Bitek, 

a Ugandan poet, in his “Canto De Lawino”, 

says: 

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THE BEAUTIFUL GIRAFFE CAN- 

NOT BECOME A MONKEY 

My mother taught me 

Acoli hair fashions; 

Which fits the kind 

Of hair of the Acoli, 

And the occasion. 

Listen, 

Ostrich plumes differ 

From chicken feathers, 

A monkey’s tail 

Is different from that of a giraffe, 

The crocodile’s skin 

Is not like the guinea fowl’s, 

And the hippo is naked, and 

hairless. 

No leopard 

Would change into a hyena, 

And the crested crane 

Would hate to be changed 

Into the bold-head 

Dung-eating vulture, 

The long-necked and graceful 

giraffe 

Cannot become a monkey. 

Let no one 

Uproot the pumpkin. 

The hair of the Acoli 

Is different from that of the 

Arabs; 

The Indian’s hair 

Resembles the tail of the horse; 

It is like sisal strings 

And needs to be cut 

With scissors. 

It is black, 

And is different from that of 

white women. 

I am proud of the hair 

With which I was born 

And as no white woman 

Wishes to do her hair 

Like mine, 

Because she is proud 

Of the hair with which she was 

born, 

And arranges the edges 

With much care 

So that it covers 

Her ears 

As well as the bold forehead 

That jumps sparks 

When lightning has splashed, 

And hurls back sunlight 

More powerfully than a mirror! 

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The African woman spreads 

an extraordinary fantasy in her 

personal headdress; African 

hairstyles are incomparable in 

elegance and beauty, superior 

to any place in the world. They 

constitute an aesthetic conception, 

they are as varied as original, 

true craft creations, which 

require time, patience and good 

taste. 

The filigrees of tiny braids resemble 

crochet embroidery. 

The hair of the black race, extraordinarily 

curly and small, 

allows you to add objects, such 

as beads or ribbons that enhance 

its structure, especially natural 

substances that stretch and 

dye in the most varied ways you 

can imagine. The elaboration 

of these hairstyles is slow and 

meticulous, but the final result 

is a piece of art. 

Row braids are a widespread 

custom throughout the African 

continent, and are characterized 

by their age. The Nok civilization 

of Nigeria shows these elaborate 

headdresses and dates 

back to 500 years before Christ, 

as witnessed in “hieroglyphics 

and sculptures of thousands 

of years, attesting to the special 

attention that Africans dedicated 

to their hair. The braids 

also appear on the back of the 

head of the majestic (Egyptian) 

sphinx. (Peters, 1990). 

Braid headdresses in Africa 

encompass a broad cultural 

spectrum: they represent religious 

rites, family relationships, 

status, age, ethnicity and other 

attributes of identity that can be 

expressed in the style in which 

the hair is braided. In the same 

way, the ritual of braiding the 

hair is significant, which transmits 

cultural values from generation 

to generation, expressing 

the bonds between friends and 

establishing the role of the professional 

practitioner. 

There is a great variety of traditional 

African styles that go 

from the most complex and 

spiral curves to the strictly linear 

composition of the Ivory 

Coast. The geometric patterns 

in braiding are traditional in 

African culture. Mathematics 

in the elaboration of braiding 

style are part of the tradition. 

Like many other “Africanisms” 

brought to the new world, African 

headdresses transcended 

the intermediate transfer of slave 

transport. The blacks, once 

captured, shaved their heads, 

ostensibly for health reasons; 

However, this left psychological 

traces among others, being 

stripped of their culture. When 

restoring the styles of hairstyle 

traditions in the New World was 

an act of covert resistance, a 

fact that could go unnoticed, 

for example, the pañolones and 

turbans worn on the head. (Rebecca 

Busselle, 1970) 

Braided hair transcends the 

intermediate passage of slave 

traffic. “The slaves who worked 

inside the big houses on 

the plantation were required to 

present themselves impeccable 

... so men and women often 

wore well-interlaced braids, 

bunches and braids in a row 

(made by sectioning the hair 

and a flat braided, well adjusted 

to the leather hair).These patterns 

were based on traditions 

brought from Africa. Later, other 

styles were developed from an 

amalgam of traditional African 

styles, European trends and 

even some inclusions of the 

braid of the Native Americans 

(Byrd and Tharpes, 2001). In the 

notices of where the images of 

the fleeing slaves appeared, the 

variety of styles used shows 

greater extravagance, in open 

rebellion and defiance against 

the oppressive target. Free Africans 

in the north of the United 

States groomed themselves 

with a great variety of styles ... 

(White and White, 1998). 

The concept of hair stretching 

has its beginnings after the 

civil war in the United States. 

Madame C. J. Walker invents 

a hair stretching system that 

prevents damage caused by 

other methods. Until then, the 

braids had played a very special 

place in the cultural syncretism 

of black in the colony. The 

notion of “good hair” and “bad 

hair” had given rise to the hot 

comb, introduced to the western 

world by the French on the 

Caribbean islands and Louisia- 

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na. The hot comb is established 

as a fundamental element of the 

black beauty industry that has its 

beginnings in the first decades 

of the 20th century. Hot combs 

surpass the oldest methods 

used by slaves, which vary between 

knives heated to charcoal, 

fat for shafts and potash made 

at home. The hot comb, an iron 

comb heated to the charcoal of 

the coal, generated a temperature 

between 300 and 500 degrees 

Fahrenheit. Upon contact with 

the hair prepared with bergamot, 

coconut, and other homemade 

preparations, the strand of hair 

lost its frizzy consistency and 

as the temperature cooled, it remained 

straightened. Some consequences 

of this method were 

burns or lacerations due to iron 

contact and the consequent alopecia 

or hair loss very common 

in black women of the Caribbean 

exposed to this method. 

Black soap is another tradition 

from southern and western Africa. 

It was used to wash hair. Originally 

from Togo, Black Soap 

is also known as African Black 

Soap or “Beldi” Soap. Excellent 

cleaner that is still traditionally 

made by hand in Africa, mainly 

in Morocco. It also contains coconut 

oil, purple corn and palm 

kernel oil, nut oil that was used 

to lubricate the scalp. In northern 

Africa, argan oil was used to protect 

the scalp from the sun and 

the arid climate. Fixing hair was 

an intimate, spiritual aspect of 

personal well-being, and sometimes, 

it was a process of many 

days to achieve the hair and the 

skill to achieve it. 

Although the adults stretched 

their hair, the tradition of the 

braid continued in the children’s 

hair. “At the knees of the grandmothers, 

the girls wore their first 

bunches or braids woven in a hair 

cared for by brushing, lubrication 

that encouraged their growth. 

Despite the growing trend of hair 

straightening at the beginning 

of the 20th century, school girls 

wore braided hair and adorned 

with headbands, hooks, colored 

ribbons or hairpins. Only on Sundays 

or special dates, they could 

wear loose or curly hair with hot 

combs, this style requires daily 

care and is not suitable for the 

activities and schedules of children 

and their working mothers. 

(Peters, 1990). 

In the 1950s, as a result of the 

African revolts against colonialism 

and apartheid and the beginning 

of the political-cultural 

movement of civil rights, African-American 

artists, intellectuals 

and activists began to use 

African styles. Persistent row 

braid styles in places like North 

Carolina give rise to a rediscovery 

of the traditions that survive 

from slavery (Biggers, 1999, Jackson, 

2000). To emphasize even 

more in the trend, they decide to 

make fashionable the “ruffled” 

hair and others the braids and it 

is called “afro” style. Singers like Odetta, 

Miriam Makeba, Nina Simone, activists 

like Angela Davis appear in 1969 wearing 

braids as part of their solidarity with 

the Black Power. Later, some opt for the 

most complicated braiding techniques, 

and in the 70s, when hip-hop emerged 

as a predominantly black cultural movement, 

the “philadelphia” cut and the 

braids are established as the styles of 

the Afro-Futurist movement that gives 

rise to the geometric emphasis on black 

hairstyles. 

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REFERENCES: 

AFRICA BEFORE SLAVERS. 

WWW.AWESOMESTORIES.COM 

AYANA BYRD AND LORI THARPES. 

HAIR STORY: UNTANGLING THE 

ROOT OF BLACK HAIR IN AMERICA, 

2001. 

TERRI DANIEL. AFRICAN AMERICAN 

HAIR. THE HISTORY OF THE HOT 

COMB. 

JAMES A. THOMAS, MD. DETROIT MI- 

CHIGAN RACE, COLOR, AND ESSEN- 

TIAL HYPERTENSION: A PROPOSAL 

FOR AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPO- 

SIUM. 

SHANE WHITE, GRAHAMA WHITE. 

STYLING: AFRICAN AMERICAN EX- 

PRESSIVE CULTURE FROM ITS BE- 

GINNINGS TO THE ZOOT SUIT. 1992 

THE ILLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF 

BLACK HAIR TEXTURES. BY SHERYL 

ESTRADA / FEBRUARY 13, 2017 

TRIBUS DE AFRICA. CBTIS229.BLOGS- 

POT.COM 

WIKIPEDIA. AFRICAN AMERICAN CUL- 

TURE 

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BECOMING AN 

ENTREPRENEUR: 

FROM A DREAM 

TO A REALITY 

BY: DERISSA SIMMONS 

DIRECTORIA ACADÉMICA - MADE TRAINING SOLUTIONS 

info@madetrainings.com 

Being an entrepreneur has become 

very common in our society 

today, and it all began in the mid- 

80`s because there was a change 

with the emergence of companies 

such as Microsoft, Apple, 

Oracle and Adobe. And during 

that time, the entrepreneurs went 

from social misfits that could not 

find a job to more accepted people. 

By the 1990´s, entrepreneurship 

became more accepted and 

we are currently considered as 

rock stars. 

I remember when right after a 

course a participant came up to 

me and asked, Derissa: WHEN 

WILL YOU OPEN YOUR OWN 

TRAINING COMPANY? You are 

very good at this and you will 

surely be successful! Although I 

really liked the compliment, I really 

didn’t pay much attention because 

who told me was someone 

close and dear to me, someone 

who knows me and I knew she 

appreciates me, maybe for that 

reason her words stayed on the 

back of my mind for the rest of 

the day. I thought a lot about it 

while driving home (heavy traffic 

grants me a lot of time to share 

with myself, hahahahahahaha), 

I thought about how typical it is 

for me to tell everyone around the 

importance of: believing in yourself, 

fulfilling dreams, taking advantage 

of our talents, etc. And it 

hit me, I was not practicing what 

I preached. That same evening I 

told my now partner that I would 

love to materialize a dream I 

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always had of opening a school, 

but giving it a twist. Instead of 

becoming teachers we could become 

pros doing training. We are 

both really passionate teachers 

and had dedicated our lives to this 

for many years and I knew that if 

we teamed up we could massively 

train Panamanians and foreigners 

to help transform the country and 

therefore the world one by one. It 

was not the first time that someone 

else was listening to me while 

talking about this crazy idea but it 

was the first time another professional 

responded clearly, let’s do 

it! We have the talent, the passion 

and the desire to start something 

of our own and grow, what do we 

have to do? And that`s how this 

adventure now called MADE TRA- 

INING SOLUTIONS began. 

Keep in mind that not all are made 

to be astronauts, or doctors, or chefs, 

and not all have what it takes to 

become entrepreneurs. The purpose 

of this article is to share a realistic 

image of what it means to be 

one and we hope everyone reading, 

that doesn´t dare to take the step 

can be inspired to do so. The most 

difficult thing about becoming an 

entrepreneur is that you will face 

certain challenges that you must 

handle if you want to achieve it 

in this changing and competitive 

world: 

LONELINESS: 

There is a feeling of quite deep isolation. 

We are used to being part 

of groups and when you start a 

business, you are practically alone. 

If you are lucky, you could start 

with a partner or co-founder, but at 

the beginning you will have to do 

everything by yourself, literally. 

ECONOMY 

At the beginning most will get an 

income that is not greater than 

what they would get as a manager 

of a large company, be prepared 

not discouraged. 

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IT WILL TAKE YEARS TO 

BUILD A SOLID AND SUSTAI- 

NABLE BUSINESS 

It will take at least five years of 

effort. Even Facebook existed five 

years before being profitable. 

YOU HAVE TO MANAGE 

PEOPLE 

When you are running a business, 

you are constantly managing, and 

not just employees, but also suppliers 

and customers. Managing 

people is not easy, and it is not 

always natural. However, it is a critical 

part of being a business owner. 

If I look back at the “before” entrepreneurship I could 

assure that it was not always like this. When I left 

university, you were practically a misfit if you decided 

to start your own business. The feelings towards entrepreneurs 

at that time were not very positive; they 

were not disdained but they were not considered 

heroes either, today that has changed and at MADE 

we are proud of being behind a company that promises 

to be a leader in training and development in our 

country and abroad. 

Dear reader, being afraid is normal, but not overcoming 

it will stop you from growing. If you love what 

you do and love your business, being an entrepreneur 

can be incredible. More and more Panamanians 

are taking on this task and that is excellent for the 

country, and although each story is different I hope 

ours motivates you. Afraid? Then do it with fear and 

stop thinking about what you could lose, focus on 

everything you can gain. Merry Christmas and a Happy 

New Year 2018. Why not start off making good 

use of your gifts and talents. 

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HOW TO CLEAN MY HAIR 

CORRECTLY 

BY: KRIS AGUILAR, B.A. 

It is advisable to wash the hair at 

least 1 to 2 times a week, use a 

soft shampoo, without aggressive 

chemicals that damage the hair or 

with as few chemicals as possible 

so it does not mistreat your hair, 

applying only a small amount in 

the palm of the hand approximately 

of the size of a grape, to distribute 

with your hair wet in the roots 

making massages in the scalp with 

the yolk of the fingers, with this we 

will activate the circulation and at 

the same time we will remove residues 

(dust, products, etc.). The 

middle part of the hair till the ends 

will be cleaned indirectly while you 

do the massages and water, so we 

can avoid dryness, breakage or 

damaging that part of the hair after 

the application of the shampoo 

and performing the massages in a 

moderate time of 1 or 2 minutes, 

rinse with plenty of tap water at 

room temperature preferably, repeat 

the process if you have a long 

or plenty hair (that is to apply twice 

the shampoo). 

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CURLY HAIR CARE 

Hi dear readers…. In previous issues 

I talked about natural masks 

to keep your hair healthy using the 

capillary chronogram or calendar, 

as we know our hair has many important 

aspects, this time we’ll go 

over hair cleanness. 

RECIPES TO MAKE YOUR 

HOMEMADE SHAMPOO 

Baking soda: You just need water, 

a container with lid and baking 

soda. Add a tablespoon of 

baking soda into a glass with 

warm water (200ml) and dissolve, 

when it’s room temperature, 

it is ready to use, it should only 

be applied to the roots and massage 

the scalp, rinse with plenty 

of water and continue with the 

usual procedures. If you have 

more than enough of the mixture 

you can save it for a next application. 

Apple vinegar shampoo: Mix a 

cup of water with half a cup of 

apple cider vinegar, apply in all 

the hair and rinse with water 

that’s room temperature or leave 

it on the hair, in addition to cleaning, 

it conditions your hair. 

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BEFORE DURING AFTER 

This recipe can also be used 

both in the same when you 

wash your hair: first applying 

the baking soda and then rinsing 

with apple vinegar shampoo 

for better results. 

You can add the oil of your 

preference to your homemade 

shampoo, such as the tea 

tree that works against dandruff, 

the lavender that works 

as a relaxant for the scalp and 

in case of excessive grease a 

few drops of lemon. 

Remember that if you are not 

sure of using homemade natural 

shampoo you can use 

commercial shampoos preferably 

without chemicals such 

as: silicones, parabens, mineral 

oil, paraffins, without fragrance, 

sulfate free and salt 

free. 

Another method of washing 

the hair is the Co-Wash, which 

is simply washing the hair 

only with conditioner to avoid 

the chemicals of the traditional 

shampoos. In the market 

we have very good lines that 

distribute the Co-wash conditioner 

that clean and condition 

at the same time and is 

easily applied by distributing it 

all over the hair doing massages 

with the fingertips without 

using the nails, leave in for 5 

minutes and rinse everything 

with plenty of water. Repeat 

twice if necessary. 

It is necessary to have a 

clean scalp so that the hair is 

healthy since the impurities 

and dirt cover the pores and 

this causes the follicles not to 

nourish adequately making it 

weak, opaque and preventing 

it from growing. 

TO KEEP OUR HAIR CLEAN 

WE MUST CONSIDER THE 

FOLLOWING: 

Avoid excess products in the 

hair. 

Wash hair accessories. 

Do not take some common 

phrases literally like: I show 

you my wash and go (hair 

style) three days ago, because 

in social networks where these 

comments are most perceived, 

the person who says 

it has trimmed hair, clean and 

beautiful. This means that the 

hair is retouched. 

Take the necessary actions 

if you have dandruff, very 

greasy hair etc. 

The correct cleanliness of 

the hair depends on each 

one of us.

THE AFRO-PERUVIAN 

MOVEMENT: 

ORIGINS, DEVELOPMENT AND FU- 

TURE CHALLENGES 

Talking about an Afro-Peruvian 

social movement is very complicated, 

since its existence has generated 

many debates among the 

years. Because of it, we refer to the 

Afro-Peruvian as a new social movement, 

as its demands are centered 

in the recognition of a specific 

identity and the claim for better life 

conditions for this ethnic group. 

However, the Afro-Peruvian movement 

has encountered many difficulties 

in its constitution and its dialogue 

with other social movements, 

since its agenda collocated a new 

and different perspective rooted in 

the uniqueness of this population 

and their demands for development; 

as they struggle to exercise 

their full citizenship and to make visible 

the violations of human rights 

they face.[1] 

The creation of Afro-descendant 

organizations in Peru started in the 

decade of the 1980s by university 

students who were influenced by 

the ideas of the Afro-Latin American 

and African American thought. 

BY: ANA LUCIA MOSQUERA, B.A. 

These organizations were created 

with the purpose of claiming the 

Afro-Peruvian identity and to create 

spaces of academic research 

about the history and their situation. 

These organizations were formed 

in different parts of the coast 

of Peru, which is the region were the 

Afro-Peruvian population is mostly 

located [2], and approached the 

topic of the development for these 

communities from multiple places, 

proposing actions of incidence to 

improve their living conditions and 

their cultural recognition. 

In this context, multiple organizations 

with multiple purposes were 

created since 1980: some of them 

were concentrated on the recovery 

of the Afro-Peruvian culture; some 

others dedicated to academic research; 

some specialized in women, 

children or the elderly and later 

in the 2000s organizations that 

addresses the issues related to the 

Afro-Peruvian youth. 

In the first stage of the articulation 

and organizational process of these 

organizations, it was necessary 

to establish a political discourse, 

which would concentrate the demands 

of the organizations and 

would be used in the dialogue with 

multiple actors in society. Conse- 

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quently, the existing organizations 

reunited and established an articulated 

process in order to share their 

work experiences among regions 

and maintain constant communication. 

The main axes in the demands of 

the Afro-Peruvian organizations are 

based in four big topics: the fight 

against racial discrimination; the 

economic and social development 

of the Afro-Peruvian population; the 

fight for the recognition of rights for 

the Afro-Peruvians as a vulnerable 

ethnic groups ; and the process of 

the valorization of the ethnic and 

cultural identity of the Afro-Peruvian, 

to visualize their contribution 

to the construction of the nation.[3] 

Despite having different objectives 

and working focused on different 

audiences, organizations have 

managed to develop projects that 

promote empowerment, economic 

development, identity reinforcement 

and the promotion of Afro-Peruvian 

culture within the community and at 

the national level . 

Some of its main achievements 

include the official recognition of 

the Afro-Peruvian Culture Day and 

Month, the development of specific 

governmental actions for the development 

of the Afro-Peruvian population 

and the visibility of the situation 

of the Afro-Peruvian population. 

One of the most recent experiences 

of articulation of the movement is 

related to the approval of the National 

Development Plan for the 

Afro-Peruvian population (PLANDE- 

PA), to which I referred in a previous 

column. The approval of the Plan 

was the result not only the result of 

a successful mobilization process, 

but also the result of a history of 

struggle of the Afro-Peruvian movement 

for the recognition and full 

exercise of their rights. 

This experience allowed us to observe 

the new direction of the movement, 

which incorporates new forms of 

communication to spread its messages 

strategically; and new actors and 

leaders to strengthen joint actions for 

the benefit of the Afro-Peruvian community. 

The participation of young people and 

the use of new media forms a new 

scenario for the articulation of the movement, 

and the establishment of the 

recently created Working Group of the 

Afro-Peruvian population is presented 

as a promising opportunity to generate 

new strategic axes that guide the 

work of the organizations in the coming 

years. 

REFERENCES 

[1] Stahler-Sholk, Richard, Harry E. 

Vanden, and Marc Becker. Rethinking 

Latin American social movements: 

radical action from below. Lanham: 

Rowman & Littlefield, 2014, 153 

[2] Afro-Peruvian communities are 

identified according to the Map of 

Afro-Peruvian population, updated by 

the Ministry of Culture between 2015 

and 2016. (http://geocultura.cultura. 

gob.pe/geo/afro) 

[3] Valdivia, Néstor. Las organizaciones 

de la población afrodescendiente 

en el Perú: discursos de identidad y 

demandas de reconocimiento. Lima, 

Perú: GRADE Grupo de análisis para el 

Desarrollo, 2013, 189 

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FASHION 

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WAFRICA 

THE THIRD AESTHETIC 

BY: NINNA OTTEY, B.A. 

notteymc@gmail.com 

his culture, Central African heritage. 

In 2011 the art director, Serge 

Mouangue became famous when 

he presents in an TEDTALK, the 

African kimono. Serge Mouangue 

is the creator of Wafrica: the union 

between diversity, harmony and 

peace. The third aesthetic that the 

African world surrounding the life 

of Serge and the balance of his 

place of residence, Japan. 

Serge is an interior designer, an 

industrial designer and, without 

a doubt, an artist. He was born 

in the Republic of Cameroon, but 

since he was six years old, his family 

moved to France where he 

would spend most of his life. Despite 

living in Europe, his parents 

strongly instilled in him a love for 

After finishing his studies in Art, 

Design and Architecture in Paris, 

he moved to Australia to work as 

an industrial designer. He gets a 

job in the automotive industry, designing 

cars for Renault in France 

and finally for Nissan in Japan. It 

was his interaction with different 

Japanese artists that influenced 

him to create this beautiful collection. 

The African kimono of the collection 

is inspired by the Komon, it 

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is a more informal style of the 

traditional kimono. It is characterized 

by the use of a single fabric 

with the same pattern. Very 

similar to wrap skirts in Africa. 

Serge’s kimono uses African 

patterns and motifs (african 

wax) and mixes the aesthetics 

of Japanese dresses. 

Mouangue speaks clearly of 

certain norms that he wanted to 

transmit with his collection, but 

the most important for him was 

respecting the codes of both 

cultures. How are our stories 

unique? How we come from? 

These were some of the questions 

that the designer asked 

himself before combined Africa 

and Asia together. 

While doing these questions he 

found many ancestral similarities: 

tribal behavior, art techniques, 

attention to details and 

aesthetics. Undoubtedly, his 

costumes radiate transculturality, 

heritage, harmony and spirituality. 

Even, a Japanese customer 

made her notice by trying 

one of his garments. 

“I’m wearing a piece of ancestral 

universality”, were the words of 

the client, who was amazed of 

the beauty Serge created between 

both civilizations. 

His dresses have been exhibited 

in different art shows and 

fashion shows. In France at the 

Cardin Space in 2012, in Holland 

at the Van Gogh Museum and 

in the United States at the Museum 

of Art and Design, both in 

2011. 

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At the same time he’s trying to mix the 

Japanese tea ceremony. A ceremony 

that beyond drinking tea is an art. This 

presentation consists of reflecting a 

modern tea ceremony, the protagonists 

wearing African kimonos and 

other masks that represent the African 

culture. 

Another of his Wafrica projects are the 

famous sculptures named: Blood Brothers. 

These sculptures mix African 

vintage wooden stools with Japanese 

lacquer techniques. These sculptures 

were worked with the artisan Masaru 

Okawara, one of the most important 

artisans of the Japanese empire. For 

Serge, this project represents the new 

and enlightened international consciousness 

that can arise when unique 

treasures are juxtaposed. 

These last 7 years, nationalist movements 

have been in constant growth. 

Fact that we all regret and that the 

designer is not a stranger to this. In 

times of adversity, at times when we 

feel we are not united as a society, the 

creation of Serge Mouangue reminds 

us that we are all human beings, with 

different ideas and thoughts, but 

always with a common base. 

Wafrica is a collection that reminds us 

that the answer lies in our ancestral 

origins. 

The steps of Serge Mounague in the 

universality and the union of two 

worlds that, although they do not 

have the same history, connect with 

each other. He is currently working on 

the union of Japanese Butoh, a dance 

that is part of the performance art that 

was born in 1950 after the shock caused 

by the fateful atomic bombings 

that took place in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

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BEAUTY EXPRESS 

ETHNICITIES 

HOLIDAY GLAM GUIDE 

BY: SAMARA CATHERINE WALLACE-NOYOLA, B.A. 

Be Happy. Be bright. Be You. 

Anonymous 

This is my absolute favorite time of the year. It is a time of gratitude, reflection, 

celebrations, parties, and gatherings with friends and family. It 

is also a time to be a little more spectacular than usual in our attire, hair 

and makeup! I’ve put together this Holiday Glam Guide, with my top 7 

makeup essentials for this holiday season to take you from celebration to 

celebration. 

There are three words that come to mind when I think of holiday makeup: 

SPARKLE, GLAM AND GLOW 

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HYDRATING FACE 

MASK 

(GLOW) The foundation of any 

great makeup look is …… SKIN 

CARE! I suggest before beginning 

your special event makeup look, 

take time to care and prepare 

your skin. A hydrating and brightening 

face mask is a great way 

to prep the skin with moisture and 

radiance. 

GLITTER 

(SPARKLE) Glitter here, glitter there, 

glitter everywhere! Make those 

eye lids, lips and nails sparkle with 

glitter. 

BLACK LINER 

(GLAM) Who can resist a sexy 

winged eyeliner (also known as a 

cat eye)? This eye makeup style is 

versatile. Depending on how you 

create the look, it can be edgy or 

glam. Gel or liquid formulas are 

the best for this style. 

RED LIPSTICK 

(GLAM) Nothing screams celebration 

and excitement like red 

lipstick. This color is a staple of 

any holiday makeup look. Experiment 

with your preferred finishes: 

mattes, satins or gloss. Another 

favorite is the current trend of the 

“nude” lip. Find a shade that complements 

your own skin tone. 

LASHES 

(GLAM) No time to be shy! Glam 

up any eye look with a pair of sexy 

eyelashes! Remember it’s celebration 

time--go big! If you find 

applying lashes to be a challenge, 

check with your makeup store; 

many will apply lashes with purchase 

in store. 

EYESHADOW PALETTE 

(GLAM) Many cosmetics brands 

introduce a “holiday edition” of 

their make-up palettes during 

this season. Get your hands on 

one of these palettes. It will have 

all complementary colors for a 

great eye look. I prefer palettes 

that have gold or silver shimmers 

and a dark shade for blending. A 

smoky eye is the all-time favorite 

holiday makeup look. 

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HIGHLIGHTERS 

(GLOW) It’s never too much to 

bring a warm glow to your skin 

with the use of highlighters. For 

medium to dark skin ladies, use a 

golden hue highlighter. For lighter 

skin, use a silvery tone highlighter. 

I hope you find these tips useful 

for your Holiday Glam! I invite 

you to tag us with your holiday 

makeup looks at: 

Instagram- @ellaescosmetics @ 

samaracatherinemua 

We’d love to hear from you. Send 

us your questions and comments 

to: samaracatherinemua@gmail. 

com 

Wishing all a Merry Christmas 

and wonderful, blessed holiday 

season! 

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MADE 

TRAINING 

INTERVIEW

PERSONALITIES 

ETHNICITIES 

WHO ARE THE ONES BEHIND 

MADE TRAINING? 

Manuel A. Tejada- Manager 

Derissa Simmons- Academic Director 

HOW AND WHEN WAS MADE 

TRAINING BORN? 

Well it all began on July18, 2016 during a 

very casual conversation between friends 

with a teaching background and a lot of 

things in common: MANUEL & DERISSA 

(that´s what MADE stands for, our names). 

Abogados. The onsite comments were all 

great and reviews after the fact have been 

fantastic and most of them have hired us 

more than once, refered us to clients or 

business partners and even invited us to 

parties and get togethers so we feel this 

first year´s feedback has been awesome. 

WHAT IS THE MAIN OBJECTIVE 

OF DERISSA AND MANUEL WHEN 

FOUNDING MADE TRAINING? 

Transforming peoples attitude, motivating 

and empowering our work force and Leaders 

who desperately need ongoing training 

and COACHING. 

WITH WHAT COMPANIES HAVE YOU 

WORKED, AND WHAT HAVE BEEN 

THE RESULTS THEY GOT AFTER HI- 

RING YOUR SERVICES? 

Our client list includes: Cooperativa de 

Profesionales, EDIOACC, Seguros FEDPA, 

Junta Comunal de Santa Ana, DELTA AIR- 

LINES, ALLEGRO TOURS, Viajes TIVOLI, 

Agencia Gloria Méndez, KLASSIC TRA- 

VEL, APAVIT, GEOSOLUTIONS, Kiwamis 

Canal de Panamá, PROCOSOL, Centro 

de Atención para la Mujer Maltratada, HE 

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WHAT HAS BEEN THE EXPERIENCE 

THAT HAS MARKED YOU THE MOST 

DURING WORK IN MADE TRAINING? 

All are special in some way but working 

with battered and abused males and females 

has been the most rewarding of 

them all so far. We were really touched by 

this intervention and we know we somehow 

helped change the way the see themselves, 

empower them, teach them the 

worth of selfesteem and helping the pave 

a new and better destiny, this by no means 

had a price but much value indeed. 

NOW, TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT 

YOU, HOW DOES THIS SOCIETY 

START? 

Well, it all began because back in 2009 

when we met, I was strongly convinced, I 

wanted to be a school owner so any time, 

I came across a teacher, I found outstanding, 

I automatically added to my list of 

candidates for future hiring and Manuel 

was definitely someone, I knew, I wanted 

on my team. He had all the talent, the charisma 

and skill to transfer his knowledge 

and over all loves helping others. Also enjoys 

the process of seeing them grow and 

not many of us “die heart teachers” are left 

out there. Years went by and finally in 2016 

I spoke to him about giving the school idea 

a different face and that´s how we began 

in the TRAINING industry in Panama. 

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ETHNICITIES 

WE HAVE ALREADY TALKED A LITTLE ABOUT MADE 

TRAINING AND WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF IT BUT AS 

ENTREPRENEURS, NOW AS CIVILIANS WE WOULD 

LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT YOUR ORI- 

GINS. CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR AN- 

CESTORS? WHAT AFRICAN ROOTS DO THEY HAVE, 

IN WHAT PART OF PANAMA WERE YOU BORN AND 

GREW UP? 

We are both Afrodecendants. In my case 

on my mother’s side my greatgrans came 

from Saint Vincent & The Granadines and 

Barbados and Jamaica on the other side 

so my family herittage begins way back, 

when one of my great grandfathers was 

brought to Panama during the construction 

of the Canal. I was told he honed a 

teacher’s position. Guess that’s where all 

this love for guiding others comes from. 

My parents were both born in Colon but 

soon moved to the city. I grew up in Parque 

Lefevre, lived with my mom and older 

brother. Manuel on the other hand smiles 

while affirming that his dad´s mom was 

from African decent, her skin, hair and 

cooking proved it but he can´t recall exactly 

where she came from. His mom, stepdad 

and 5 siblings lived in San Miguelito 

while growing up. 

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TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR CHILD- 

HOOD, HOW WAS IT, WHERE DID YOU 

GROW UP, WHERE DID YOU STUDY? 

Well living in 10 street Parque Lefevre was 

awesome cause school was just across the 

street. I went to Saint Christophers Episcopal 

School so this made life fun and easy. 

My childhood memories take me to different 

parts of the states. I had no family members 

here so every vacation I visited them and this 

made me grow up very influenced by this culture 

and language. 

The Tejada-Estrada gang lived in Veranillo 

and recalls playing soccer and forming his 

salsa group with brothers and neighbors. He 

still plays to the beat with whatever he finds, 

sings, whistles and dances while smiles, remembering 

the instruments made of whatever 

they´ll find and a bit of creativity. Manuel 

loves to dance and says he got this from his 

mom, recalls her dancing at parties and teaching 

him from a very young age and she did 

a great job! 

WHO HAVE BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO 

BECOME WHO YOU ARE TODAY, AND 

WHAT ARE THEIR FUTURE GOALS IN 

THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL 

FIELD? 

We both agreed on this one and automatically 

replied “MOM” no bigger influencers thatn Gladys 

Mercedes Estrada and Marolyn Caesar 

de Simmons in our lives growing up. We can 

both say they made who we are today. Manuel 

honors her memory by displaying all the values 

she left before departing and I try to make 

my mom proud every day. Our kids are also 

a huge source of motivation, wanting to leave 

a legacy for them and prove how you can do 

whatever you put your mind to. Manuel has 

4 chiildren and I have 2 of my own. Manuel 

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wants to open another business and I want 

to be an international motivational speaker 

some day. 

WHAT MESSAGE DO YOU HAVE FOR 

OUR READERS WHO HAVE DREAMS TO 

UNDERTAKE? 

Dreaming is ok but only those who go for it 

make them come true. Stop overthinking and 

take the first step. It might not take you far but 

at least youll not be in the same spot if you do. 

SHARE YOUR SOCIAL NETWORKS AND 

CONTACT INFORMATION. 

MADE TRAINING is on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER as: 

@madetrainings 

FACEBOOK: MADE TRAINING SIMMONS 

Our web page is: www.madetraining.com 

e-mail: info@madetrainings.com 

Cellphones: 6747-8603 / 64834651 

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SPIRITUALITY 

GUARDIAN ANGELS 

BY: JESSICA BERNARD 

ANGELOLOGIST 

infojessicab@gmail.com 

www.jessicambernard.org 

Angel of the guardian set company, do not forsake me 

neither by night nor by day. Do not leave me alone, I would 

lose myself; until dawn in the arms of Jesus, Joseph and 

Mary ... From very young age our parents taught us this 

beautiful prayer, which we prayed before going to sleep; 

but have you ever wondered what is a Guardian Angel? 

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SPIRITUALITY 

ETHNICITIES 

WHAT ARE ANGELS? 

Angels are beings created by the 

Creator with the mission of guiding 

and protecting human beings. 

They are androgynous beings, 

which means that they do 

not have a particular sex. They are 

entities of light that adopt both feminine 

or masculine characteristics 

according to their energy and 

the situation for which they are 

present. Angels particularly do not 

have to have a face or wings, they 

can manifest themselves through 

an intense light or whichever they 

choose to manifest themselves in 

our environment. 

THE GUARDIAN ANGEL OR 

CUSTODIAN ANGEL 

Your guardian angel is your best 

friend, assigned to each one of us 

from the moment of the creation 

of our soul. Their specific mission 

is to guide us during our existence 

on earth in other to achieve our 

mission of life. They are the custodian 

of our souls and prevent 

us from of all evil. Our guardian 

angel apart from guarding our lives, 

they encourage the deep relationship 

of unconditional love 

and guidance. 

Despite their mission for each 

everyone one of us, our angels 

respect our free will. Remember 

that free will is the power to take 

any decision without having to 

have prior approval. The guidance 

of the angels is destined to make 

our days more bearable and live 

in harmony and love. No matter 

what decisions we make in our 

daily lives, our angel is always on 

our side supporting us with love 

and total understanding. 

HOW TO INCORPORATE 

OUR GUARDIAN ANGEL 

INTO OUR LIVES? 

Your guardian angel walks with 

you at all times, but to be able to 

incorporate them into your life, all 

that is required is to “invite them”. 

By just saying: “angel ... comes 

into my life”, that is all that is required. 

They are ready to raise 

their energy around us. But how 

to know when our guardian angel 

is around us? 

On many occasions the presence 

of the angels can be experienced 

with only a feeling of love; an infusion 

of positive thoughts and a lot 

of energy. A feeling of tranquility 

in your moments of distress. 

SOME COMMON SIGNS OF 

ANGEL PRESENCE 

White feathers that appear unexpectedly 

in places where there are 

no birds. 

Changes in temperature in your 

environment and urchins in your 

body. 

Buzzing in your ears 

Flashes of light 

Repetitive appearance of numbers 

in a single day 

A soft breeze on our around you 

When your attention is directed 

towards the sky and you notice 

clouds in shape of wings or an 

angel. 

Through sudden smells of fresh 

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flowers 

A subtle voice in your environment 

or very deep within you 

Through songs especially when 

you are experiencing a particular 

situation, they use music to 

say “I am here” 

When your pet stares at a specific 

place. 

best way to flow with their energy. 

Always remember that the angels 

are always by our side and they never 

leave or abandon us. They are 

our best allies and all they want 

is to love us unconditionally. Give 

yourself the best gift for the Holidays... 

the gift of the angelic presence. 

When babies smile or laugh as if 

someone is present. 

HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH 

MY GUARDIAN ANGEL? 

Angels communicate through our 

senses of vision, sight, smell, thought 

and hearing. One of the simplest 

and most generic forms to 

communicate with your angel is 

through silence and this can by listening 

to your breathing. Another 

way is through meditation whether 

is through individual mediation or 

guided. 

These beings of light are expert 

masters in instructing us how to 

find the best way to communicate 

with them. This can be through the 

divine guidance of finding books, 

classes or people that will help us 

to sharpen our intuition, knowledge 

and skills. Your guardian angel 

will give you strength for difficult 

times, peace in your moments of 

distress and will instill a great sense 

of joy in your days. 

The world of angelic communication 

is vast ... you only need to be 

open to possibilities and once you 

extend that special invitation to 

your guardian angel, just be aware 

to the signs and ideas ... it is the 

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ETHNICITIES 

SUPPORT OF SENADAP 

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The Network of Afro-Panamanian Youth, supported by SENADAP, went to the community 

of Cacique, Colón, with the objective of continuing with the planning of the third meeting of 

Afro-Panamanian youth. The meeting is scheduled for April 2018. To know how you can 

participate, keep an eye on the social networks of the Afro-Panamanian Youth Network 

INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK: @JOVENESAFROPANAMA 

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