Latin Spice
Che Guevara fought for this island's independence in the 1950's.
What is Cuba?
Who is Langston Hughes?
I am the capital of the Dominican Republic.
What is Santo Domingo?
The annual parade that occurs on Labor Day and where you can wave ya flag.
What is the West Indian Day Parade?
What is the Nile River?
This group of people migrated to New York City after World War II and formed "El Barrio."
Who are Puerto Ricans?
This genre of music was discovered in the 1970s in the Bronx.
What is Hip-Hop?
This genre of music is a blend of Hip-hop and dancehall that just recently started to crossover into mainstream music.
What is Dembow?
I am fried and made of flour, and have various names throughout the West Indian islands I am normally eaten with salt fish for breakfast or steamed veggies.
What is bake, dumplings,festival?
This country has often seen to be "outside of Africa" because of its rich ancient history.
What is Egypt?
In what country does Joe Arroyo sing ¨En Barranquilla me quedo?
What is Colombia?
This favorite Thanksgiving dessert was discovered by inventor and scientist George Washington Carver.
What is sweet potato pie?
You have to get to the bottom of the pot, to eat what would be considered to others as burned rice.
What is concon?
This popular genre of West Indian music is known as the ¨soul of calypso?¨
What is Soca?
The most popular and largest tribe of Ashanti exists in this country.
What is Ghana?
Celebrated on November 1 as the Day of the Dead. It is a cultural holiday in this country to pray and feast in honor of those who passed.
What is Mexico?
Revolutionary leader who has his own unofficial holiday in Harlem and influenced the Black Power movement.
Who is Malcolm X?
Bachata Duo famous for the song "Hoja en Blanco."
Who is Monchy y Alejandra?
This Central American Spanish-speaking country participates in the West Indian Day parade.
What is Belize?
This is a type of shell was used as currency (money) and heavily traded in Africa. It is also considered a sign of wealth.
What is a cowerie shell?
This is the only Latin country located in Central America, where you will find various people from the Caribbean and South America.
What is Panama?
Who is Booker T. Washington?
Nicknamed ¨El Jefe,¨ he was the infamous dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930-1960.
Who is Rafael Trujillo?
What is Haiti?
This ancient West African civilization was discovered by Sundiata Keita and considered of the wealthiest empires of that time.
What is Mali?