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We're temporarily closed, but we look forward to seeing you online at MOS at Home.
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We're temporarily closed, but we look forward to seeing you online at MOS at Home.
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This virtual offering will stream live from the Museum of Science for registrants to enjoy at home. Registrants will receive links to view this program via email within 24 hours of the event start time.
Este evento virtual se transmitirá en vivo desde el Museo de Ciencias para que las personas registradas la disfruten en casa. Las personas registradas recibirán un correo electrónico en las 24 horas antes del inicio del evento.
ReRooted is a multimodal virtual production providing context for the ongoing debate of natural hair and celebrating the roots of their African heritage. Take a journey with us through current beauty standards as we rethink the importance of hair as more than just a style for the Black and Latinx communities.
ReRooted es una producción virtual multimodal que contextualiza el debate sobre el cabello natural y celebra las raíces de su patrimonio africano. Haz un viaje con nosotros a través de los estándares de belleza actuales mientras repensamos la importancia del cabello como algo más que un estilo para las comunidades negra y latinx.
This project is curated by artists Yvette Modestin and Ana Masacote and made possible (in part) by a Live Arts Boston grant from the Boston Foundation.
Este proyecto está dirigido por las artistas Yvette Modestin y Ana Masacote y es posible (en parte) gracias a una beca de Live Arts Boston de la Fundación Boston.
This program will be presented in English with Spanish-language interpretation or captioning.
Este programa se presentará en ingles con interpretación o subtítulos en español.
In collaboration with MOS en Español.
En colaboración con MOS es Español.
Please consider making a gift to support #MOSatHome and our SubSpace virtual winter/spring season at donate.mos.org/mosathome and become a vital partner in helping us provide access to free STEM experiences online.
Por favor considera hacer un regalo para apoyar a nuestra iniciativa de Museo en casa y nuestra temporada de invierno/primavera de SubSpace en donate.mos.org/mosathome y conviértete en un socio vital para ayudarnos a ampliar el acceso a experiencias de CTIM gratis y en vivo.
This program is made possible by Science Sandbox, an initiative of the Simons Foundation.
Este programa es posible gracias a Science Sandbox, una iniciativa de la Fundación Simons.
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Yvette Modestin, a writer, poet and activist was born and raised in Colon, Panama. Ms. Modestin was named one of “30 Afro Latinas you should know.” She is Founder/Executive Director of Encuentro Diaspora Afro in Boston, MA and has been profiled by the Boston Globe as "The Uniter" for both her work in bringing the Latin American and African American community together and her activism in building a voice for the Afro Latino Community. Ms. Modestin is the Diaspora Coordinator of the Red de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diaspora, an international network of Afro descendent women, and a board member of IBW the Institute of the Black World. Ms. Modestin is NAARC (National African American Reparations Commission) Commissioner. In 2020, Empress Modest-I was named Reparations and Pan African Ambassador for the Alianza Rastafari de Panama as well as one of the Women Winning Globally on International Women’s Day by Afrocenchix. In 2019, Ms. Modestin received the inaugural “Every Woman is an Activist” Award from March Forward Massachusetts. Ms. Modestin speaks to the acknowledgement of the historical connection of people of African descent and the importance of seeing each other as we seek our collective liberation.
Ana Masacote is an award-winning Afro-Latin dance specialist who passionately believes that through dance, we can facilitate social change within communities. She has spread the salsa bug to more than 30 countries across five continents. Ana is the founder of Dance to Power, an online Afro-Latin dance academy startup and former partner of internationally-renowned Masacote Entertainment. Through her social impact initiatives, she advocates for gender and LGBTQ inclusivity in the Afro-Latin dance scene and racial equity in the arts. She was most recently named a 2020/21 Kennedy Citizens Fellow, the 2019 YWCA Cambridge Woman of the Year, and is a 2019 WBUR Artery 25 honoree. She has received The Boston Foundation’s Live Arts Boston Grant in 2019 and 2020, and is the 2020 Next Steps for Boston Dance Recipient. She holds a bachelor's in Management Science from MIT in Cambridge.
