Summary
In episode three of the Black Studies Across the Americas: The Garifuna Podcast, Audrey and Nora Flores discuss growing up in Brooklyn as Garifuna, Garifuna migration from St. Vincent to Honduras, land disputes among the Garifuna in Honduras, and their journey from Brooklyn to Roatán.
Audrey and Nora Flores are Garifuna cultural ambassadors whose advocacy is performed locally and internationally. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, the Flores sisters were engulfed in an adaptive approach to Garifuna culture. With their parents stationed as figures in the Garifuna community of New York City, the sisters were privy to the motions of the modern Garinagu. Their reigning advocacy has led to notable contributions, such as the founding of The Garifuna Cultural Center in Honduras.
The Flores sisters have dedicated their lives to Garifuna advocacy serving as a bind between the Garinagu throughout the diaspora. To hone an in-depth connection with their Garifuna identity, they moved to their family’s hometown, the island of Roatán, Honduras, from Brooklyn, New York. The Flores sisters have gained direct insight into the modern happenings amid Garifuna culture. They have launched several initiatives, including coordinators of National Settlement Day, that preserve and document Garifuna culture. In episode three of the Black Studies Across the Americas: The Garifuna Podcast, Audrey and Nora Flores discuss growing up in Brooklyn as Garifuna, Garifuna migration from St. Vincent to Honduras, land disputes among the Garifuna in Honduras, and their journey from Brooklyn to Roatán.
