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Puerto Viejo, Limon, Costa Rica •Black & Sugar• The African Diaspora in Latin America• @blacksugar1494 A look at the history of the transatlantic slave trade in Latin America. A project by @photoflikk www.BlackandSugar.com • #costarica #latinamerica #africa #slavery #immigration #jamaica #rasta #cuba #brazil #mexico #ecuador #panama #puertorico #colombia #venezuela #uruguay #hondoras (at Puerto Viejo, Limon, Costa Rica) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJjsPylHfxA/?igshid=gcj96166aazm

www.photoflikk.com — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/346Z4lB

A shot from Surround Sound of Fashion with the bro @davejeff and the legendary @gxdaniels44 #ssof Sponsored by @courvoisierusa #fashion #chicago #style #photography #phli #chicagofashion — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3iXYOcR

🌐 www.flikkthornton.com .Chicago Wedding Photographer . . . . #flikkthornton #wedding #bride #love #weddingphotography #weddingdress #weddingday #weddinginspiration #chicagobride #photography #weddingplanner #makeup #prewedding #fashion #bridal #bridetobe — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/36TfKPp

A mom’s joy! 🌐 www.flikkthornton.com .Chicago Wedding Photographer . . . . #flikkthornton #wedding #bride #love #weddingphotography #weddingdress #weddingday #weddinginspiration #chicagobride #photography #weddingplanner #makeup #prewedding #fashion #bridal #bridetobe — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/34JWK30

Sometimes you just love the shadows and window light in Black and White! @weddingschicago @nikonusa 🌐 www.flikkthornton.com .Chicago Wedding Photographer . #flikkthornton #wedding #bride #love #weddingphotography #weddingdress #weddingday #weddinginspiration #chicagobride #photography #weddingplanner #makeup #prewedding #fashion #bridal #bridetobe #z6 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2SyqL09

As much as I enjoy shooting concerts and celebs I truly love shooting weddings. Shot my first wedding on a #nikon N70 on 6/23/2001, yeah on film. Weddings just embody so much joy and energy. It’s always a good time. Peep the site. Let me know your thoughts! @weddingschicago @nikonusa 🌐 www.flikkthornton.com .Chicago Wedding Photographer . #flikkthornton #wedding #bride #love #weddingphotography #weddingdress #weddingday #weddinginspiration #chicagobride #photography #weddingplanner #makeup #prewedding #fashion #bridal #bridetobe #z6 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3iGVxi2

The legendary @therulernyc (Slick Rick The Ruler) at the Westside Music Festival #legends #hiphop #music #concert #concertphotography #photography #slickrick — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/33zGxy6

Yeah I know I’m late but happy birthday to my girl @frankrob107 Appreciate you Frankie! Love been genuine since day one! #realone — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3dho3G9

@dababy arrival at @wgci #bigjam rocking his @reelgoats hoodie! #wgci #dababy #chicago #unitedcenter #hiphop #music #photography #concertphotography #rap — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3jFtDUV

Sitting in the presence of greatness is motivating! @therealbuddyguy during a show here in Chicago. His energy was penetrating, you could feel it in the air, it gave you chills, the stroke of the guitar paired with his charisma and personality was just unforgettable. Live performances just leave you with such an experience. Hopefully 2020 is the year of vision, the year for us to clearly see what truly matters in life, who truly matters in life, and how much we take for granted. 2021 will be the year of new beginnings and fresh starts. #photography #buddyguy @buddyguys #blues #artistry #musician #culture #music #guitar — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/33yAhql

One of my favorite women! 😍😍😍 I don’t care what you think, that’s my girl! @theestallion #meg #stallion #hiphop #music #femaleartists #charttoppers #wgci #bigjam #bdaytwin @wgci — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3is5QGI

Anybody else remember how hard #VLive used to crack!?! This is @tobyloveu on stage during one of our nights with #mega955fm Every Thursday night we had a live performance by top Latino musicians and artists; from Bachata to Salsa, to Spanish Rock. These nights were so epic. I developed some really good friendships during those times! Good ole days of Mega 95.5!! #tobylove #bachata #music #musica #vlive #chicago #concerts #concertphotography — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2GHmu7O

Throwback of @rocsidiaz at the 2010 @bet Awards. At the time I was still an intern @wgci and somehow convinced the higher ups that I should go with @ubrodriguez to do photos 😂😂😂. It was such an amazing experience to be in the midst of the “who’s who” in the radio and music industry. I was just out here trying to finesse my way into every opportunity possible. Living on unemployment and working a FT renegade internship because technically I didn’t qualify. But I hustled at stay hustling lol. The funny part to the story is that I missed my original flight because I went to Ohare instead of Midway so I had to fly out a day later than planned. 🤦🏾‍♂️ So grateful for the time and experience tho. #radiolife #music #wgci #bet #betawards #hiphop #photography #celebrities #rocsidiaz — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3jxaJj4

Fit: @threadbeast Shoes: #FashionGeek Confidence: Built with time. Nobody is born confident. Confidence is a skillset that’s constructed with practice. Practice being confident until it’s no longer a thought process, it just flows. Side note: People say spending money on clothes is juvenile, or a waste of money, or just plain ole stupid. However it’s important to understand no one else gets to determine your value or what you see as valuable. Only you have control over what makes you feel good. If looking good makes you feel good, boosts your self confidence, puts you in a great mood, then do you. You can’t live for other people’s idea of what “living” is, or what being “smart” is. We only get one shot at life, aint no do-overs. Live that shit! “Only you have to live in your shoes, so make sure they fresh.” -Flikk #selflove #selfcare #fashion #confidence #shoes #threadbeast #doyou #mentalhealthoverwealth #mentalhealth #findyourpeace — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2SqJ3QV

The bro @bobbyvshow onstage at the @thedriveinfest #concerts #music #bobbyv #chicago — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3lgsQdl

Today marks not only the beautiful day of Mexican Independence!! But also a shared day in this history of Black History. Vincente Guerrero, in which the Mexican state of Guerrero is named after, was of Afro-Mexican decent. As the general that led Mexico to independence, he was also their second president, and the person that abolished slavery in Mexico. The child of a Afro-Mexican father and Indigenous mother he fought for the working class and marginalized people of Mexico. Today we celebrate not only for the people of Mexico, but recognize our shared history! Although not taught in our school systems, slavery across Latin America was quite a big deal. In fact Mexico received 225,000 more slaves than the US. And if you dig a bit deeper you’ll learn that most Africans taken from the continent of Africa went to Latin America, less that 5% actually landed in North America, with Brazil being the largest importer of Africans. The Portuguese and the Spanish were the ring leaders in the slave trade. While documents will reflect at least 13milllion slaves being taken from the continent, because the Spanish controlled the trade through “asientos” basically contracts, eventually the trade became an underground system of piracy where slaves were secretly being stolen and sold across Latin America with no records on file due to certain countries not having a contract, and/or permission to trade. My upcoming book, “Black & Sugar” which has been halted by Covid, is strictly about this history of the African Diaspora in Latin America. You can view a few photos from my trips in late 2019 at @blacksugar1494 #mexico #mexicanindependenceday #blackhistory #history #slavery #latinamerica #vicente — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/32D7u3I