Yo! This had us dying this morning. Thank you to @franceisacountry for tagging us. Let’s consider the ramifications of hegemony. “The concept of hegemony, first put forward by Antonio Gramsci (1971), refers to the moral, philosophical, and political leadership of a social group, which is not gained by force but by an active consent of other social groups obtained by taking control of culture and ideology. During this process, the leading social group exerts its impact and gains its legitimacy mainly through social mechanisms such as education, religion, family and the mass media. Based on the definition of hegemony, media hegemony means the dominance of certain aspects of life and thought by the penetration of a dominant culture and its values into social life. In other words, media hegemony serves as a crucial shaper of culture, values and ideology of society (Altheide, 1984). For example, television news departments are considered as extensions of a capitalistic economic order (Hall, 1979). The products of the media contain messages that convey the nature of society, the nature of relation of production within the media and the domain of institutions and social process (Golding, 1979). Thus it is crucial to decode media to figure out the latent capitalist ideology within the products of the media, and more importantly to realize the role of the media as tools to produce merchandise in a late capitalist economic order. Altheide (1984) has cautioned against the "uncritical" application of the media hegemony paradigm to television news coverage.” (wiki) and all media outlets. What is the ramifications of this movie on our concept of Latinidad when it continues to perpetuate an image that does not represent the true full aspect of our society. And we have to be clear about how this continues to uphold whiteness instead of unraveling it and that is dangerous. #whitesupremacyisterrorism #decolonizeyourmind #decolonizeyourbody #decolonize #dismantleracism #disruptstructuralracism #structuralracism #dominicanslovehaitiansmovement https://www.instagram.com/p/B6DsrXMF6Mo/?igshid=h7w0pr58ul2h

Unlearning everyday #decolonizeyourmind #decolonizeyourbody #whitesupremacyisterrorism #cerodiscriminación #dominicanslovehaitiansmovement #unlearningracism #antiracisteducation https://www.instagram.com/p/B5_CHIAFoeF/?igshid=dcmbi7fi5643

We worked in a latino created school that was just as antiblack,misogynistic and capitalism as any other school. If you and your organization do not deal with the internalized oppression you will continue to perpetuate white supremacy and white supremacy is terrorism. #decolonizeyourbody #decolonizeyourmind #antiracisteducation #structuralracism #capitalismiswhitesupremacy #dominicanslovehaitiansmovement https://www.instagram.com/p/B53NkMblkXo/?igshid=2kzpzhvhrhje

The Church has much to answer for when it comes to the heinous crimes of genocide in the Caribbean. And for those who follow the word and profess to have only “love” in their heart. And yet say and do terrible, atrocious things to our fellow human beings. And we are talking about ministers, priests and nuns not just lay people. #lettheirbelight #truthisfreedom #decolonizeyourmind #decolonizeyourbody #loveisrevolutionary #freedomthinkers #dominicanslovehaitiansmovement #fronteradominicohaitiana #dominicohaitiano https://www.instagram.com/p/B52w9ZTF-DA/?igshid=galoqcya7kkf

When your own family practices racial prejudice and discrimination how then do you heal the wounds that lie in your body? Our own practice involves listening and asking questions to our bodies and allowing for what to show up and distinguish how we engage with that conversation. It’s important to realize the untruth and the systematic violence put upon non white people. Unfortunately the internalization of those systems of oppression on non white people have bigger consequences of behaving in ways that further enforce or attempt to protect against racism. Ultimately, listen to your body recognizing those negative messages have never been the truth. Affirm yourself and evaluate your own sense of purpose and worth. And always remember you are love. Ase ase ase oooo #truthsayer #decolonizeyourspirit #decolonizeyourmind #decolonizeyourbody #whitesupremacyisterrorism #antiracisteducation #dominicohaitiano #dominicanhaitian #haitiandominican #dominicanslovehaitiansmovement https://www.instagram.com/p/B4XY6LgFepF/?igshid=1wy8whuhkuvqq

We really don’t want to do this. Our identity thinks this is a bad idea. For a whole month since we posted the book cover we have been in a heated debate. Seriously going around in circles in our mind and body. It’s not a good idea to someone who outwardly presents as an extrovert but secretly is an introvert. But whatever! We gonna mind our business and our business is to decolonize our minds and bodies. We feel the message is more important than our fear. So starting July 8th, Monday we gonna have live conversations with you. Join us at 8pm. The first book we deep diving into is Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, we gonna talk about our own revelations in reading the book and ask you to discover something inside of yourself. As colonized people the work is to unravel the pains created by this racialized system for true liberation. So bring a journal to write your thoughts down and let’s discover freedom together. #decolonizeyourmind #decolonizeyourbody #disruptthenarrative #dismantlethepatriarchy #loveliberation #loveisrevolutionary #mindyourbusiness #watchyourmouth #tellmesomethinggood #instagramlive #dominicanslovehaitians https://www.instagram.com/p/BzgPwfTFNe4/?igshid=1w75fwjvmcdqb

#Repost @nalgonapositivitypride (@get_repost) ・・・ #Repost @fiu_now ・・・ We ❤️ this quote from Gloria E. Anzaldúa. #decolonizeyourbody #decolonizeyourmind #chicanapride

A new button for my collection, from @fatfancy, Portland's best inclusive fat positive resale boutique. My other score was a plaid and lace demibra, not pictured. #decolonizeyourbody #decolonizebodyimage (at Fat Fancy)