Podcast-Afro-Latina Teacher in the Rural South
I invite you to join me as we learn about my perspective as an Afro-Latina Teacher in the rural South of the United States. Listen to stories of struggle, things that are happening in the United States, Latin America, and other countries. This podcast in a nutshell is about culture. Some episodes are in English, and some are in Spanish.
These are my little ones, but they aren’t so little anymore. From left: Lizzie is a senior in high school, Ariel is married and a new mommy, and Elijah is 26 years old!
Check out Season 2 of Afro-Latina Teacher in the Rural South
Jenniffer and Donna are having an exciting time talking about education and culture in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the AATSP (the American Council for Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese) Conference 2022.
Episode 1: Introduction: In episode 1, you will get to know Jenniffer Whyte a little by finding out how she ended up in Alabama even though she's a native of the Dominican Republic who lived in New York City, Miami, and Atlanta. Listen to Episode 1 here
Episodio 2: Introducción: En este episodio descubrirán quien es Jenniffer Whyte, la creadora de este podcast y van aprender un poco de su vida y como llegó de Nueva York, Miami, hasta Alabama.
Escuche al episodio 2 aquí
Episode 3: Who are Afro-Latinos? In this episode, Jenniffer explains who are Afro-Latinos by telling several personal stories and sharing a special e-mail she receives from a famous Afro-Dominican author.
Listen to Episode 3 here
Episodio 4: ¿Quiénes Son Los Afro-Latinos? En este episodio, Jenniffer compartirá su jornada para encontrar su identidad. Ella explica el término Afrolatino y comparte un carta que recibio de un autor popular Dominicano.
Escuche al episodio 4 aquí
Episode 5: Kendra Beltrán-Pop Culture-Meet Kendra Beltran, a podcaster, author, and Afro-Latina who feels like her culture growing up was pop culture! She expresses different experiences she had being part of a mixed-race family and tells us when she accepted her cultural identity.
Listen to episode 5 here
Episodio 6: La Cultura Pop: Todo lo que te gusta y no te gusta tiene algo que ver con la cultura. Vamos a explorar que es la cultura pop y como Kendra Beltran se identifica con las caricaturas de los años 90. Jenniffer tambien discutirá sus artistas favoritos de los años 80 y 90. ¿Cuál es tu época favorita? o ¿que canción te traslada a una buena memoria? Hablemos sobre la cultura pop!
Ecuche al episodio 6 aquí
Episode 7: Culture Shock: Meet Andrea Mason, a native from Colombia, as she talks about her negative experiences of being culture shock and using these experiences of struggle to living a life of an overcomer.
Listen to episode 7 here
Episodio 8: El Choque Cultural
Jenniffer explica su experiencia con el choque cultural cuando se mudó de Nueva York a Miami, de Miami hacia Atlanta, y finalmente, de Atlanta hacia Anniston, Alabama.
Escuche al episodio 8 aquí
Episode 9: Adoption and Culture with Erika Lanphere
Does culture matter when adopting a child? Erika Lanphere shares her story about adoption three Afro-Latino children as a single woman in her 40's. What challenges should we expect?
We mention: The African Refugee Cemetery at Higgs Beach is a cemetery in Key West, Florida where 294 of 1,342 Africans died soon in the first few months after being rescued in 1860 from captured slaves ships. The cemetary was discovered in 2002 using ground-pentrating radar. Check it out and don't miss it if you visit Key West.
Also, we mentioned the phrase"she put her food in it"- In African American culture, this is a high compliment to the cook! LIke when someone says that something bad is actually good. If you "put your foot in the food" or "cooking with your feet" youre putting your whole self into the food you prepared.
Special thanks to all the foster parents, social workers, community members, and adoptive parents for giving of themselves to make the life of a child without their parents, a better one.
Check out Erika Lanphere's Facebook Group: Mixed Race Ethnicity.
Listen to episode 9 here
Episodio 10: La Adopción y la Cultura
Adoptar primos: ¿Qué sucede si tiene un negocio que funciona las 24 horas, es padre/madre de 3 niños y luego le dicen que estos niños necesitan a alguien que los cuide y usted es el único familiar disponible, responsable y estable? ¿Qué sucede si decide asumir la tarea de acoger a dos niños y luego descubrir que ambos son autistas? Escuche la interesante historia de Reinaldo y Jenniffer Whyte mientras acogen a sus primos lejanos cuando tenían 1 y 3 años.
Escuche al episodio 10 aquí
Episode 11: The Promise of Education
Description: It takes a very special human to have a need and a wanting to carry the burden of over 300 children. In this episode, Jenniffer meets Mr. Dickson James Otemba a.k.a “Papa” from Nairobi, Kenya. He made it his business to build a school from the ground up from ages 3 to 16 years of age. He began with 15 children, and now he has grown to 300! They talk about the challenges of getting kids off the streets of Nairobi, Kenya to find a different interest, education.
Jenniffer is looking for sponsors for Genesis Shiners Education in Nairobi, Kenya, where Mr. Dickson James Otemba houses 300 students. This year, in December, his first graduating class takes a national exam to graduate and move onto the University. They were being supported, but they lost all of their support. If you are interested in donating monthly for $20 a month or a one time donation of any denomination, we appreciate your help. Please donate to our 501C3 non-profit organization, Bilingual Kids, Inc. The cash app is $BilingualKids. The paypal email is bilingualkids21@gmail.com, or you could mail your donation to Bilingual Kids, Inc., 8 Masada Mountain Drive, Anniston, Alabama 36201. 100% of these funds will go towards the school. You will receive a non-profit receipt, so please be sure to include your name, address, and a note stating “Kenya School donation”.
If you want to follow Papa Otemba, you check out his facebook page at "Dickson James Otemba". Here he has plenty of videos of the kids and the school. Thank you so much for your support in this.
Listen to episode 11 here
Episodio 12: La Promesa de La Educación
La promesa que trae la educación son muchos beneficios. En el episodio de hoy, Jenniffer habla de su jornada de su educación, menciona los reportes actuales de la educación de la minoría más grande de los estados unidos, los Latinos, y comparte una historia especial de como ella y su esposo, el Dr. Whyte recibieron el cargo de una escuela de 300 niños en Nairobi, Kenia.
Saludos especiales a la Dra. Amanda Glaze (Townley), Sheri Spaine Long, Dr. Melinda Blair O'Leary, and Dr. Octavio J. Visiedo. Gracias por su inspiración en mi vida.
Si quieren unirse al apoyo mensual o dar una vez a nuestro proyecto de Harvest International School en Nairobi, Kenia, puedes mandar su pago por Cash App: $BilingualKids, por Pay Pal: Bilingualkids23@gmail.com, o puedes mandarlo por correo a Bilingual Kids, Inc. 8 Masada Mountain Drive, Anniston, Alabama 36201.
Escuche al episodio 12 aquí
Episode 13: Black/White Marriage in the 70’s
In this episode, Jenniffer interviews Mike and Tonie Lanphere who reside in Alabama. They tell part one of their story of how they met and share some stories of difficulties in their marriage due the racial tension. Mike and Tonie have been married for 47 years as of 2022 and they are wonderful parents and grandparents.
If you are interested in donating to the Harvest International School in Nairobi, Kenya, please join us! We are looking for 100 partners to give $20 a month or a one time donation to this important cause. Nairobi, Kenya has between 250,000-300,000 children who live in the streets. Kids are forced to work and not go to school, so many of the students in this school were kicked out of their homes because they prefer to study than to work. Please help! You can cashapp your donation to $BilingualKids or Pay Pal: bilingualkids21@gmail.com. You can also mail a check to Bilingual Kids, Inc. 8 Masada Mountain Drive, Anniston, Alabama 36201. Contact us today at afrolatinateacher@gmail.com and join our mailing list so you can get updates about the students at this school each month!
Listen to episode 13 here
Jenniffer chats and laughs out loud with Meredith at the American Council for Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
