Most prominent in Brazil, the annual Carnaval festival has dug its roots into grounds worldwide and Mexico is no different, where several small towns take pride in the country’s African roots and presence, identifying as an ‘Afromestizo.’ These celebrations were brought to the America’s by the Spanish and Portuguese from the 15th century, it is said that they have pagan origin, with participants wearing colorful capes and animal masks, of bulls, deer, goats and cows giving a unique expression of African-Mexican folk art. Welcome to: AFROMESTIZO Illuminating the Invisible’
The US recorded more stops along the Mexico border in Fiscal 2022 than in any year in the 20-year history of the Department of Homeland Security, with three months still to go, beating out the 1.7 million arrests record made in 2021. Worsening economic conditions post-pandemic, violence, political instability and climate-related displacement have contributed to the high number of individuals migrating, along with the promise of jobs in the USA. Border patrol, federal agencies and the border towns, all bear the burden of this influx of migrants at the southern border. Welcome to ‘MIGRANT SURGE’