Lamar Bailey Karamañites
Lamar Bailey Karamañites | |
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| Born | Lamar Bailey Karamañites Panama city, Panama |
| Nationality | Panamanian |
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| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2021–present |
Lamar Bailey Karamañites is a Panamanian filmmaker, educator and an activist in the Afro-Panamanian social movement. She is known for her film Miss Panama (2021). [1][2][3]
Career[change | change source]
She graduated from the Baruch College (CUNY) with a degree in Marketing, certificate from Harvard and Master program in development and cooperation in the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, in Valencia, Spain.[4]
While living in Valencia, Spain, she participated in creation of the organization Uhuru, which is an organization fighting against anti-black racism and creating a community of Black, African, Afrodescendant and Afroeuropean people of all ages and origins.[5]
She was a member of the Afropanamanian Youth Network and is currently a member of Voices of Afrodescendant Women in Panama (VOMAP) and the Afropanamanian Forum. Additionally, she participated in a weekly radio show to promote the full inclusion of Afropanamanians into the national Panamanian narrative of identity by highlighting the achievements of the Afropanamnian youth. She has worked as a teacher for 5 years in Panama City, teaching English, History and Human Geography with a focus on Human Rights utilizing the Multiple Intelligences Methodology and an inclusive teaching approach.[6]
Personal life[change | change source]
She is a daughter of Gloria Karamañites, who became the first Black woman to be named Miss Panama in 1980. [7]
Other websites[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "El centre del carme celebra el-dia de la mujer afrodescendiente con el documental Miss Panamá". Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). July 25, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ↑ NPR, Carmen Center (25 August 2022). "Four-projects-selected for NPR and laist studios-first-oye lab for latino creators". NPR Org. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ film, Tribeca (24 May 2021). "Miss Panama 2021: See the list of details". Tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ University, Harvard. "Afro-Latin American Research Institute". Havard. Archived from the original on 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ↑ Resistance, Afro. "Black women shout back and resist". www.afroresistance.org.
- ↑ Bottle, Message. "Lamar Bailey Karamañites". www.messageinabottle.art.
- ↑ Alonso, Marita (November 17, 2022). "gloria-karamanites miss panama 1980 los concursos son un producto mas del mercado una plataforma ficticia para hacer negocio". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved June 16, 2023.
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