What Happened To The Black People in Venezuela? | The Adonis Black Show

Chapters:

1:00 How Venezuela Was Colonized
4:05 Venezuelan Independence
6:45 Rewriting Race “Mestizaje”
9:01 Modern Venezuela
12:16 Final Thoughts

Venezuela has a deep African legacy, from escaped slaves who formed rebel maroon communities, to Afro-Venezuelan rhythms that shaped the nation’s culture.

So why is Black identity still buried under silence and systemic exclusion?

In this episode, we unpack the hidden history of Black people in Venezuela:
🔹 The story of enslaved Africans and their resistance
🔹 How whitening policies and cultural erasure shaped the population
🔹 The denial of racism in Venezuelan politics and media
🔹 Afro-Venezuelan resistance, pride, and the fight for visibility

This isn’t just a Latin American problem. It’s a global pattern of whitewashing, where Black voices are pushed to the margins, even when they built the center.

🧠 If you’ve never heard this side of Venezuelan history before, that’s not an accident.

🎯 Watch. Learn. Question everything.

👇 Comment with your thoughts or family connections to Afro-Latin identity.

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