Guesnerth Josué Perea is a Director of the afrolatin@
forum and a recipient of the Rising Leaders Fellowship. He has written
and discussed AfroLatinidad extensively throughout his career and his
research on Afro-Colombianidad has been part of various publications
including Let Spirit Speak! Cultural Journeys through the African
Diaspora and the Journal for Colombian Studies. Josué was named by the
newspaper amNewYork as one of five Colombians "making a mark" in New
York City. Josue holds a MA in Theology from Alliance Theological
Seminary, and BA in Latin American History from the City College of New
York.