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Yvette Modestin
Yvette, a writer, poet and activist was born and raised in Colon, Panama. She was named one of “30 Afro Latinas you Should Know” in the world. She was recently named as one of the 100 Most Influential African Diaspora Leaders. In March of 2017 she was named by ALDia News as one of 10 Latina Warriors. Yvette has been profiled by the Boston Globe as "The Uniter" for her work in bringing the Latin American and African American community together and for her activism in building a voice for the Afro Latino Community. She is Founder/Executive Director of Encuentro Diaspora Afro in Boston, MA. Yvette is the Diaspora Coordinator of the Red de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diaspora an international network of Afro descendent women. She was recently named as one of the Top 5 Latina Activist by Wear Your Voice Media. She is the narrator of the film ‘Cimarronaje en Panama/Maroons in Panama’ a film by Toshi Sakai. She is a member of the IBW Board- Institute of the Black World and a Commissioner of the National African American Reparations Commission. She is a Co-Founder of ARAAC EEUU- Regional Council of People of African descent from Latin America and the Caribbean. Ms. Modestin is a contributor to the newly released book, Afro- Latinos in Movement: Critical Approaches to Blackness and Transnationalism. She is one of the contributors to the book, Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro Latin American Biography. In 2017 her Poetry book, Nubian Butterfly; The Transformation of a Soulful Heart will be released in Panama. She is one of the editors and writers of the book, “Women Warriors of the Afro Latina Diaspora”. The book was named in the top five Latino books in the country for 2013. She is a contributor in the book, The Trayvon Martin in US: An American Tragedy and the Psychological Health of Woman of Color. She is one of the featured poets in the book,” Rapsodia Antillana.”
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