Lamar Bailey Karamañites

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]

Lamar Bailey Karamañites
Born
Lamar Bailey Karamañites

Panama city, Panama
NationalityPanamanian
Alma mater
  • Baruch College
  • Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
  • Havard University
Occupation(s)Filmmaker
Educator
Years active2021–present
Parent
  • Gloria Karamañites (mother)

Career

She graduated from the Baruch College (CUNY) with a degree in Marketing and is currently doing a 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

She is a daughter of Gloria Karamañites, who became the first Black woman to be named Miss Panama in 1980.[7]

References
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. film, Tribeca (24 May 2021). "Miss Panama 2021: See the list of details". Tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. University, Harvard. "Afro-Latin American Research Institute". Havard.
  5. Resistance, Afro. "Black women shout back and resist". www.afroresistance.org.
  6. Bottle, Message. "Lamar Bailey Karamañites". www.messageinabottle.art.
  7. 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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