Jameelah
Xochitl Medina officially began her research of the Afro-Latin American
community after competing for and winning one of three International Research
Grants awarded by her college in 1997;...view moreJameelah
Xochitl Medina officially began her research of the Afro-Latin American
community after competing for and winning one of three International Research
Grants awarded by her college in 1997; her research led her to the Caribbean
Coast of Panama for the summer. In 1999, Jameelah graduated Cum Laude from
Claremont McKenna College (in Claremont, California) with a BA in Spanish. In
2001, she received her Master's in Education from Claremont Graduate
University, also in the city of Claremont, California. From 1997 to 1998,
Jameelah also studied Latin American and Spanish Literature at the University
of Barcelona (UB) in Barcelona, Spain.view less