Myrna Manzanares

Myrna Manzanares
MBE
Born(1946-10-30)October 30, 1946
Gales Point, Belize District, British Honduras
DiedDecember 21, 2021(2021-12-21) (aged 75)
Belize City, Belize

Myrna Kaye Manzanares MBE (30 October 1946 – 21 December 2021) was a Belizean writer and activist, considered an ambassador of Belizean Creole culture. She worked to preserve this culture, particularly the Creole language, and advocated for racial justice both in Belize and among its diaspora.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Myrna Manzanares". Belize Living Heritage. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ Morris, Bilal (March 2018). "Myrna Manzanares & The Creole Identity". Belada Magazine.
  3. ^ Polanco, Andrea (19 October 2018). "NICH bestows first ever Artist Emeritus titles". Channel 5 Belize. Retrieved 24 September 2020.