Afro Latino

Rita Moreno Apologizes For Defending Lin-Manuel Miranda Amid Colorism Criticism

The actor's comments about critics of "In the Heights" were lambasted on social media as "disappointing" and dismissive of the Afro Latinx community.
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Zoe Saldana Tearfully Apologizes For Playing Nina Simone In 2016 Biopic

The 42-year-old actor says she "should have tried everything in my power to cast a Black woman to play an exceptionally perfect Black woman.”
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This Beauty Vlogger Empowers Afro-Latinas To Embrace Their Blackness

“I was always this girl who felt like she had to choose between being black or Dominican," vlogger MonicaStyle Muse told HuffPost.
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How This Afro-Latina Vlogger Embraces The Complexity Of Her Intersecting Cultures

Beauty vlogger and social media star MonicaStyle Muse discusses her struggles growing up as an Afro-Latina, and how she came to embrace her identity.
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'Love & Hip Hop' Star Puts Music Producer In His Place After He Says Afros Aren't Elegant

He also questioned singer Amara La Negra's Afro-Latina identity.
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This News Anchor Just Broke A Major Barrier For Afro-Latina Journalists

Ilia Calderón is stepping up to the big chair at Univision.
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Joseline Hernandez And The Complex Contradiction Of Black Women On Reality TV

After years of ratchet reality TV, can Joseline truly make a change?
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Yo Soy Afro-Latina

I learned from my relatives that I didn’t have to choose between being Black and being Latino, and that I should love my powerful, rich cultural intersection
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Afro-Latina Music Artists Talk Identity, Empowerment And Feminism

Fierce and fly women represented at the 2016 Afro-Latino Festival.
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Poet Captures The Heart-Wrenching Fear Of Losing A Loved One To Police Brutality

Elizabeth Acevedo says she's been writing this kind of poem over half her life.
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