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This “cooking banana” is a common ingredient in both African- and Latin-based dishes.
What are plantains ?
The official dates for Hispanic Heritage Month in the US
What is September 15 through October 15?
This Afro-Latina starred on Love & Hip Hop: New York and has earned three number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Her first entitled “Bodak Yellow”
Who is Cardi B?
The national music and dance of the Domincan Republic.
What is Merengue?
Prior to the Latinx community becoming the largest racial minority in the United States, this group was the largest
What are black Americans ?
A traditional Spanish and Portuguese fried-dough pastry rolled in cinnamon sugar.
What are churros ?
This west coast city was founded in 1781 by a group of Spaniards, Afro-Latinos, indigenous people and mestizos.
What is Los Angeles?
This Puerto Rican became the became the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress.
Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)?
This music genre and culture, which was created in the late 80s, was heavily influenced by both African Americans and Puerto Ricans in the Bronx.
What is Hip-Hop?
This U.S State has the highest Hispanic and Latinx population
What is California?
A ground corn pocket that can be stuffed with cheese, beans, beef, chicken and are usually eaten at any time of day. Notable in the cuisines of Colombia and Venezuela.
What are arepas ?
In what year did Hispanic Heritage Week start? Hint: This happened during President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration
What is 1968?
This Kenyan-Mexican actress has dual Kenyan and Mexican citizenship and is the first Kenyan and Mexican actress to win an Academy Award. She starred in critically acclaimed films Black Panther and Us.
Who is Lupita Nyong'o?
Samba is a type of music and dance that was developed in this South American country by the descendants of African slaves and draws on West African influences
What is Brazil?
This Mexican Holiday is often mistaken for Mexico’s Independence Day, however actually commemorates the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
A thick flatbread from El Salvador - Hint: Served as an HHM feature dish in Market 6 last week!
What are pupusas ?
In 1962, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta co-found this organization focused on workers’ rights
What is the National Farm Workers Association?
This Latino has three Tony Awards, three Grammys, and one Emmy. He is notably known for creating and starring in the Broadway Musicals In the Heights and Hamilton
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
This film debuted in 2017 and was Pixar’s first film to feature a minority character in the lead role.
What is Coco ?
This Mexican-American entertainer was also known as Queen of Tejano music.
Who is Selena Quintanilla?
This Afro-Caribbean stew consisting of fish broth, coconut milk and seafood is eaten by many Latin American countries including Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
What is Rondón ?
This Supreme Court Case in 1947 was an important predecessor to Brown v. Board of Education and prohibited segregating Latinx children from white children in schools.
What is Mendez v. Westminster?
This Puerto Rican became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in 2009.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
A religious tradition of African origin that was developed in Cuba by the people of the Yoruban nations of West Africa and then spread throughout Latin America and the United States.
What is Santería?
This South American country has the highest population of Afro-Latinos
What is Brazil?