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Originally named Bashar Barakah Jackson this Afro-Panamanian rapper is thought to be the face of Brooklyn drill
Pop Smoke
Part of a Dominican balanced Breakfast, this plantain-based food is inspired by West African fufu
Mangu
This popular genre of Latin-American television has gone under fire many times for colorist tendencies
telenovelas
In World War 2, Esteban Hotesse was the only known Dominican airman to serve in this famed squadron
Actress; Co-Founder of Voto Latino, an org created to empower Latinx folks to be agents of change; involved with Doctors Without Borders and The Nature Conservancy (hint: Plays Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian) (link)
Rosario Dawson
Her debut studio album was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 2018, making Her the only woman to win the award as a solo artist
Cardi B
Dates back to the 16th century when the first African slaves were brought to Latin America. The original recipe consists of fish broth, coconut milk and seasonal fruits
Rondon
This famous actress is a proud Afro-Latina, popular for her roles in Avatar and Avengers: Endgame
Zoe Saldana
The last two countries to abolish the transatlantic slave trade were Cuba and Brazil in this year/decade
1860s
historian, writer, collector, and activist; advocate for Puerto Rico's independence from Spain; has Center for Research in Black Culture named after him;Puerto Rican with African and German descent
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
This Afro-Latina of Dominican descent is most known for her role on the VH1 reality TV show Love & Hip Hop: Miami
Amara La Negra
while this stew is now made with beef, pork, goat or chicken, it was originally made with fish before it was brought to Latin American by immigrants from the Canary Islands
Sancocho
This popular Netflix show rewrote a character to be Afro-Latina, played by Julissa Calderon (link)
Gentefied
According to the Pew Research center, this many American Latinx identify as Afro-Latinx
24%
Activist group that first emerged as Chicago street gang; One of the first orgs to address racism within Latinx community (link)
Young Lords
A part of the 2019 XXL Freshman class, this female rapper is known for blending rap and her punk aesthetic (born to a Puerto Rican mother and an African American father) (Link)
Rico Nasty
this Afro-Puerto Rican singer is best known for her song "Milkshake," but she is now a professionally trained chef
Kelis
Famous Afro-Latinx trans activist, singer, actress; stars in the show Pose (link)
MJ Rodriguez
The first gay Afro-Latino man elected to Congress
Ritchie Torres
An activist, storyteller, librarian, and folklorist; first Puerto Rican librarian at New York Public Library; wrote Perez y Martina, a tale of a romance between a cockroach and a mouse after not finding any existing Children's books
Pura Belpré
This R&B singer expresses his struggle with being Black and Mexican in his lyric "Too proper for the black kids, too black for the Mexicans"
Miguel
traditional Cuban okra strew mixed with plantain, pork, shrimp and other ingredients
Quimbombo
Colombian Netflix show features a time travelling Afro-Latina witch
Siempre Bruja
A leading general in the Mexican war of independence who later served as President, abolishing slavery on a national level
Vincente Guerrero
National coordinator for Black Immigration Network, a project of Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), that works for policy and cultural shifts promoting racial justice and migrant rights agenda
Rocio Silverio