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She is known as the “Queen of Salsa” and was born in Cuba.
Who is Celia Cruz?
This Dominican dance and music style is fast-paced and popular across Latin America.
What is Merengue?
This Caribbean country was the first to abolish slavery in 1794.
What is Haiti?
This Caribbean island nation has a majority Afro-descendant population and a vibrant carnival.
What is the Dominican Republic?
This popular Caribbean side dish is made by frying ripe plantains until golden and sweet.
What are Tostones?
This Afro-Dominican MLB player was the first to win the Triple Crown.
Who is José Reyes?
This Afro-Brazilian genre blends samba and jazz, popularized by João Gilberto.
What is Bossa Nova?
The largest African heritage festival in Latin America is held in this Colombian city.
What is Cali?
This South American country has the largest Afro-descendant population on the continent.
What is Brazil?
This Dominican dessert made from coconut milk and sugar is a traditional Afro-Latino sweet.
What is Dulce de Coco?
This Afro-Puerto Rican and Haitian-American artist rose to fame in the 1980s with his vibrant, graffiti-inspired paintings that challenge social issues and celebrate Black identity.
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat?
This Cuban dance style combines African rhythms with Spanish guitar melodies.
What is Rumba?
This enslaved African leader led a famous rebellion in 17th century Brazil.
Who is Zumbi dos Palmares?
This Central American country has a significant Afro-descendant Garifuna community.
What is Honduras?
This root vegetable, known as “yuca,” is a staple in Afro-Latino cooking.
What is cassava?
This Afro-Colombian singer blends traditional rhythms with modern sounds.
Who is Totó la Momposina?
This Puerto Rican music style combines African drums with Spanish lyrics and is the root of Reggaeton.
What is Bomba?
This Afro-Peruvian community is known for preserving African traditions in the Andes.
What is Chincha?
This Afro-Latino cultural region spans parts of Colombia and Panama along the Pacific coast.
What is the Chocó region?
This Afro-Cuban stew features pork, plantains, and spices.
What is Ropa Vieja?
He was the first Afro-Latino to serve as a U.S. ambassador, representing the Dominican Republic.
Who is Juan Bosch?
This Afro-Cuban percussion instrument is central to many traditional Cuban music styles.
What is the Conga drum?
This treaty ended the transatlantic slave trade for Spain in 1817.
What is the Treaty of Madrid?
This Afro-Argentine neighborhood in Buenos Aires is known for its African heritage.
What is San Telmo?
A traditional Afro-Caribbean soup made with goat meat, yams, plantains, and spices, popular in many coastal communities.
What is Sancocho?