Music
This Peruvian singer, songwriter, and guitarist was born in Lima, Peru, and developed an early passion for Afro-Peruvian music, a genre that combines African, Spanish, and indigenous musical elements
What is Eva Ayllón (The Peruvian Singer Celebrating Afro-Peruvian Culture)
This Puerto Rican and Haitian American artist is credited with being one of the originators of the neo-soul movement that overtook R&B music in the 1990s, with hit songs including "Pretty Wings," "Ascension," and "This Woman's Work"
What is Maxwell
Located on Costa Rica’s Atlantic coast, this city is considered the land of Afro-Costa Ricans
What is Límon, Costa Rica
This Dominican American actor and musician became the first Afro-Latino to win an Emmy for best lead actor in a limited series for his breakout role in Ava DuVernay's "When They See Us"
What is Jharrel Jerome
This highly decorated singer and bassist has five Grammy awards and a Soul Train award
What is Esperanza Spalding
The activist and recently Emmy-nominated Pose actor is a proud Afro-Latina and trans actress of color in Hollywood
What is Mj Rodriguez
With a population of roughly 650,000 people, of which 70% of its inhabitants are Afro-Ecuadorians, this city is said to be the land of Afro-Ecuadorians
What is Esmeraldas, Ecuador
This actress was born to an Afro-Panamanian father and mother of Mexican descent and have graced the big screen for many years in films like "Creed III", "Thor: Love and Thunder" and "Sorry To Bother You"
What is Tessa Thompson
She is a cast regular on VH1's Love & Hip-Hop Miami, but her music is what she should be remembered for
What is Amara la Negra
This musician grew up in South Los Angeles and was raised by his Mexican and Black parents. His crooning voice is featured on tracks like "Power Trip" and "Lotus Flower Bomb", but he confidently takes lead on tracks "Sure Thing", "Skywalker" and "Adorn"
What is Miguel
With 2.5 million Afro-descendants, Mexico has the fourth largest Afro-descendant population in Latin America, behind Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia. An estimated 229,661 Afro-Mexicans calls this city home
What is Cuajinicuilapa, Mexico
This fly girl is best known for her roles in 90's films "White Men Can't Jump" and Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" and is Puerto Rican American who identifies as Afro-Latina
What is Rosie Perez
In 2023, she will become the first Afro-Latina to be on US currency
What is Celia Cruz (The Cuban-American Icon of Latin Music who brought Afro-Cuban music to the world stage)
This musical icon's mother is Irish-American, while her father was Black and Venezuelan. This singer's song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" helped coin her as the "Queen of Christmas"
What is Mariah Carey ("[My grandfather]'s last name was Nuñez," she once said in an interview. "My grandfather made up the name 'Carey,' when he came to America to be more accepted...")
Located on Panama’s Caribbean Sea, this city is the Blackest city in the country where Afro-Panamanians constitute 48% of the community
What is Cólon, Panama
The Guardians of the Galaxy star is of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent
What is Zoe Saldana
This New York-based rapper of Trinidadian and Dominican descent has blessed the hip-hop world with hits like “Up” and "I Like It"
What is Cardi B
She is the National Book Award-winning author of 2018's "The Poet X". This Afro-Dominican poet and young adult novelist also penned "Clap When You Land" and "With the Fire on High"
What is Elizabeth Acevedo
Located in the northeast region of Brazil, 8 out of every 10 residents of the city are Black, according to the official census.
What is Salvador, Brazil
This actress, activist, and producer is half Irish/Native Indian and half Puerto Rican/Afro-Cuban. Her latest acting debut can be seen in the TV series "Ahsoka" where she plays Ahsoka Tano
What is Rosario Dawson