Famous People
Famous basketball player for the LA Lakers of Puerto Rican and African Descent
Carmelo Anthony
Who was the first openly gay Afro-latino elected to Congress?
Ritchie Torres (also NYC’s youngest elected official and represent NY’s 15th CONG district) - elected in 2020
TRUE OR FALSE: Afro latino means you have to be african or latino
FALSE
. In the Coast and Caribbean region of Mexico, where Afro-descendants have settled to work in the sugarcane fields, the banana leaves are used to make the_____. this typical dish where corn flour is mixed with lard, meat, and spicy stew,
Tamales
Around 28.5% of ____ athletes identify as afro-latinos.
MLB; many of whom come from the Dominican
Kid Cudi
Who will be the first Afro Latina to be on the U.S. Quarter?
Celia Cruz
It is estimated that ___% of Latin Americans are Afro-Latino
33%
TRUE OR FALSE: afro latino music is often derived form the Bantu, Yoruba, Dahomey and the Carabali
About __ million adults in the united states identify as Afro latinos
6 million
Dominican + Puerto Rican Actress who starts in Guardians of the Galaxy
Zoe Saldaña
Afro latinos have been around the US:
since it was founded
1840s
before it was founded
1790s
3. before it was founded
What 3 US states do most afro-latinos reside in?
New York, California, Florida
For Afro-Mexicans,______ is a holiday celebrated with traditions taught for generations. They have passed down a dance called “Dance of the Devils”
Día de los Muertos (day of the dead)
Which Latin country has the largest Black population in the Americas and what percentage of its citizens are Afro-latino?
Brazil
Celia Cruz, a world-famous Cuban singer and Afro-Latina icon, is most well known for her title as
The Queen of Salsa
Which Latino country was the first Black-led republic in the world?
Haiti
Which latin American country has an Afro-Latino carnival?
Argentina! It is called the Afro-Argentine carnival and it celebrates their african heritage.
On July 25, this international holiday created by 32 Latin American countries celebrates ____
International Afro-Latina, Afro-Caribbean, and African Diaspora Women’s Day.
TRUE OR FALSE: the majority of afro-latinos were born in Colombia (2017)
false; majority were born in the US
Journalist of Panamanian + Barbadian descent, as well as the first African-American woman to moderate a vice-presidential debate
Gwen Ifill
Who was the first Black president of North America?
Vicente Guerrero, President of Mexico (1829)
Who was the first afro-latina vice presidential candidate?
Rosa Clemente
An Afro-Brazilian dish made from bread, shrimp, coconut milk, finely ground peanuts, and palm (dendê) oil, kneaded into a creamy paste.
Vatapá
Name 3 foods found in most afro-latino foods
Yams, coconut milk, and plantains