AfroLatina Archives

10 Afro-Latina Owned Brands You Need to Know About

Nicole YoungFebruary 16, 2023

by Nicole YoungFebruary 16, 202304053

For Black History Month, and year-round, we’re recognizing Afro-Latinas making a difference in their communities. One way to do this is by supporting Afro-Latina owned brands and small business owners. These inspiring women are making their dreams come true through a...

Culture

6 Afro-Latina Leaders Elevating and Educating About Blackness in Latinx Culture

Virginia IsaadFebruary 1, 2021

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 1, 202108970

Afro-Latinidad has historically been marginalized in Latin America and the U.S. and it’s the work of Afro-Latinx leaders that has ensured against their erasure. Mainstream images of Latinas rarely include Black Latinas so these women have taken it upon themselves...

Culture

5 Latina Activists You Won’t Learn About In School

Yvette MontoyaFebruary 10, 2019August 24, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaFebruary 10, 2019August 24, 202009952

In a time when activism is “in” it’s easy to forget that activists all over the world are regularly murdered, tortured, kidnapped and/or banished from their countries. It’s real out here and we must remember that many who protest do...

Family

Why Some Latinas are Reclaiming the Term “Mulatta”

Johanna FerreiraAugust 11, 2018November 9, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraAugust 11, 2018November 9, 2020012206

In the states, the term mulatto comes with a lot of negative connotations. If said loudly in public, it would most likely make people cringe. But in Latin America, the term isn’t met with as much backlash. Though the word...

News and Entertainment

7 Great Achievements Made by Afro-Latinas This Year

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 14, 2018October 6, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 14, 2018October 6, 202003065

We may still be in the first half of 2018, but the following Afro-Latinas wasted no time in accomplishing big things, and making “money moves.” Francia Márquez Mina #Exclusiva#Entrevista#FranciaMarquezEntrevista a Francia Marquez Mina, sobre ataque armado en su contra.https://t.co/9Up7CZDN3D pic.twitter.com/iPlbX25w68...