One in four Latin Americans identify themselves as people of African descent. They are one of the largest, yet least visible minorities in the region, comprising over 133 million people, the majority ...
The Hutchins Center at Harvard University has announced the appointment of Alejandro de la Fuente as the new editor of Transition, the longest running Pan-African cultural magazine in history. Under ...
As an African and Latina, the 19-year-old UF biomedical engineering sophomore said she resisted being siloed into a single identity. “I was like, ‘No, I’m not just Ghanian. No, I’m not just Mexican. I ...
Cardi B. reminds Latino fans of the sacrifices Black Americans made for their comfort, emphasizing the importance of ...
Introduction: Theorizing Afrolatinidades Petra R. Rivera-Rideau, Jennifer A. Jones, and Tianna S. Paschel Part I: Imagining Afrolatinidades Jossianna Arroyo -- 1 The Expediency of Blackness: Racial ...
The 16th Latin American and Caribbean Pastoral Encounter (EPA) meets in Luján, Argentina. (Credit: EPA.) Listen SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Members of Black pastoral commissions from Latin American and ...
Of the almost 11 million Africans who came to the Americas between 1500 and 1870, two-thirds came to Spanish America and Brazil. Africans and their descendants--both free and enslaved--participated in ...