My name is Natalie. I am a 26-year-old Afro – Latina and Afro-American woman. My mother’s side comes from the Dominican Republic & Puerto Rico. My father’s side is African American, originally from the south. I grew up in the south with my mother where there were not too many Afro Latinos. I grew up around many non-black Central Americans, non-black Mexicans, and African…
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Growing Up Afro- Latina – Zoe Boynton
Hello, My name is Zoe Boynton. I am an Afro Latina and I am Panamanian! Growing up I struggled to accept my Latina identity because only one side of my family is Afro Latino (My mom’s side) with my dad’s side being African American. Growing up I only identified with being Black. It was easier…
I am Called Negra – Luz Mack |
I Am a Complex Mixture With a Rich History of Survival—birthed From the Colonizer’s War That Destroyed All Traces of Taino Origins but Not Before Raping and Enslaving Them. They Created a New Generation While Erasing All Memories of the Past but a Future Marked by Mixed Skin, Fallen From God’s Grace, and an Unknown…
Meet Princess Malcolm: Afro-Panamanian Curve Model Promoting Self-Love & Body Positivity in her Comunidad
By Jenay Wright – Changing the stigma of beauty, and creating a safe space for women in all shapes, sizes, colors, and background is a goal that Princess Malcolm has taken under her wing. Through lots of self-love, confidence, and using her voice and platform to shed light on body positivity speaks volume. Her boldness…
Meet Melanie Hernandez: Afro- Boricua Changing the Conversation Around Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence (DV) affects all regardless of race, religion, gender, and socio-economic groups. Domestic Abuse or intimate partner violence can be described as a pattern of behavior in a relationship that is used to gain control over an intimate partner. This could be in form of sexual, physical, economical, and or psychological actions that dehumanize…
Divinity- Michelle Lopez
Divine power, comes from Her.She. Moves and flows through the world. With her curves,hypnotizing.Like honey dripping from a spoon.Curves that never end.Curves that never go unnoticed. Skin like cinnamon, butterscotch, honey, chocolatesmooth,glistening skin. Skin that makes you wish you could taste and smell Through your eyes. Eyes that you are so grateful to have To see Beauty….
Meet The Jean Twins: Amplifying the Haitian Identity through Lifestyle Vlogging
Haiti is one of the most beautiful places to exist. With so many misconceptions of the Haitian community it’s so easy for their story to be erased and swept under the rug. There is so much richness in the culture, food, music, language and most of all the people and that’s what makes Haiti stand…
My Blackness Means: Telenovelas, Collard Greens and A Little Bit of Everything – Britt Morales Portlock
My blackness means listening to trip-hop, jazz, gospel, latin and alternative music, knowing every word, point of rhythm or inflection, effortlessly weaving between worlds. It means on Monday I’m making pupusas with mom, Wednesday is cornbread and collard greens, and Friday I’m on a green juice cleanse. It means I change my hairstyles when I…
Meet Paloma Sandberg: Afro- Dominicana Amplifying Black Representation in Finland
By Jenay Wright – From the east coast New York, to the Caribbean in the Dominican Republic and across to Finland in Europe. You will meet individuals like Paloma Sandberg, an Afro-Dominicana raised in Finland bringing visibility for Afro – Finns and amplifying Black voices that exist there. Her Afro-Latinidad and Black Finn pride is…
Meet Nicole Rivera Hartery : An Afro – Boricua Normalizing Beekeeping in the Black Community
By Jenay Wright — The art of beekeeping is one that manifests with so many great things and is an experience that needs more attentiveness. From preserving honey, collecting hive produces such as beeswax, pollen, royal jelly, and propolis the apiarist ( beekeepers) have a lot on their plate. Their job involves so much handwork…
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