5 Afro-Latina Beauty Bloggers You Should Know
Art by Alan López for Remezcla
While many of us turned to women’s magazines to help us navigate difficult teen years, the truth is, they didn’t always represent us. To this day, the journalism industry continues being overwhelmingly white, and even with niche publications popping up, many people are still completely left out. For Afro-Latinas – often deemed as either not Latina enough, not black enough, or both – it’s hard to find a space that recognizes and celebrates all of their identities. Thankfully, with the rise of of blogs, vlogs, and social media in the last decade or so, many women have stepped up to fill this void. Today, young Afro-Latinas – who likely won’t see women who like them on TV or in magazines – can find role models online.
But in case you don’t know where to look, here are five Afro-Latina bloggers who will inspire you: