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Colman Domingo Is the First Afro-Latino to Co-Chair the Met Gala

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:33:33 +0000

The 2025 Met Gala co-chairs have been announced, and once again, a member of our communities is set to headline the event. This time, Colman Domingo is set to co-chair alongside Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, Anna Wintour and honorary chair LeBron James. He will be the first Afro-Latino ever to co-chair the event.

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Afro-Latino Teen Receives Heartfelt Gift from Shaquille O’Neal — Here’s What Happened

Kiko Martinez — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:50:44 +0000

Texas teen Joseph Gamez couldn’t find the size 22 cleats he needed to play high school football. Without the necessary gear, he was going to football practice in his socks. But thanks to generous donations from his community and beyond from the likes of people like Shaquille O’Neal, things are looking up. “He just outgrew

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Meet Reinaldo Marcus Green, the Afro-Latino Director Behind the New Bob Marley Biopic

Kiko Martinez — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:23:36 +0000

The upcoming biopic Bob Marley: One Love tells the story of how the Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter Bob Marley overcame adversity to become one of the most revolutionary musicians in the world. And the director behind the biopic is Afro-Latine filmmaker Reinaldo Marcus Green. Green was born to a Black father and Puerto

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7 Afro-Latino Actors Who Could Play Miles Morales in Live-Action ‘Spider-Man’ Movie

Kiko Martinez — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:28:40 +0000

It wasn’t too surprising to most superhero movie aficionados when they found out last week that Sony Entertainment was planning to produce a live-action Miles Morales movie. The success of the animated Spider-Verse franchise is even more evident with the latest sequel, so adapting Miles version of Spider-Man into a live-action movie was going to

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Op-Ed: J Balvin Accepting Afro-Latino Artist of the Year Award Is Not Just Hurtful… It’s Erasure

Julaiza Alvarez — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 14:45:26 +0000

Afro-Latinidad within the Latin music industry is making headlines — but not for the right reasons, yet again. The latest controversy unfolded when the African Entertainment Awards USA (AEAUSA) announced its 2021 winners earlier this week. Swift backlash came when the organization revealed that the winner for the category of “Best Afro-Latino Artist” was J

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J Balvin Accepts Afro-Latino Artist of the Year Award & Faces Swift Backlash

Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 19:28:03 +0000

Once again, J Balvin has found himself in controversy after accepting the award for Best Afro-Latino Artist of the Year. The award, given by the African Entertainment Awards, has drawn harsh criticism from fans both against J Balvin for accepting the award and the organization for giving him the award. The African Entertainment Awards began in October 2015. According

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Author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez Says Afro-Latino Erasure In Hollywood “Is Intentional”

Kiko Martinez — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:17:07 +0000

With the heightened discussion around colorism and the erasure of Afro-Latinos in Hollywood following the recent criticism of In The Heights, author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is now joining the conversation. The New York Times best-selling author took to Twitter to share her own experience on the topic from over a decade ago. Valdes-Rodriguez has previously shared her attempts in

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10 Short Films Centered on the Afro-Latino Experience

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 18:55:24 +0000

With protests across the country encouraging us all to commit to fighting anti-Blackness in ways both personal and systemic, there’s perhaps no better time to celebrate AfroLatinidad. Whether you want to watch a deep dive into the musical stylings of Afro-Latino legends like Joe Arroyo and Celia Cruz, want to watch a short inspired by

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Tu Pum Pum: Mientras Que el Reggaetón se Convierte en Pop, Nunca Olvidemos las Raíces Negras del Género

Eduardo Cepeda — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:15:05 +0000

Tu Pum Pum fue publicada originalmente en inglés en Remezcla entre el 2018 y el 2019. El reggaetón comenzó de forma natural como una transformación del dancehall, del hip hop y del reggae en español. Al ser un movimiento Afrodiaspórico, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, la República Dominicana y Nueva York son paisajes fundamentales en la

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Meet The Couple Providing Accessible Wellness Resources for Afro-Cubans

Janel Martinez — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 17:05:42 +0000

Hundreds of miles away from Amberly Alene Ellis’ home in Regla—one of the 15 municipios of Havana, Cuba—the Baltimore-born filmmaker and photographer is debuting the work of ReglaSOUL, a plant-based holistic wellness resource for Afro-descendants in Cuba, in the U.S. Ellis and her husband Alexey Rodriguez, Regla-born activist and Cuban hip-hop pioneer, are ensuring Black

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