Afro Rebels
21 Savage’s Lawyers Say His Detention ‘Serves No Other Purpose Than to Unnecessarily Punish Him’
The law firm says that “never hid his immigration status.”
Twitter Users React to Netflix’s SIEMPRE BRUJA, Critiquing the Show for Following Racist Tropes
Depicting a romance between an enslaved woman and a slaveowner? We got problems.
21 Savage Arrested by ICE Less Than a Week After Denouncing Child Detentions on Live TV
“Been through some things so I can’t imagine my kids stuck at the border,” said 21 Savage during his performance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, on January 29.
What Is the Green New Deal?
Let #AmandaLaQueManda explain.
5 Popular Latin Christmas Songs for Immigrants and Those Far Away from Home
In this episode of “Amanda La Qu Manda,” Amanda Alcántara lists five songs from Latinoamérica y el Caribe that touch on this topic.
People vs. Amazon
Amazon says it wants to build one of its headquarters in Long Island City in Queens, and communities are taking a vow to fight back.
Fighting Femicide and Machismo in Puerto Rico
Latino Rebels Radio: December 2, 2018
The State of Violence Against Women in Latin America
AMANDA LA QUE MANDA is back, and we’re so happy to feature Amanda here.
There’s a Petition to Include the Word ‘Afro-Latina’ in the Dictionary
Poet Melania-Luisa Marte started it, hoping to bring more visibility the term.
Will Smith’s Colombia Visit Brings Up Questions of Local Perceptions of Blackness and Afro-Colombianos
How are Colombians reacting to Will Smith’s Instagram videos?
Entrevista con vicepresidenta electa de Costa Rica Epsy Campbell sobre identidad, Marielle Franco, y sus planes de inclusión para todos
“Es un proceso interno en Costa Rica, y un proceso en América Latina de la visibilización de los pueblos afrodescendientes, que se consolida con esta victoria electoral”, le dijo a Latino USA.
Bruno Mars Cultural Appropriation Debate Highlights Continuing Invisibility of Afro-Latinx
It’s notable that so few people weighing in on this debate even recognized Puerto Rico as a site of the African diaspora.
Brazil’s Unionized Sex Workers (PODCAST)
Latino Rebels Radio: March 25, 2018
On Claiming Afro-Latinidad
So what’s liberating about a movement if it reifies old hierarchies of color and class?
Afro-Latinidad Is a Brooklyn Original in ‘She’s Gotta Have It’
Despite all its other well-documented faults, the show stands out in its representation of Afro-Latinx characters.
For the Wild Girl Still Out There Looking For Love: A True Story
Like many women, my whirlwind of failed romances left me fearful and insecure.
AfroRazones Is a Great Reason to Keep Celebrating Afro-Latinidad This Summer
“That Black people know that we are beautiful, that we are strong, that we are intelligent. This is very necessary.”
Here’s How It Went Down This Past Weekend at the Afro-Latino NYC Festival
The fifth Afro-Latino NYC Festival this past weekend in Harlem and Brooklyn was the best one yet.
NPR’s Latino USA Just Broadcast the Best Convo About Afro-Latinidad Ever
Listen to this now.
CARPINTEROS Showcases an Afro-Caribbean Narrative Few Have Ever Seen on Screen
The film takes us to the land of Hispaniola through a modern tale of love in the unlikeliest of conditions.