Afro-Latina emcee Nitty Scott speaks with AintILatina.com about unapologetic identity and empowerment of women within hip hop.
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Afro-Latina singer Amara La Negra speaks with AintILatina.com about unapologetic identity and joining the cast of ‘Love & Hip Hop: Miami’.
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Singer Nina Rodriguez speaks to AintILatina.com about Afro-Latinx identity and her love of La Lupe.
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Afro-Latina singer-songwriter Calma Carmona speaks to AintILatina.com about Afro-Latina identity, La Lupe, Puerto Rico and her music career.
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Linda Nieves-Powell, well-known New York playwright, filmmaker, and photographer, is honoring Afro-Latina musicians this Black History Month. Nieves-Powell launched Latina Icons last year, bringing back the popular photo series to highlight 7 Afro-Latina trailblazers during the annual celebration of Black identity and culture. The photo re-creations honor Celia Cruz, La Lupe, Irene Cara, Esperanza Spalding, Amara La Negra, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, and La India.
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Afro-Latinas made headlines in 2016. While Afro-Latinas, or Black Latinas, have been changing the game through activism, art, business and entertainment, among other spheres, for decades, 2016 furthered the visibility and awareness for our community globally. Between the inclusion of Afro-Latina superheroines in comics to historic moments like Rafaela Silva winning Brazil’s first Olympic gold medal this year, our narratives are reaching new heights.
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The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) can now call East Harlem home. The not for profit cultural organization, which celebrates cultures of people of African Descent through events and programming rooted in advocacy, art and social justice, has become one of the only organizations of color in New York City to own a Landmark city space.
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