Laura Gómez and Lia Chapman discuss women in film at 7th Annual Dominican Film Festival New York with AintILatina.com.
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Blog, Featured, NewsAfro-Latinas made headlines in 2017. While Afro-Latinas, or Black Latinas, have been changing the game through activism, art, business and entertainment, among other spheres, for decades, the digital space has furthered the visibility and awareness for our community globally in 2017. Between Belcalis “Cardi B” Almanzar’s major wins to seasoned journalist Ilia Calderón becoming the first Afro-Latina to anchor a news desk on a major network in the United States, our narratives are reaching new heights.
With the year nearly over, it’s only right we celebrate how Afro-Latinas changed the narrative, created a space for greater visibility and did so unapologetically in ’17. -
Blog, Featured, NewsLinda 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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Blog, Featured, NewsAfro-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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Blog, Featured, NewsAintILatina.com is hosting a panel discussion, “Social Media and the Afro-Latina Narrative,” on February 24, 2016 at AlleyNYC during Social Media Week. Panelists include La Galeria Magazine co-founder and Editor-in-Chief Amanda Alcantara; digital strategist Jamila Aisha Brown; Juliana Pache, singer, songwriter and marketer, as well as the founder of the hashtag #BlackLatinxHistory; and Raquel Reichard, politics & culture editor at Latina magazine and Latina.com.
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