AintILatina.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.
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) held NAHJ’s Latinas in Media regional conference at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in New York City on Saturday, March 28. The day was filled with much-need conversations surrounding Latina identity, diversity in coverage and leadership and opportunities, to name a few items.
New York City-based social media professional Karla Ovalle shares story of immigrating from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. and embracing her AfroLatina identity.