The term Afro-Latino represents a rich and complex identity intertwined with the history of the African diaspora in Latin America. While it has taken time for this identity to gain recognition, it is ...

Neighborhood News Reporter Jeydah Jenkins joined the KRIS 6 News Team in May 2025. CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — Some may say "Afro-Latino" is a newly recognized term, but the history began with Christopher ...

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, WUWM is celebrating the rich cultural diversity of Milwaukee’s Hispanic and Latino people. Today, we highlight Afro-Latino voices in the city. Afro-Latinos are ...

Being Latino often means having more than one identity. One of those identities, Afro-Latinidad, is invisible to many people, said Marisol Chiclana-Ayala, of the Boriken Cultural Center, a St. Paul ...

On a Wednesday night in Dinkelspiel Auditorium, four vocalists rehearse an arrangement of Cuban singer Celia Cruz, accompanied by a pianist to their right. Through these weekly rehearsals, Stanford ...

Gathered on the dance floor, it was impossible to categorize the crowd to a specific culture, race, language or religion. That’s the way the event was always intended. Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre ...

The second annual Afro Latino Film Festival, organized by Waterbury’s Pa’lante Theater Company, has not only grown from two to five nights, it is now taking place in two locations. The festival, ...

Kim Haas was 6 years old when she realized what she wanted to do with the rest of her life. During her first trip outside of the U.S. to Acapulco, Mexico, with her grandmother, Haas was in a hotel ...

Six million people in the US identify as Afro Latino, according to Pew Research. In Boston, the Afro-Latino population has doubled in 20 years according to Boston Indicators. However, Afro-Latino ...

Latinx Heritage Month is a time to celebrate Hispanic culture. In addition to commemorating Hispanic people, places, foods, etc.—it is also a moment to acknowledge the barriers we oppose and strive to ...