Afro-Latinos

Meagan Good at BET Black Girls Rock 2013

60 Latinas You Never Knew Were Latino!

By Lee Hernandez | 02/13/2013 - 20:37 | 0 Comments

We're loving actress Meagan Good on the new NBC series Deception, and we've always known that this beautiful Afro-Latina is a talented actress! But what many people don't know is that the 31-year-old Good is Latina! Check out Good and 60 other Latina stars you never knew were Latino!

SHOCKING! 15 More Stars You Never Knew Were Latino!

SHOCKING! 15 More Stars You Never Knew Were Latino

By Lee Hernandez | 01/29/2013 - 12:25 | 0 Comments

What do a world-famous magician, a backstreet boy and the very first Bond girl of all-time have in common? They’re all part of the latest installment of our popular series on the stars you never knew were Latino. These 15 stars are challenging preconceived...

Afro-Latinos You Should Know About

Afro-Latinos You Should Know About

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 06/17/2011 - 16:30 | 0 Comments

In honor of Juneteenth—Sunday’s holiday commemorating Texas slaves being the last to find out that they’d been emancipated, thus sparking an annual holiday that celebrates African American heritage—we thought we’d add some Latino flavor to the mix. Here are just a few Afro-Latinos whose lives and accomplishments are worth celebrating.

Black in Latin America

Henry Louis Gates Jr. Explores What It Means to Be 'Black in Latin America'

By Mariela Rosario | 04/19/2011 - 16:45 | 4 Comments

We recently spoke with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. about his new documentary series for PBS entitled Black in Latin America to find out what he discovered about the racial experience of Afro-Latinos in the region.

We wanted to know what compelled Prof. Gates to take his groundbreaking Black In series to Latin America and...