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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.