Afro-Latina
Black and Latina
An Afro-Latina is a woman or girl of Latin American origin with African ancestry.
The term acknowledges both cultural heritage and racial identity, recognizing that Latin American populations include substantial African-descended communities: As an Afro-Latina, she navigates both her Dominican culture and her Black identity.
The masculine form is Afro-Latino; Afro-Latinx serves as a gender-neutral alternative.
Woman of dual ancestry
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
negritude · ancestry · roots · heritage · lineage · maroon · self-identification
Range of clear sight
- inclusionBeing made part
- mediaInformation distribution channels
- portrayalDepiction of someone
- actressesWomen who perform roles
casting · stereotypes · colorism · erasure · tokenism · narratives · storytelling · cinema
Spicy tomato condiment
- merengueLatin partnered dance
- cumbiaColombian folk dance genre
- bombaIsland folk percussion genre
- capoeiraBrazilian martial dance form
folklore · traditions · rituals · customs · oral-history · dance · drumming · braiding
Capacity to recover quickly
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- activismDirect effort for reform
- agencyPower to act
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
confidence · strength · determination · pride · reclamation · visibility · voice · community
mestiza
Woman of dual ancestry
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
diaspora · negritude · ancestry · roots · heritage · lineage · maroon · self-identification
visibility
Range of clear sight
actresses · casting · stereotypes · colorism · erasure · tokenism · narratives · storytelling · cinema · television
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
capoeira · folklore · traditions · rituals · customs · oral-history · dance · drumming · braiding · headwraps
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
self-esteem · confidence · strength · determination · pride · reclamation · visibility · voice · community · solidarity
Caribbean
Tropical Atlantic region
- American EthnicityIrish American, Italian American, German American, Mexican American, Polish American
- Latina IdentityChicana, mestiza, hyphenated identity, belonging, first generation
Afro-Latinamestiza
Woman of dual ancestry
Anglo · peninsular · India
Afro-Latino, Afro-Latinas, African, Africa, Africans, Latin, Latino, Latinos, Latinas