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What Does Afro-Latinidad Mean in the Film World?
Film + TV
16 June 2022

What Does Afro-Latinidad Mean in the Film World?

Four Afro-Latinas in the film industry discuss Black identity in Latin America and how it’s portrayed through their work.

Picós Sound Systems: A Nostalgic African Sound in Colombia
Music
24 March 2022

Picós Sound Systems: A Nostalgic African Sound in Colombia

Barranquilla has become a catalyst of African rhythms in the Colombian and Caribbean coast.

Madelyn Bonilla On Being The AfroLatina Representation Her Younger Self Needed
Film + TV
21 January 2022

Madelyn Bonilla On Being The AfroLatina Representation Her Younger Self Needed

Bonilla, the founder of online community Brown Narrativ, spoke with us about how her experiences as an AfroLatina woman in NYC’s Bronx led her to write and direct her debut film, Pajón.

Black Chilean feminists marching with raised fists
News
21 August 2020

Interview: How Black Feminists in Chile are Challenging The Country's Whitewashed Identity

We spoke with members of a new Afro-diasporic network about how black and indigenous Chileans are being scapegoated during the COVID-19 crisis and how they're pushing back.

The Afro-Peruvian Women Leading the Black Movement in South America
News
24 July 2020

The Afro-Peruvian Women Leading the Black Movement in South America

Get to know five women who have become the leading voices of the Afro-Peruvian movement.

Dying Lagoons Reveal Mexico’s Environmental Racism
News
18 September 2020

Dying Lagoons Reveal Mexico’s Environmental Racism

In the heart of a traditionally Black and Indigenous use area in Southwest Mexico, decades of environmental destruction now threatens the existence of these communities.

Brazilian Black Lives Matter activist marching in Sao Goncalo with Afro.
News
15 June 2020

Activists Across Latin America Are Marching in Solidarity With 'Black Lives Matter' Protests in the US

From Panama, Colombia, Brazil, and El Salvador to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico, here's how Afro-Latino activists are uniting in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and in memory of George Floyd.

Shakira Brought Afro-Colombian Dance to the Super Bowl
News
03 February 2020

Shakira Brought Afro-Colombian Dance to the Super Bowl

The singer danced Champeta during her performance of "Waka Waka," as well as Mapalé.

Un Fotoperiodista Afrocolombiano Documenta La Crisis del Coronavirus en Chocó
News
13 July 2020

Un Fotoperiodista Afrocolombiano Documenta La Crisis del Coronavirus en Chocó

El fotógrafo Jeison Riascos captura no solo las historias dramáticas de la pandemia sino también la solidaridad de los habitantes del Chocó.

In Panama, a Youth Soccer Group Leads the Charge Against Racism & Economic Impacts of COVID-19
Sports
15 July 2020

In Panama, a Youth Soccer Group Leads the Charge Against Racism & Economic Impacts of COVID-19

In Curundú, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Panama City, a group of young people are using soccer as a way to come together to fight discrimination and social exclusion—issues which have been exacerbated in recent months by COVID-19.

Interview: Mr Eazi's 'Something Else' Is Afrobeats Excellence
Music
22 February 2021

Interview: Mr Eazi's 'Something Else' Is Afrobeats Excellence

We talk to the Nigerian star about his new EP, working with Latin artists, the importance of ownership and the future of afrobeats.

Photos: An Afro-Colombian Photojournalist Documents the Coronavirus Crisis in Chocó
Arts + Culture
10 June 2020

Photos: An Afro-Colombian Photojournalist Documents the Coronavirus Crisis in Chocó

Photographer Jeison Riascos is capturing not just dramatic stories from the pandemic but also the solidarity shown by residents of his hometown, Quibdó.

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