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Stories by Néstor David Pastor

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

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.

Documenting Cuba's Afrobeats: A Movement in the Making
Film + TV

Documenting Cuba's Afrobeats: A Movement in the Making

A new film showcases the music and dance of bakosó, a burgeoning movement inspired by the arrival of African medical students to Cuba's second largest city from the mid-2000s onwards.

After Decades of Erasure, Afro-Peruvians Will Finally be Counted in the National Census
Politics

After Decades of Erasure, Afro-Peruvians Will Finally be Counted in the National Census

Despite an Afro-Peruvian cultural resurgence not a lot has been done to increase the population's visibility on a political level.

10 Afro-Latino Bands You Need to Check Out
Music

10 Afro-Latino Bands You Need to Check Out

Featuring La Tribu de Abrante, Liniker e os Caramelows, Los Rakas, Novalima, and more.

This Afro-Colombian Music Group Uses Folkloric Sounds to Unite the African Diaspora
Arts + Culture

This Afro-Colombian Music Group Uses Folkloric Sounds to Unite the African Diaspora

We caught up with Palma Chonta at the sixth annual Afro-Latino Festival of New York.

The 6th Edition of Afro-Latino Festival NYC Continues to Honor Africa's Roots in Latin America
Arts + Culture

The 6th Edition of Afro-Latino Festival NYC Continues to Honor Africa's Roots in Latin America

A recap of the three-day festival that beautifully had afrolatinidad on full display.

Here's What You Need To Know Ahead of the 2018 Afro-Latino Festival of New York
Arts + Culture

Here's What You Need To Know Ahead of the 2018 Afro-Latino Festival of New York

We touch base with the founders of the festival to get a glimpse of what to expect in its sixth year of celebrating afrolatinidad.

These Artists Re-Imagined The Artwork of an Afro-Cuban Revolutionary
Popular

These Artists Re-Imagined The Artwork of an Afro-Cuban Revolutionary

'Visionary Aponte: Art and Black Freedom' is a new exhibition bringing a lost book of paintings to life.

8 Highlights From an Evening with the Legendary Afro-Peruvian Singer Susana Baca
Arts + Culture

8 Highlights From an Evening with the Legendary Afro-Peruvian Singer Susana Baca

Afro-Peruvian singer Susana Baca was the honored guest at this year's Afro-Latino festival in New York. Here's what we learned from her talk.

DJ Bembona Found her Afro-Latina Identity Through DJing
Music

DJ Bembona Found her Afro-Latina Identity Through DJing

We talk to Boricua-Panameña DJ Bembona about finding her identity through DJing.

Amara La Negra's Rising Career is Rooted in Unapologetic Afro-Latinidad
Arts + Culture

Amara La Negra's Rising Career is Rooted in Unapologetic Afro-Latinidad

We catch up with Dominican singer, Amara La Negra, at the 2017 Afro-Latino Festival of New York.

Profiles in the Diaspora: Re-thinking Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, the Afro-Puerto Rican Father of the Global African Diaspora
Arts + Culture

Profiles in the Diaspora: Re-thinking Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, the Afro-Puerto Rican Father of the Global African Diaspora

In this weekend read we profile the father of black history Arturo Alfonso Schomburg and his Afro-Puerto Rican heritage.