The Hutchins Center at Harvard University has announced the appointment of Alejandro de la Fuente as the new editor of Transition, the longest running Pan-African cultural magazine in history. Under ...

Millions of Latinos of African descent have a unique and complex identity shaped by language, race and migration. African ...

One in four Latin Americans identify themselves as people of African descent. They are one of the largest, yet least visible minorities in the region, comprising over 133 million people, the majority ...

In observance of African American History Month, Cuentos de Triadas held a successful bilingual, multidisciplinary program at the Music Breed. Aimed at showcasing the experiences and histories of Afro ...

Afro-Latino leaders across the U.S. are using their platforms to address issues unique to their communities and build a more inclusive future. From media to politics, their work is rooted in cultural ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tuesday kicks off Afro-Latino Week in the Mid-South, a celebration of the rich and diverse blended culture of African and Latin heritage. The events have been hosted every year since ...

I knew this adventure with Kim Haas wasn’t ordinary the moment we climbed onto a motorcycle-powered wooden train cart in Córdoba, bound for the remote village of San Cipriano. Home to just 600 people ...

I first learned that there were black people living somewhere in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States when my father told me the first thing he had wanted to be when he grew up. When he ...

The earliest Africans in North America / Peter H. Wood -- Black pioneers : the Spanish-speaking Afroamericans of the Southwest / Jack D. Forbes -- Slave and free women of color in the Spanish ports of ...

You know, it's hard to believe that there are still people out there who don't know you can be Black and Latino at the same time, who aren't familiar with the history of the slave trade in Latin ...

Many Latinos who don't appear stereotypically "Latino" deal with having their race questioned fairly often. Most educated people don't need to be reminded that the United States doesn't have a ...