I am a Puerto Rican woman of African descent. I love to call myself La Negra Bella, Afro-Rican, or Afro-Boricua. I just love to embrace my African roots and culture. As I discussed in Afro-Latina Pride Parts 1-3, many Latino people have African blood. In my next few blogs I will be discussing African influences in the culture of Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and a few other Latin American countries. I just want to educate my people … Read more →

I was reading the responses to my last blog, “Afro-Latina Pride Part II: Black is Beautiful”, and I noticed that many of you have a negative attitude towards the term ‘Afro-Latina’. I think that it’s a beautiful word that should be embraced. Those who have a problem with the term Afro-Latina are embarrassed and ashamed of their African blood. As an Afro-Latina, I have witnessed and experienced racism directed towards me and other Afro-Latinas from fellow Latinas. It is … Read more →

I am a proud Afro- Boricua who loves and embraces her African roots. I know that Black is beautiful and I feel that every Latina is beautiful and should love and appreciate whom she is. Latinas come in all shades: light, medium and dark. We are all beautiful. I hope that one day all Latinas can come together and accept each other without being judged by the color of our skin. We are all human beings. It does not matter what … Read more →