/tags/afro-latino Afro-Latino en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:57:17 GMT /education/2023-02-28/blackface-incident-at-miami-preschool-shows-desperate-need-to-educate-against-anti-blackness Photos emerged this month of children at a preschool in Little River with their faces painted black, apparently for a Black History Month lesson. An FIU professor who studies the African diaspora says the incident shows how anti-Blackness persists in Latin American contexts. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:57:17 GMT /education/2023-02-28/blackface-incident-at-miami-preschool-shows-desperate-need-to-educate-against-anti-blackness Kate Payne /art-and-culture/2023-02-08/queen-of-salsa-celia-cruz-will-be-the-first-afro-latina-to-appear-on-a-u-s-quarter Cuban American icon Celia Cruz is being honored along with four other influential American women as part of the American Women Quarters Program. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:00:00 GMT /art-and-culture/2023-02-08/queen-of-salsa-celia-cruz-will-be-the-first-afro-latina-to-appear-on-a-u-s-quarter Pablo Valdivia /show/sundial/2020-02-26/florida-students-fail-ap-exams-urban-land-institute-housing-event-miami-comedian-aida-rodriguez On this Wednesday, Feb. 26, episode of Sundial:Florida Students Fail AP ExamsA recent look at AP exam scores by the Florida Phoenix found that in 2019,… Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:18:43 GMT /show/sundial/2020-02-26/florida-students-fail-ap-exams-urban-land-institute-housing-event-miami-comedian-aida-rodriguez /local-news/2019-09-01/in-miami-afro-caribbean-saints-and-spirits-are-part-of-hurricane-prep When Hurricane Dorian was approaching Florida as a Category 4 storm reminiscent of Hurricane Andrew in 1992, Miamians and South Floridians included some… Sun, 01 Sep 2019 10:47:58 GMT /local-news/2019-09-01/in-miami-afro-caribbean-saints-and-spirits-are-part-of-hurricane-prep /news/2018-09-21/another-spanish-language-play-in-miami-removes-character-in-blackface Another producer of a Spanish-language play in Miami is apologizing for showing a character in blackface.The play “Noche Cubana” is scheduled to premiere… Fri, 21 Sep 2018 23:12:39 GMT /news/2018-09-21/another-spanish-language-play-in-miami-removes-character-in-blackface /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2018-06-01/how-racism-persists-in-latin-american-communities Since January, the Teatro Trail in Little Havana has been showing the play, “Tres Viudas en un Crucero” (“Three Widows on a Cruise”), to sold-out crowds.… Fri, 01 Jun 2018 16:07:15 GMT /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2018-06-01/how-racism-persists-in-latin-american-communities Alexander Gonzalez, Jessica Bakeman /news/2018-05-29/afro-latinos-say-miami-blackface-play-is-part-of-bigger-problem-with-racism-in-latino-communities A Spanish language play in Miami that's been showing since January until recently featured a character in blackface.The promotional video for "Tres Viudas… Wed, 30 May 2018 03:09:34 GMT /news/2018-05-29/afro-latinos-say-miami-blackface-play-is-part-of-bigger-problem-with-racism-in-latino-communities /2017-08-30/im-not-racist-im-argentine What does it look like when one Latino is racist towards another? And what can one tiny interaction say about the way communities relate? How one viral video reveals fissures in the Latino community. Wed, 30 Aug 2017 04:05:19 GMT /2017-08-30/im-not-racist-im-argentine Leah Donnella, Adrian Florido, Shereen Marisol Meraji /2016-02-03/identity-a-challenge-for-latinas-who-are-black When people think of famous Latina women, Jennifer Lopez or Sofia Vergara come to mind. Not Zoe Saldana or Rosario Dawson. Wed, 03 Feb 2016 05:24:00 GMT /2016-02-03/identity-a-challenge-for-latinas-who-are-black Naomi Prioleau