Pelo Malo Y Pelo Bueno

Hair has always been a point of contention in Latinx and Afro Latinx culture. Similar to the Black community the discussion about hair places hair types into two distinct categories which are pelo malo and pelo bueno. “Pelo malo” means bad hair in Spanish, and it refers to afro-textured…

What is Latinx and AfroLatinx?

Gender-neutral descriptors that are inclusive of various gender identities.

At first, “Latinx” — pronounced “Lah-teen-ex” — or “AfroLatinx” might seem like typos. They’re not.

AfroLatinx carve out their space on social media

Afro-Latinos have turned social media to affirm, declare and celebrate their identities.

At the beginning of Black History Month, Juliana Pache, an Afro-Cuban/Dominican singer, activist, and marketer created the Twitter…

Hola Mi AfroLatinx!

Exploring AfroLatinx Identity & Culture

Originally posted on the Journalism Innovation publication.

In January of 2016 I began my journey as a social journalism graduate student at the CUNY Graduate School of…

#HeyMiGente EP1 — Tamika Burgess — Creator of Es Mi Cultura : Pt 1

#HeyMiGente talks with Tamika about Es Mi Cultura

#HeyMiGente EP2 — Treble Rodriguez — Creator

#HeyMiGente talks with Treble about their art