Afro-Latino is a term that represents people who have both Latin American and African ancestry, and this community exists right here in Jacksonville.
As someone who is part of this community and identifies as Afro-Latina myself, it is important to highlight these stories.
Adrian Ross is a Panamanian American, also a part of Jacksonville’s growing Latin community, and agrees.Unfortunately, that’s a common experience reported by Afro-Latinos nationwide whose experiences are influenced by race, skin tone, and various factors, in ways distinct from those of other Hispanics, including struggling with their black identity.Only 18 percent of Afro-Latinos said they were Black, compared to 39 percent who identified as white.
“When I was a young person, I used to go to a youth group that was like a Spanish youth group,” Cain said. “And you know it was hard because yeah, I didn’t speak Spanish and so seeing those young people talking to each other and being within their culture and then they’d be like oh yeah this is Gracie… and I think I was like woah. No, my name is Graciela, trying to reaffirm my culture in that way, and you know it was really rough. It was tough as a young person.
Today the US Census lists race and ethnicity as two separate categories. “1. Are you of Hispanic origin yes, or no? 2. Tell us what you racially identify with?” According to the data, it’s also a challenge worldwide. While more than 133 million Latin Americans identify as having African heritage, Hernandez insists Afro-Latinos remain among the least visible minorities.
Doctor José Celso Barbosa is another historical Afro-Latino trailblazer. In 1880, he graduated with honors from the University of Michigan as the first Puerto Rican to receive a medical degree in the United States. He also served on the Executive Cabinet from 1900 to 1917 and in the Senate from 1917 to 1921.Cain said these were untold stories growing up. The activist said it took traveling out of Jacksonville to discover Afro-Latino representation and find their own identity.
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