Afro-Latino

American  

[af-roh-luh-tee-noh] / ˈæf roʊ ləˈti noʊ /

adjective

1. of or relating to Black Latinos with African ancestry: an Afro-Latino dance group.

   Afro-Latino baseball all-stars;

   an Afro-Latino dance group.

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noun

• Afro-Latinos
  plural

1. a Black Latino with African ancestry.

   recognizing the contributions of Afro-Latinos in the civil rights movement.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Afro-Latinos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Afro-Latino

First recorded in 2000–05; Afro- ( def. ) + Latino ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Afro-Latino Afro-Latinos

Rivera is best known for her portrayal of the Afro-Latino queer cheerleader Santana Lopez in “Glee,” and Dorsey has acted in TV shows including “Justified” and “Palm Royale.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

And we Latin people are finally getting to an intersection, a crossroads where we're accepting and embracing our indigenous side, our Afro-Latino side and loving it — finally.

From Salon ● May 9, 2024

The show includes Afro-Latino music and will be followed by a 10-minute documentary of the production’s history and a short panel discussion and Q&A with the show’s creators.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

“It was their culture, their history, their ancestry, and it was ripped away from them in the worst way,” said Miguel Ibarra, a doctoral researcher of Afro-Latino history in the nearby city of Palmira.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

Identifying as Afro-Latino, Frost's background reflects a generation of Americans that is more racially and ethnically diverse than older age groups.

From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2022

More Afro-Latinos are rejecting stereotypes about their racial identity.

From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2024

In Colombia, for example, Afro-Latinos account for 26% of the country’s population and 75% of poor people, according to the United Nations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2022

“So Latinos become obscured or erased within the data because white-passing Latinos will be marked as white or unknown, and Afro-Latinos will be marked as Black,” Ruiz said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2021

Haywood also credits the efforts of young Afro-Latinos in prying open minds.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2020

Last year, the neighborhood was officially designated “Little Dominican Republic,” and the pair share their cultural heritage and their pride as Afro-Latinos.

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2019