Afro-Latino
adjective
of or relating to Black Latinos with African ancestry: an Afro-Latino dance group.
Afro-Latinos
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pluralof Afro-Latino.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The demographic classification itself is extremely broad, encompassing white and Indigenous and Afro-Latinos, long-conservative anti-leftist refugees from Venezuela and Cuba, Democratic-loyal Mexican Americans, immigrants, U.S.–born citizens, bigots and progressives, Catholics and Protestants and atheists.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2025
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
“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 Washington Post ● May 31, 2021
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
