Afro-Latinx

American  

[af-roh-luh-tee-neks, la‐, lat-n--eks] / ˈæf roʊ ləˈti nɛks, læ‐, ˈlæt nˌɛks /

adjective

1. of or relating to Black Latinx with African ancestry (used in place of the masculine form Afro-Latino or the feminine formAfro-Latina ): Afro-Latinx identity.

   Afro-Latinx poets;

   Afro-Latinx identity.

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noun

plural

Afro-Latinxs,

plural

Afro-Latinx

1. a Black Latinx with African ancestry (used in place of the masculine form Afro-Latino or the feminine formAfro-Latina ).

   Afro-Latinx have diverse ancestry and dialects.

Etymology

Origin of Afro-Latinx

First recorded in 2010–15; Afro- ( def. ) + Latinx ( def. )

Example Sentences

That program, intended to encourage “visual artists of African and Afro-Latinx descent,” has supported such prominent figures as Kehinde Wiley and David Hammons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

In the wake of the movie adaptation of his musical “In the Heights,” the Puerto Rican playwright, producer and actor apologized in response to claims of Afro-Latinx exclusion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2021

“I don’t want to do science without having the chance to talk about it to people who look like me,” says Esquivel, who identifies as an Afro-Latinx lesbian.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 2, 2021

Your mother is Dominican, your father is Puerto Rican, you identify as Afro-Latinx, and many days you wore Black Lives Matter T-shirts to rehearsal.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2020

On Thursday, the historian and professor at George Washington University revealed in a Medium post that she had been spending years masquerading as an Afro-Latinx woman.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2020