Afro-Latin American series

The Miami Herald did a phenomenal job with it's series called "A Rising Voice: Afro-Latin Americans" and it is a five part series on black populations is Latin America, accompanied with beautiful photos which capture the lives of people in some of these countries. Countries covered include, Nicaragua, Honduras, Brazil, Dominican Republic, and Cuba. Photo'd above are two young ladies for Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua.

In the Honduras and Nicaragua they address cultural and civil rights issues. A quote in the Dominican Republic segment "Nearly all Dominican women straighten their hair, which experts say is a direct result of a historical learned rejection of all things black." The Brazilian part covers "racial democracy." The Cuban part covers the black political activism movement. READ MORE...

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Miami Herald

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Miami Herald