Because she was very proud to be Afro-Puerto Rican. A. Of course ... When you hear about the horrible things that people who love you do, there can be a kind of cognitive dissonance because ...

Colón, who represents the municipality of Loíza —made up of predominantly Black Puerto Ricans— competed against 25 other delegates for the crown. "I am a proud Afro-Caribbean woman ...

This year, the University of Puerto Rico’s Cumbre Afro is headed to Harlem. “CENTRO x Cumbre — Sites of Black Memory.

"DtMf" is performed in the Afro-Puerto Rican folk music style of plena ... salsa was "in many ways comparable to how people thought of reggaeton when it first began," explains Petra Rivera ...

"People just don't learn those things out ... 31, said. Plena has Afro-Puerto Rican roots, similar to its predecessor, bomba. It's often called "the newspaper" of music because its lyrics retell ...

So, to explore her heritage and connect to the Puerto Rican diaspora ... to a DNA analysis her ancestry included African as well as indigenous Taino people. She took classes from a Bomba teacher ...

(Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) A proud Afro-Puerto Rican, he made it his mission ... was named one of the 100 Most Influential people in 2022 by Boston Magazine.