Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. POC mother and daughter A proposed law protecting those with natural Black and Afro-textured hair is on the line in Puerto Rico.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Virginia-based Afro-Puerto Rican orchestra Kadencia announced its participation in the Apple TV+ series "Swagger," a ...

Puerto Rico’s melting pot of Spanish, Taino and African roots is evident in every aspect of the country. However, the island’s rich Afro-Puerto Rican heritage and connection to Africa are highly ...

It’s Latinx Heritage Month, and in the wake of the right wing’s attempts to erase Black history, ESSENCE wants to make sure that you know about one Afro-Latino who spent most of his life dedicated to ...

Alanis Ruiz Guevara was 8 years old when she was sent home from her private school in Ponce, Puerto Rico, for wearing cornrow braids. “I was so scared and I felt so bad,” Ruiz Guevara said, who ...

As Latine Heritage Month unfolds, it’s crucial to spotlight the contributions of Afro-Latine figures who have shaped history and culture. Among them is Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, a Puerto Rican ...

The Latin music world has lost a musical master with the passing of Rafael Ithier, the legendary founder, pianist, and musical director of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. Known universally as “El ...

Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras takes us on a tour of African influences throughout Latinidad, with a little help from Grammy Award-winning... Afro.Latino: From Venezuela to Puerto Rico and beyond You ...

The Virginia-based Afro-Puerto Rican orchestra Kadencia announced its participation in the Apple TV+ series “Swagger,” a basketball series loosely based on the story of NBA superstar Kevin Durant.