The actress took to her Instagram stories to speak out against an educational Refinery29 post Zoe Saldana is being called out for her reported comments surrounding an educational Instagram post on ...

Being Afro-Latinx can be complicated. Between colorism within families and the lack of dark-skinned representation in movies and books it's no wonder many feel they've had to choose between being ...

Editor’s Note: This feature is part of CNN Style’s series Hyphenated, which explores the complex issue of identity among minorities in the United States. A first-generation Afro Dominican American ...

A new Dominican-American exhibition in West Palm Beach asks viewers to dig beyond surface level interaction with people from marginalized communities.

Allah says Manual. You have a pocket spaniel. I was born in the Dominican Republic. Nowadays, Benito Vdma speaks mostly English, but as a Dominican Spanish is his native tongue. When I was born over ...

Brooklyn-based Dominican composer and guitarist Yasser Tejeda has explored myriad ways to mesh Afro-Dominican roots music with sophisticated modern arrangements while maintaining its cultural ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A young Afro-Latina mom who's a writer and poet is making change when it comes to Latin culture representation in the literary world. Jasminne Mendez is a Dominican-American ...

Since her days on "Love & Hip Hop: Miami," Amara La Negra has been a powerful advocate for Afro-Latina representation. She has graced numerous TV segments, gone viral on social media, and appeared on ...

Zoe Saldana is being called out for her reported comments surrounding an educational Instagram post on Afro-Dominicans and Dominican Independence Day. Refinery29’s Somos is seeking to “elevate, ...

Yelaine Rodriguez is used to people making assumptions about her identity and what she does. A first-generation Afro Dominican American born and raised in the Bronx, the now-30-year-old artist ...