{"id":5084979,"date":"2016-02-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/black-history-month-what-does-it-mean-to-be-afro-latino\/"},"modified":"2016-02-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-06T05:00:00","slug":"black-history-month-what-does-it-mean-to-be-afro-latino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2016\/02\/06\/black-history-month-what-does-it-mean-to-be-afro-latino\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month: What Does It Mean To Be Afro-Latino?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIt is a common misconception that all Latinos look a certain way and belong to a single race. Within Hispanics, Latinos and African-Americans<\/strong> are a multitude of ethnicities that require more specific recognition in order to be asserted. The short (and correct) definition <\/span><\/a>of the term Afro-Latino would be: people with African descent whose origins are in Latin America <\/strong>and the Caribbean<\/strong>. Note that it is much more about where people and their ancestors came from, than it is about language or where they live. The ethnic group <\/span><\/a>says it\u2019s a struggle to feel left out of the Hispanic community and are seeking recognition from censuses to get more acceptance from both Latinos and African-Americans.
\nThe Chief of the Bureau\u2019s Racial Statistics Branch, Nicholas Jones<\/strong> says he believes<\/span><\/a> “what we\u2019re hearing from the Afro-Latino community is that they do not believe that those numbers accurately illustrate the Afro-Latino community presence in the United States, and that\u2019s the dialogue that we\u2019re having.” The intent to make the Census more accurate is to get a better understanding of the population but some think this might encourage Hispanics to think of themselves as a separate race.<\/p>\n

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Some of the most influential<\/span><\/a> Afro-Latinos include…
\nTo read full story: http:\/\/www.latintimes.com\/black-history-month-what-does-it-mean-be-afro-latino-263633<\/em>
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