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Amid backlash against Black Lives Matter, Afro-Latinos find setbacks and opportunities
Lautaro Grinspan, The Miami Herald
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Leilani Bruce, who is Afro-Cuban, started the Candela Book Club to help shine a light on issues of race and racism in Cuba, and to elevate Black voices.
MIAMI For South Florida native Yvonne Rodriguez, being Black in West Miami means coming in frequent contact with her white Hispanic neighbors casual racism, be it in the form of off-putting jokes or uncomfortable appellations ( What s up, mulata? What s up, mi negra? ). Even as a second-generation Cuban American, Rodriguez finds her Latin identity, and her ties to her parents homeland, put under constant questioning. ....

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