Here are some Afro-Latiné creatives making impactful work and who I have discovered while researching thisproject. While speaking on all of these issues it is important to note who this racism is affecting and hopefully by listing all these different creators this can help put some action into an otherwise informative web resource. Go read about their work and learn to listen to Afro-Latinés about Afro-Latiné issues!
Ain’t I Latina? is an online destination created by an Afro-Latina for Afro-Latinas. Inspired by the lack of representation in mainstream media, as well as Spanish-language media, Janel Martinez, a now 30-year-old journalist and New York native, wanted to create a space where millennial Latinas can celebrate their diversity. In addition to offering celebrity news, career advice, lifestyle coverage and exclusive interviews with today’s hottest Latinas, Ain’t I Latina? offers you, the reader, an opportunity to share your story. Explore here.
Luz Batista is a Story Artist and Illustrator located in Los Angeles. Graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2014 with a BFA in Animation. Member of the Secret Society of GHOSTSCOUTS. Currently working at Disney TVA as a Story Artist/ Creative Consultant on The Owl House Available for freelance. Explore here.
Tiffany Alfonseca (b. 1994) is a Bronx- based Dominican-American mixed media artist who creates vibrant and colorful artworks that celebrates Black and Afro-Latinx diasporic culture. Alfonseca continuously taps into her Afro-Dominican roots and leverages it as a conceptual cantilever that provides a dynamic framework for her artistic practice. Moreover, her work aims to visually articulate that the Black and Afro-Latinx diaspora does not exist within a monolith, but that these communities are a cultural cornucopia that is vast, varied, and complex. Alfonseca’s artwork is an intricate combination of beauty, diversity, and multilingualism that exemplifies the strength of the Black and Afro-Latinx diaspora. Explore here.
Wanda Raimundi is a nationally and internationally recognized, award winning interdisciplinary visual and performance artist. Explore here.
AFROTAINO is steadily expanding to serve you, the beautifully diverse audience. Our website is revitalized to bring attention to not just our own work, but also to spotlight other talented people who shine brightly, flowering from the Diaspora. The branches of the AFROTAINO tree are reaching new heights & lengths. Our work expands into the multimedia landscape with the music video/documentary-style series, IMAGE + SOUND, an ongoing conversation & performance showcase starring Latin America's brightest indie music & visual artists. And there is a lot more on the way! Explore here.
Jasmin Hernandez (she/her) is the Black Latinx founder & eic of her art baby Gallery Gurls. An award-winning digital space celebrating Black & POC in contemporary art since 2012. Gallery Gurls has been featured in Vogue, Artnet, and Artsy. Her writing has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, Latina, Bustle, ELLE, CNN Style, Sotheby’s, etc. Her debut book, We Are Here: Visionaries of Color Transforming the Art World, was released by Abrams (2021). Her writing has been awarded + funded by The Awesome Foundation (2018) & Critical Minded (2020), and she was a 2021 finalist for The Andy Warhol Foundation Art Writers Grant for Short-Form Writing. She is a proud Dominican Yorker, based in Harlem. You’ll find this Parsons alumna gallery hopping locally and globally, usually sipping on an oat milk cafe au lait, and constantly reading Black womxn authors. Explore here.