The energy on the waters of San Juan’s Balneario de Carolina on March 24 was majestic but stormy. Tropical rain and wind buffeted the opening night of Afro Nation Puerto Rico, muddying the festival ...

Natasha Alford, the journalist behind the short film, shared with theGrio her process and intent behind the upcoming documentary. “I’m African American and Puerto Rican, and as somebody who lives at ...

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 ...

Latin America and the Caribbean received 95 percent of the Africans stolen during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. But what does it mean to be a descendent of those Africans today, in a world where ...

A proposed law protecting those with natural Black and Afro-textured hair is on the line in Puerto Rico. Senate Bill 1282 is inspired by the CROWN Act, which is currently law in 24 American states and ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

Musicians from around the world are headed to San Juan in 2022. The Afro Nation Puerto Rico festival will make its debut in America next Spring Break. Houston-raised Hip Hop star Megan Thee Stallion ...

Just weeks ago, MADAMENOIRE took to the San Juan, Santurce, and more importantly, Loiza streets to absorb Puerto Rico’s rich culture and its native people. These same gorgeous streets have been sorely ...

From left to right: Luisa Géigel, "Mujer con niño en brazos" (c. 1940), Imna Arroyo Cora, "La casa de Yemayá" (2006), Ramón Bulerín, "Los Tres Amigos" (1996), Shellyne Rodríguez, "Los poderes ...

EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired rights to Afro-Latinx Revolution: Puerto Rico a documentary from ...

CHICAGO -- Brenda Torres-Figueroa is an Afro-Puerto Rican who examines gender and racial identity as a visual and performance artist. "Performance is an art form that works with identity politics and ...

LOÍZA, Puerto Rico — The waves crashed loudly on the collapsed ruins of the Paseo del Atlántico, a walkway that once partially protected residents here from the volatile ocean. Erosion along this ...