Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Latinos in the U.S. Created by: Judy Anderson, Ph.D. For: University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies

Objectives  Learn about the larger groups of Afro-Latin Americans in the U.S.  Understand the different ways Afro-descendants are categorized in the Americas  Discuss popular Afro-Latinos in the media

Key Terms  One drop rule- any African ancestry categorizes you as black  Racial democracy- belief that in Latin America racism does not exist because of the high rate of racial mixing  Latino/Latina- a person with origins in Latin America  Latin American- citizens of Latin American countries  Hispanic- a native speaker of Spanish

Who is Afro-Latino? Watch this Census ad on Afro-Latinos

What would you mark on the Census? See the 2010 census form See a census ad targeting Afro-Latnos Watch a 2010 Census ad

Brazilians Watch a samba group perform in New York City

Dominicans Watch the Dominican Republic parade in New York City

Haitians See how the residents of Little Haiti responded to the 2010 earthquake Learn how Haitian immigrants support their families back home South Florida

Afro-Cubans See old photos of the organization Sociedad La Union Marti-Maceo Their location in historic Ybor City (Tampa, FL)

Puerto Ricans Listen to a radio interview on the Puerto Rican community in New York City

In the news: Latina on the Supreme Court Does race affect her ability to be a good judge? Justice Sonia Sotomayor

In the news: Latina and Black Listen to CNN reporter Soledad talk about being both black and Latina

In the news: Wyclef Jean for President of Haiti? Can an entertainer make a good president? Listen to a song he wrote about it years ago.

Listen to Sosa explain his new lighter skin In the news: Why is Sammy Sosa lighter? Read about the health risks of skin lighteners

 What Afro-Latin American influences do you see in popular culture?  How do policies like affirmative action affect Afro-Latinos and Afro-Latin Americans?  How important is language in defining these cultural groups? Discussion Questions