Amara La Negra tiene la tumbao! The proud Afro-Dominican woman has been using her voice to advocate for the Afro-Latinx community since joining the cast of Love and Hip-Hop: Miami.  

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Born Juliet "JuJu" Castaneda, the beautiful Afro-Cuban reality star has been active in teaching her 2.9M Instagram followers that it is possible to be both Black and Latina at the same time.

If it wasn’t obvious before, retired football player, Victor Cruz comes from an Afro-Latino background. His mother is Puerto Rican, while his father is African-American. 

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N.O.R.E, formerly known as Noreaga, is proud to claim his Blackness and Puerto Rican heritage. Besides speaking out about how more Black representation is needed within the Latinx community, the rapper dropped hits in Spanglish like “Oye Mi Canto”! 

If you’re a true fan of Katrina Laverne Taylor, better known as Trina, then ya tú sabe (you already know) the Florida rapper was born to a Bahamian mother and a Dominican father.

Born in Ponce, PR., rapping reality star Joseline Hernandez is the boisterous and self-proclaimed, “Puerto Rican Princess.” Nuff said! 

Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, best known as Cardi B, is a Bronx-native born to a Trinidadian mother and a Dominican father. Cardi has openly spoken out about simultaneously being Black and Latina. Okurr!

We bet you didn’t know that modelesque beauty, Yaya DaCosta’s mother’s dad is Brazilian. The actress often boldly represents her African-Brazilian heritage. 

Fun Fact: The actress speaks fluent Portuguese! 

In case you missed it, actress Rosario Dawson isn’t shy about her Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican heritage. 

Detroit native, Reagan Gomez-Preston was born to a Puerto Rican mother and an African American father. The Parent 'Hood actress is one of many to share her opinion on why representation is needed in the Latinx community.

Basketball player, Carmelo Anthony was born to an African-American mother and a Puerto Rican padre, while his actress wife, La La Anthony gleefully reps her Nuyorican (New York Puerto Rican) parentage. 

Fun Fact: Carmelo has the Puerto Rican flag tattooed on his hand. 

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It’s no surprise to learn that, Zoe Saldana is of Puerto Rican and Dominican parentage. 

Rapper Christopher Charles Lloyd, better known as Lloyd Banks, was born to a Puerto Rican madre and an African American father.

Milkshake singer Kelis is the proud daughter of a Chinese-Puerto Rican mother and an African-American father.

Born in New York to Cuban parents, Gina Torres is proud of her ability to be Black and Latina in unison. 

Fun Fact: Not only does the Xena: Warrior Princess actress speak Spanish, but she also speaks Russian!

Miguel is known for turning up any party (or Fiesta!). What you may not know is, the energetic singer is a child of an African-American mother and a Mexican father. 

Fat Joe wears his Afro-Puerto Rican and Cuban lineage on his sleeve. The rapper recently shared on Hot97 that he believes “Latinos are Black” and “all music is African."

Orange Is The New Black actriz (actress) Dascha Polanco may be Dominican, but she identifies as Black. In her words: “a lot of Dominicans should.” 

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David “Big Papi” Ortiz may be a Boston Red Sox favorite, but the retired baseball player was born and raised in the Dominican Republic.

It probably doesn’t come as a sorpresa (surprise) to hear that cantante (singer) Christina Milian is a proud Cubana.  

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Born in New York City, The Best Man Holiday actress, Melissa De Sousa is the daughter of Panamanian parents. 

In case you didn’t know, Games People Play and Insecure star, Sarunas J. Jackson is a lovely mix of Panamanian and African-American. 

Whether you know him as the actor Tristian Wilds or Mack Wilds the recording artist, the multi-talented star is the child of Dominican-Irish mother and an African-American father.