Ain't I Latina?

Digital destination celebrating & highlighting Afro-Latinx womanhood. Tweets by @janelmwrites & AIL team| As seen on @TheRoot @ESSENCE @VanityFair y más

[REGGAETON CON LA GATA💓 @ReggaetonXGata]

What an honor to have interviewed @janelmwrites of @aintilatina for Episode 11 of my pod.

Ep.11 The girls who get it, get it ft. Janel Martinez & Henao

LISTEN: https://t.co/6by5vd0J2y

[Nicole D. Ramsey @Nicole_D_Rams]

📢CALL FOR PAPERS

The Afro-Latin@ Diasporas series (Palgrave) is now accepting abstracts for the upcoming edited volume, Black Central Américas: Ebbs and Flows of Hemispheric Blackness.

Abstract Submission Deadline: March 1, 2025

[Janel Martinez @janelmwrites]

📢Announcement: I’m in @LatinxinPub's Writers Mentorship Program Class of 2025! 

This year, I vowed to make progress on a project I’ve been working on for far too long. I’m excited to work alongside my brilliant mentor, @priscadorcas, to bring this adult nonfiction book to life.

[afrolatin@ forum @afrolatinoforum]

#AbsolutamenteNegro finale! Explore the beautiful tapestry of AfroLatinx identities. Join scholars, activists & artists as they discuss how race shapes our communities. Don't miss this insightful conversation hosted by @SchomburgCenter! #AfroLatinx RSVP: https://t.co/aamqUumVkn

[Plantin @PlantinMag]

We're still open for subs!! Would love to get some short story submissions! Send us your things don't be shy 💜

[Daisy G, PhD. @DazeG_321]

The playlist for the day was request by two beautiful ladies. The food, the music, were all curated to feel like a Sunday in my home. https://t.co/JMylc8xesF

[Daisy G, PhD. @DazeG_321]

Calling to the Ancestors:
Garifuna Women as Emodied Archives @ NYU Dr. Daisy Guzman Luz Soliz Catherine Ochún

[Lehman College @LehmanCollege]

Here’s to International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month! 🎉

Yesterday, the Women’s and Gender Studies Program hosted an open mic, book talk, and reading with award-winning novelist @Writer1949 in the @lehmanlibrary. The conversation was moderated by @LaPoetaMariposa.

[Lehman College @LehmanCollege]

Join us for an evening of reflection, empowerment, and inspiration led by successful Afro-Latinas. ✨

🗓️Tuesday, Feb. 27, 6 p.m.
🏫: Music Building, Third Floor Recital Hall, Room 306
🔗to register for No Mas Melting Pot!: https://t.co/68c0OJwrYA

#LehmanCollege #AfroLatina

[Daisy G, PhD. @DazeG_321]

Garifuna Scholar and Miriam Jiménez Román Fellow Dr. Daisy E. Guzman Nunez, Luz F. Soliz Ramos and Catherine Ochun. https://t.co/UkyopS6z1t

[REGGAETON CON LA GATA💓 @ReggaetonXGata]

Afrolatinidad is way too beautiful for some of us to be engaging with nonsense that doesnt honor us.

Hazte la loca
Walk away
Give your energy to things that deserve it, ignore all else

[Ain't I Latina? @aintilatina]

@ReggaetonXGata Amen and thank you ♥️🙏🏽

[Natasha S. Alford @NatashaSAlford]

I've been away working on some things, but I'm back to share this beautiful announcement. We officially have a cover for my first book-- "American Negra: A Memoir." In stores Feb. 27 right and available for pre-order now:
https://t.co/BEzCAugHzv
Thank you @HarperCollins, for capturing my vision. 🙏🏾 Thank you to my community for the support! 🤎

[afrolatin@ forum @afrolatinoforum]

The #afrolatina conversation "Contextualizing Absolutamente Negro/a/x" kicks off next Wednesday, October 18 @ 6:30pm! It's an introduction to "Absolutamente Negro / Absolutely Black" conversation series, which explores why we need to address issues that affect all #afrolatinos

[Encuentro Diaspora @E_DiasporaAfro]

Esperanza United in collaboration with Encuentro Diaspora Afro presents; Lifting all the Voices: Daughters of Latin America virtual event. @CumbreAfro @afrolatinoforum @AfrolatinProjec @soulfulafro @mssandraguzman @EsperanzaUnited @BosWomensFund

[Janel Martinez @janelmwrites]

As a writer, there's no greater feeling than seeing your words in print. 'From Ebony and Jet to Vibe, Black Latina Visual Media Representation Provides a Blueprint for Latinx Media' is now in Volume 2 of #Intervenxions @LatinxProjNYU.

🙏🏽 to Néstor David Pastor & Alex Santana.

[Center for the Humanities at GC CUNY @HumanitiesGC]

TUESDAY ZOOM EVENT!
Join us for a conversation with author Mayra Santos-Febres, and translator Vanessa Pérez-Rosario of the award-winning poetry collection Boat People, discussing the inspiration for the book, immigration, and belonging.

https://t.co/PRt7bFlx3t

[New CentAm_Beauty Account @CentAm_Beauty]

My previous page, @CentAm_Beauty, sadly got hacked & I have been unable to log back in since May 2023💔 So this is my new page starting today 💙🧿 I hope you’ll continue to stick around as this space highlights all things related to Central America & our diasporas. Welcome! 🌴🌋

[REGGAETON CON LA GATA💓 @ReggaetonXGata]

#Perreo101Tour is Back 💓

Stream Perreo 101 Podcast Everywhere🎙️
Hosted by @unagatasata 💓

Lectures, workshops, panels, y más
https://t.co/wlXqjZonar

[EN Latinidad @EnLatinidad]

Black Latinos are not confused. There is a bunch of information+content out there by Pioneers @aintilatina @MigrantScribble Zahira Kelly, Dash Harris, @afrolatinotravel to name a few speaking on Black Joy, Black Beauty, Black Existence. Educate yourself, tap into their work.