Disney's latest animated leading lady is a freckle-faced beauty with caramel skin, hazel eyes and dark brown braids. #RepresentationMatters
Madame Noire got the chance to sit in for "Black is Bella: A Conversation with the Afro Latinas Redefining Beauty." Panelists Lulu Cordero of Bomba Curls, Mabel and Shaira Frías of Luna Magic Beauty, and Ada Rojas of the blog All Things Ada all shared insights on how beauty ideals shaped their Afro-Latina identities.
Actress Zoe Saldana is under fire once again. Following her responses to an Instagram post explaining the complicated history of Dominican Independence Day, Saldana's problematic comments have allegedly even incited death threats and hateful messages being sent to the team of the thoughtful post.
There are often Black experiences that go underrepresented when it comes to how Blackness is framed in our societal discourse and pop culture. That being said, MadameNoire got the chance to hear from five powerful Latinx women about the importance of embracing their Black identity.
After releasing a song for her "light skin baddies," DaniLeigh had Twitter users confused about why she was referring to herself as a "yellow bone." Some even think the song was an attempt at throwing shade toward her boyfriend DaBaby's ex, MeMe, who is a Black woman of a darker complexion.
Evelyn Lozada just said loud and proud that she's Afro-Latina. This revelation comes after she was criticized for her use of the N-word and more.
In recent years Charlamagne has several conversations about people who identify as Afro Latinx and has simply chosen not to listen.
