Identidad Afrolatina

What does it mean to be Afrolatinx?

• to be black and speak Spanish

• to be of African descent and live in a Spanish-speaking country

• to be of Latin American and African descent

What percentage of Latinx people identify as Afrolatinx?

• 10

• 5

• 25

• 20

Mariah Carey es Afro-Latina.

• CIERTO

• FALSO

Answer explanation

¡Cierto! La mamá de Mariah Carey es blanca, y su papá es afroamericano y afro-venezolano (Afro-Venezuelan).

To be Afro-Latinx you have to speak Spanish.

• CIERTO

• FALSO

Answer explanation

Speaking Spanish isn't a requirement of identifying as Afro-Latinx! If African and Latin blood runs through your veins, you are Afro-Latinx.

¿Es Bruno Mars Afrolatino?

• Sí

• No

Which country has the largest population of Afro-Latinx?

• Nicaragua

• Brasil

• La República Dominicana

• Cuba

Answer explanation

56% of Brazilians, according to the most recent census, are of African descent!

Which is the only African country that has Spanish as its official language?

• Ghana

• Morocco

• Equatorial Guinea

• Sudan

Answer explanation

Spain invaded this part of Africa in the 1700's & 1800's. Equatorial Guinea broke free from Spanish rule in the late 1800's. Spanish became its official language in 1844!

Read more here: https://face2faceafrica.com/article/how-equatorial-guinea-became-the-only-spanish-speaking-country-in-africa1

Which Hispano-Latino (Spanish-speaking) country has the largest Afro-Latinx population?

• Portugal

• La República Dominicana

• Cuba

• Ecuador