
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
The 2020 Census revealed that a growing number of Latino Americans are acknowledging their Black heritage. But that choice has never been simple. Professor Tanya Hernández of Fordham University School of Law joins Jason Johnson to talk about the bias Afro-Latinos have faced across the Americas, from their governments and even their own families. They also explore how Afro-Latinos pressing for greater representation in entertainment, media, and politics.
You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month.
Guest: Professor Tanya Hernández, Fordham University School of Law
Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel, Jasmine Ellis, and Asha Saluja
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4.9
564564 ratings
The 2020 Census revealed that a growing number of Latino Americans are acknowledging their Black heritage. But that choice has never been simple. Professor Tanya Hernández of Fordham University School of Law joins Jason Johnson to talk about the bias Afro-Latinos have faced across the Americas, from their governments and even their own families. They also explore how Afro-Latinos pressing for greater representation in entertainment, media, and politics.
You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month.
Guest: Professor Tanya Hernández, Fordham University School of Law
Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel, Jasmine Ellis, and Asha Saluja
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1,875 Listeners
36,998 Listeners
990 Listeners
2,854 Listeners
1,016 Listeners
7,723 Listeners
1,015 Listeners
1,381 Listeners
5,655 Listeners
53 Listeners
2,043 Listeners
239 Listeners
865 Listeners
23,938 Listeners
9,637 Listeners
3,593 Listeners
1,286 Listeners
784 Listeners
1,192 Listeners
725 Listeners
413 Listeners
3,359 Listeners
4,641 Listeners
10,279 Listeners
8,939 Listeners
5,314 Listeners
1,527 Listeners
59 Listeners
7,086 Listeners
46 Listeners
3,296 Listeners
95 Listeners
1,501 Listeners
4 Listeners
84 Listeners