[Tiffany]

I am so glad you brought this up. I believe that thanks to America it has to do with the general belief that anything associated with black is negative and the last thing they want to be is that. In turn, many afro-latin people rather identify with their native american and or spainard roots because of the negative connotation about being black especially in America. Thats not a good thing to be. Unfortunately, its everywhere you look, from the reference to ‘black friday’, ‘black reign’, watch televison, look in magazines and even in the dictionary its not cool to be black, at least not too black (speaking of skin color). And even black people themselves have issues with darker shades of black people in past generations due to the negativity associated with the being black. The few afro-latin people who do know and have had the opportunity to explore their roots and know their strength tend to embrace them wholeheartedly. ie father (belizan) I don’t say scream oh, im black just to hear oneself speak, I mean know and recognize how that contributes to being you. From your wavy to kinky hair, your complexion, features and structure are attibutes that dont just happened, its a product of the african/native american/conquistador mix why deny it its a beautiful thing. Still, while the afro-latin peoples believe what America and many of our ignorant ones have to say , watch white america continue to try and be like us. Botox injections trying to save them from wrinkles, collegen injections trying to mimick our full lips, and getting tans all year round trying to stay colored. Its just a matter of ignorance its really up to us educate one another so we understand why its really okay to be black.

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Name : Tiffany, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 25, City : new york, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : marketing rep, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

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