You are a unique intersection of worlds.

Where Spanish flows and Afro picks expand.

Where the diaspora conquers colonialism
and your beauty is found in your power.

The power you had before afrolatinadad was a trend.

Ralph Ellison said,
“when I discover who I am, I’ll be free”.

So embrace all you are and live in the freedom that comes with your image-bearing identity
even if the world doesn’t quite get you yet.

Pa’ Lante y Pa’ Ribba Negra Bella ❤️

-Poem by Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez