Afro-Puerto Ricans

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:ancestry gptkb:Taíno
European
West African
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:literature
gptkb:music
gptkb:politics
sports
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Black_History_Month
gptkb:Puerto_Rican_Heritage_Month
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Salsa_music
gptkb:Bomba_music
Plena music
gptkbp:demographics 8.5% of Puerto Rico's population (2020 Census)
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:festival Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol (Loíza)
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Transatlantic_slave_trade
Abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico (1873)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Afro-Puerto Ricans
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:mediaType Afro-Latino actors in U.S. media
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Rita_Moreno
gptkb:Celia_Cruz
gptkb:Roberto_Clemente
gptkb:Tego_Calderón
gptkb:Piri_Thomas
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:racism
colorism
cultural pride
racial identity
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Centro_de_Estudios_Puertorriqueños
Afro-Puerto Rican Alliance
gptkbp:population approximately 1.5 million (self-identified, 2020 Census)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:African_diaspora
Caribbean culture
Puerto Rican culture
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Santería
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:Afro-Latinos
gptkb:Puerto_Ricans
gptkbp:traditionalDance gptkb:Bomba
gptkb:Plena
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:arroz_con_gandules
mofongo
bacalaíto
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Afro-Latino_Americans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6