Afro-Latin Americans
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Afro-Latin Americans are people of African descent in Latin America whose cultures blend African, Indigenous, and European influences and who have played a central role in the region’s history, music, religion, and social movements.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afro-Latin Americans canonical | 7 |
| Afro-Latinos | 6 |
| Afro-Latin American culture | 1 |
| Afro-Latin Canadian community | 1 |
| Afro-Latino | 1 |
| Afro-Peruvians | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T458076 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Afro-Latin Americans Context triple: [Afro-Caribbean people, relatedGroup, Afro-Latin Americans]
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A.
Afro-Mexicans
Afro-Mexicans are a culturally distinct community in Mexico descended largely from enslaved Africans, whose historical contributions range from participation in the independence movement to shaping regional music, cuisine, and traditions, particularly along the coasts.
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B.
Afro-Caribbean people
Afro-Caribbean people are a diverse group of people of African descent whose ancestors were brought to the Caribbean, shaping the region’s cultures, languages, religions, and music.
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C.
Caribbean Americans
Caribbean Americans are U.S. residents and citizens with ancestral roots in the Caribbean region, encompassing diverse national, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds from islands and coastal nations across the Caribbean Sea.
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D.
Black Americans
Black Americans are a racial and ethnic group in the United States descended largely from enslaved Africans, with a distinct cultural, historical, and political legacy that has profoundly shaped American society.
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E.
Hispanic and Latino Americans
Hispanic and Latino Americans are U.S. residents with cultural or ancestral roots in Spanish-speaking Latin America or Spain, encompassing diverse national origins, races, and traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Afro-Latin Americans Target entity description: Afro-Latin Americans are people of African descent in Latin America whose cultures blend African, Indigenous, and European influences and who have played a central role in the region’s history, music, religion, and social movements.
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A.
Afro-Mexicans
Afro-Mexicans are a culturally distinct community in Mexico descended largely from enslaved Africans, whose historical contributions range from participation in the independence movement to shaping regional music, cuisine, and traditions, particularly along the coasts.
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B.
Afro-Caribbean people
Afro-Caribbean people are a diverse group of people of African descent whose ancestors were brought to the Caribbean, shaping the region’s cultures, languages, religions, and music.
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C.
Caribbean Americans
Caribbean Americans are U.S. residents and citizens with ancestral roots in the Caribbean region, encompassing diverse national, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds from islands and coastal nations across the Caribbean Sea.
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D.
Black Americans
Black Americans are a racial and ethnic group in the United States descended largely from enslaved Africans, with a distinct cultural, historical, and political legacy that has profoundly shaped American society.
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E.
Hispanic and Latino Americans
Hispanic and Latino Americans are U.S. residents with cultural or ancestral roots in Spanish-speaking Latin America or Spain, encompassing diverse national origins, races, and traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (99)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diaspora community
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ethnic group ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| danceStyleInfluenced |
capoeira
ⓘ
cumbia dance ⓘ rumba dance ⓘ salsa dance ⓘ samba dance ⓘ |
| demographicSignificanceIn |
Brazil
ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Dominican Republic ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| experienced |
economic inequality
ⓘ
racial discrimination ⓘ slavery ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
colorism
ⓘ
limited access to education ⓘ limited access to healthcare ⓘ structural racism ⓘ underrepresentation in politics ⓘ |
| hasAncestry |
African peoples
ⓘ
Central Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Central Africans
West Africans ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContributionIn |
dance
ⓘ
literature ⓘ music ⓘ politics ⓘ religion ⓘ sports ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluenceFrom |
African cultures
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European cultures ⓘ Indigenous cultures ⓘ |
| hasIdentityComponent |
African heritage
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Latin American nationality ⓘ mixed cultural traditions ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
Atlantic slave trade
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transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Creole languages
ⓘ
French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| livesInRegion |
Argentina
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ Central America ⓘ Colombia ⓘ Costa Rica ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Dominican Republic ⓘ Ecuador ⓘ Honduras ⓘ Latin America ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Panama ⓘ Peru ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ South America ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| movementGoal |
cultural preservation
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political representation ⓘ racial equality ⓘ recognition of Afro-descendant rights ⓘ |
| musicGenreInfluenced |
bachata
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bolero ⓘ bossa nova ⓘ cumbia ⓘ merengue ⓘ reggaeton ⓘ rumba ⓘ salsa ⓘ samba ⓘ son cubano ⓘ tango ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
abolitionist movements in Latin America
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civil rights movements in Latin America ⓘ independence movements in Latin America ⓘ labor movements in Latin America ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Organization of American States
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United Nations ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
Afro-Brazilians ⓘ Afro-Caribbean people ⓘ
surface form:
Afro-Caribbeans
Afro-Colombians ⓘ Afro-Mexicans ⓘ Afro-Latin Americans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Afro-Peruvians
Garifuna ⓘ
surface form:
Garifuna people
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| religionPracticed |
Afro-Caribbean religions
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Candomblé ⓘ Palo Monte ⓘ Protestantism ⓘ Rastafari movement ⓘ
surface form:
Rastafarianism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ Santería ⓘ Umbanda ⓘ Haitian Vodou ⓘ
surface form:
Vodou
|
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Subject: Afro-Latin Americans Description of subject: Afro-Latin Americans are people of African descent in Latin America whose cultures blend African, Indigenous, and European influences and who have played a central role in the region’s history, music, religion, and social movements.
Referenced by (17)
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