This is a word, a podcast from Slate.

I'm your host, Jason Johnson.

It's Hispanic Heritage Month, and depending on how you count, Latinos have emerged as the

quote largest minority group in the United States.

But pop culture in the media often overlook the diversity among Latinos themselves, including

a significant population that defines itself as black.

Afro-Latino start opening up their mouths and getting a little more public space to be able

to have an authentic interaction about what their experiences have been.

The Afro-Latino experience coming up on a word with me, Jason Johnson.

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Welcome to a word, a podcast from Slate about race, impolitics and everything else.

I'm your host, Jason Johnson.

The recent census revealed that a growing number of Americans who identify as Latino also

identify as black.

But historically, many American Latinos have shunned any connection with their African heritage,

even when that choice divides communities and families.

Someone who's fighting for recognition of the Afro-Latino experience is Tanya Hernandez.

She's a law professor at Fordham University and also the author of the forthcoming book

Racial Innocence, Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias from Beacon Press.

Professor Tanya Hernandez joins us now.

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