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Hey there, this is Felix. You know, all Latino is taking a break from making new shows

for a bit while we regroup for the upcoming year. So we'll be taking a deep dive into

our archive and pulling out some of our favorite coverage throughout the years.

From NPR music, this is Alt Latino. I'm Felix Contreras. This week, we marked the last week of

Black History Month by bringing back an episode that celebrates the contributions

of Afro-Latinx cultural figures across Latin America. In February of 2014, former Alt-Latino host

Jasmine Garz and I had a conversation with the folks behind the Latinegras project.

Bianca, Lauriano, and Danielle Familia were two of the minds behind the fantastic digital

archive on Tumblr that dove deep into the history, culture, and current events involving

Afro-Latino artists across Latin America.

In the following interview, Jasmine and I spoke to Bianca and Daniel about their work with the project, notable Afro-Latinx cultural figures, and the music that underscores it all.

If you've been following our show, you hopefully have noticed our commitment to telling Afro-Latino stories, sharing music by Afro-Latinx musicians, and hopefully fostering an understanding about Afro-Latino stories, sharing music by Afro-Latinx musicians, and hopefully fostering and understanding

about Afro-Latino culture even within our own communities.

Here's our interview with Bianca Laudiano and Danielle Familia of the Latinegras project.

So I tried to describe why I'm such a big fan of your project, but why don't you tell us a little bit more what the project is about?

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