In an interview with theGrio, Prof. Tanya K. Hernández discusses how her book, “Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Blackness,” unpacks the complicated relationship between Latinos, Afro-Latinos and African Americans, who are often presumed to be allies.
When Black Lives Matter protests were at their peak in 2020, one group’s protest signs had a notable message: “Latinos for Black Lives.”
But for some Afro-Latinos and African Americans, the message overlooked problems on the homefront.
“Black Lives Matter is not just about somebody else’s struggle that we get to dip in and out of when it’s convenient, when we’re not otherwise busy, etc.,” says Professor Tanya K. Hernández, today! Listen to ‘Dear Culture’ with Panama Jackson.
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