it is but nice try, you AIN'T foolin me...like you'd REALLY date a black guy...in fact, i'm 100% certain you've NEVER dated a black guy in your life. nothing else explains why your parents haven't disowned you yet
not really if you were born in Germany for example and you're of said background from parents origin. you would still be more exposed to the Geman culture, nationality, race (group)
Literally translates into “Amara the black.” What she is essentially saying is “I am literally and obviously black (only in color) and my ancestry originated from Africa but ethnically and culturally I’m Latino”
She is apart of the diaspora of the ancient Israelites, she has the same genetic make up as "African Americans" or "British Africans", they are the true descendants of the ancient Israelites.
It is not that they don't like being called black. It's that in the US, when you say black you are usually talking about African Americans and a lot of afro latinos like to make the distinction. It doesn't mean they don't wanna be called black.
*facepalm* You CLEARLY didn't understand my comment or understood what you wanted to understand. When I say "make the distinction" I am talking about the FACT that even though we are black, we are culturally different from African Americans and THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. In Latin America, we are not so race obsessed like you are in the US and we don't go around calling each other black. We identify by our country of origin in Latin America, not by our race. And even within our own countries, we identify by regions, by what part of the country you are from, not by our race. Race only comes to the picture when you are describing someone. Is there colorism? OF COURSE, but we don't focus so much on race like you guys do. When you are trying to make a distinction is as a matter of clarification, NOT because you are trying to distant yourself from being black as a race or to try to emulate whites...
When will the general public understand that Latina is not a race. It’s a culture. Go back and watch the show when the cast revealed their DNA tests on the show...Adrienne’s results were Native American, Iberian Peninsula, European, a little Asian and of course a dash of African 😉. That’s what most people who are ‘typical Latina’ are. They have mixed heritage and their culture, that they primarily identify with, is Latinx. So to sit here and ‘call people out’ who have African heritage who are also culturally Latinx is woefully hypocritical. Just because they don’t fit the box you have come to understand as being Latina does not mean they’re lying, bluffing or should be criticized for it. Seriously....people wake up and educate yourself.
Ana Iberian Peninsula refers specifically to Spain and Portugal. It’s distinct from both the rest of Europe and Africa...separated by the Strait of Gibraltar. My point is that even in the same land mass there were different ethnic occupants that give way to how things are ‘classified’.
Hannah Israel/12 Tribes did I ever say Hispanic is a race? Pretty sure I said it’s not...it’s a culture. The two are different. Race is man made in order to put groups of people in boxes. Latina is a culture and yes Latin is a language. Learn the difference. Also, Spanish is a Latin based language. Yes with colonization we lost a lot of our natural culture and language. Nobody is disputing that. All I’m saying is that for people to attack Amara because they can’t understand how she is ethnically from Africa and culturally Latina is insane.
Those people obviously are close minded and limited in their thinking. They obviously have never traveled and nor did they learn anything in school. When I traveled to Puerto Rico everybody was dark skinned. The lightest shade I seen was a brown color like Amaras mom.
Latino is not a race but it is starting to be considered as one . Even in fbi reports and exams etc Latino is a race . It’s a huge debate that has been going on for years. I think us Latinos would like to have a category of our own . Never heard of a Latino introduce themselves white or black just Latino .
Cathartic Psychic Healer I mean if people think Puerto Rican is a race then their obviously uneducated. Being Latino is a whole continent it’s different from being from a country and claiming that’s a race . Puerto Rican’s nationality is not even Puerto Rican their Americans so they are way more complicated . Race is your physical features right ? That’s what helps us pick a race . The reason their so much controversy around if Its not or is a race (Latino ) is because we don’t have a specific look . Some of us are white some of us are black . We come in different colors. If it weren’t for that we would have been considered a race if it Weren’t for the fact that we are mestizos. For example Asia is a continent . Asian is a race . Every country in Asia has their on ethnicity and culture . Same with Latinos . We are from Latin America every country in Latin America has different ethnicities and cultures . So theirs an argument for it is race and it’s not race . Hence why it’s so confusing and some see it as a race and others do not
@@caribbeannekoak4188 the original dynasty came from Sudan. Egypt had been conquered many times before it became what it is. Nefertiti was indeed black, but Cleopatra I believe was of Greek descent. The last people to conquer Egypt were from the Middle East and the reason why the majority aren’t black today
So many people don't know it. Many people think that Latinx people have a distinctive look and they don't know any better. I'm African-American and 25% Cuban, but many people wouldn't know it unless I told them.
@alex smith the term latino refers to the to anybody that is from anywhere in latin america and latin america is very diverse, they don't only speak spanish. the Latin american region starts in mexico then all the way down to chile and argentina and anybody from there and anywhere in between is latino doesn't matter the language they language they speak.
Amara was someone I looked up to a lot when I was in school. As a Haitian-Puerto Rican who is dark skinned himself, I was always aware that a lot of people wouldn’t believe me when I say I was part Hispanic. Then I saw Amara and how she rocks both black/Latin culture so well while not being light skinned. So now I realize I can be a proud Afro-Latino and realize i dont have to to look light to be so either ❤️
I'm just very confused y she is famous for being afo-latina which I can't stand that word. Just call yourself latin. I can see she dark yes but y use race as a story line to make a name for your self you aren't the first. Plenty latins of dark color that came before her especially Joseline Hernandez yet nobody everrr mentions that. 🤔 As haitiborn tht has to deal with similar but in reverse cuz I am on the lighter side and I have hair that grows fast n does weird stuff. Not 4c but 4"w" bc it really has a mind of it's own n ppl kept asking if I was mixed. If I came on the show n talking about I was born in haiti n I have European/native American/ African features that skipped everybody in my family but me as my storyline... I wouldn't last long.
She is one sexy black woman, I don't care where she is from. A lot of Latino's are upset at her because she embrace her heritage. Well, a lot of whites are upset at African Americans too, for the same reason. Be proud of who you are.
I know I have European blood but I just don't accept it because I know that blood come from rape that's the difference between and African American and Latinos they accept European blood and the African American don't
@ok 01 if you are black and born in China you are not Chinese the can never give you citizenship or allow you own a property in China I know some people born in China and black the apply for visa just like a normal person and also in UAE those countries don't see you if you are black
@@staciegreene2262 you are actually fucking stupid. African americans were taken from africa and brought to america as slaves hence the name "african american" if u were taken from ur original country as a slave and u made children who made more children that place is apart of who u are🙄 don't be stupid sis
Have you ever heard of the saying that it is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool, than to open your mouth and confirm. You definitely did the latter!
Kinsella Orr -Okay, let me be tactful. She is both pretty and fat or just plain pretty FAT. And she also has an obnoxious personality when off screen or as they say in Spanish es una pesada.
I am African American and I simply adore the fact that she embraces being black! I've know some Black latinos that shun being black. They say "Oh I'm not like you, I'm latino, not black..." I was like: well F*** U too then lol But the fact that she actually claims ALL of her heritage, it's very impressive!! & She is absolutely stunning, I might add!! 💕💕😉
ILoveME #NoTime4FairyTalez I think it’s like amara said black for Hispanics = African American which a lot of Latinos are not. She said it herself she’s Afro Latino not black.
HowE Lee hey hey if she was walking in the store wish I had complexion in their hair I don't think a detective would say I'm not going to follow her cuz she's afro-latino no he won't follow her because she black she may have a Latin accent and Heritage language Exedra. But when they see her they're going to see black no she's not black American she's black Latino
having dark skin is inconsequential, you don't have to identify with having it, just like hair and eye color. It is our culture that identifies us...Americans will never understand because your identity is your color. I am Nigerian, and i dont have to identify as black to make you happy, i dont have a problem with my skin tone and i dont have to shout it to the roof tops that i am this color, i am very comfortable with my actual identity. Which is A Yoruba Igbo woman
Jordys Mom I’m not stating how people view her. I’m stating how she views herself. The original post was referring to that. My point is Latinos of whatever color are always going to state that they are Latinos. To them and also a lot of islanders culture is everything and color is obvious.
"Amara" was also a name of one of the second largest ethnic group of peoples which means in Ethiopian language ""beautiful and gorgeous peoples "" so she had the perfect name and she look like them too.
As an African, it's confusing to me why African Americans have a hard time understanding Afro Latino. Like y'all do realize y'all were probably on the same ship but got dropped of at different stops...? An African American is a person with roots in Africa but has American culture, speaks English, have been there for many generations likely. Same for Afro Latino, somebody with roots in Africa, who is from a Spanish speaking country, have Latino culture. No one gets confused when you say African American or tells you to pic a side... African or American
Right! People Don't realize that over 90% of the slaves were taken elsewhere in the Caribbean and South America. Less than 10% were taken to America. More slaves were speaking Spanish, French, and Portuguese than English. We just don't see them much because they never had a large civil rights movement or push for black images in media in their countries. The only difference are the places we were dropped off and the languages our masters spoke.
Salaan Sare it's because they relate the looks of a 'Latino' to Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans and Cubans, the oldest groups of 'Latinos' in the US. The image started with old school actors like Ricardo Montalban, Ricky Ricardo, Eric Estrada and singers like Gloria Estefan. The newer 'representatives' have been Ricky Martin, Jlo, Salma Hayek, Andy Garcia, etc... The presence of Afro-Latinos in the US (a larger presence, since there have been Afro-Cubans and Afro-PRs) is newer, so people need to flex their idea of what a 'Latino' is supposed to look like.
City Nat I think afro Latinos were long here. I grew up around Puerto Rican kids who looked like me but for people who lived in less diverse areas their only concept of what “Latino” looks like is through Hollywood which generally stereotypes. For example I was a big Irene Cara fan as a kid and she had a successful career for awhile. I don’t think people realized she was Latina and came from a bilingual home. Actually Major League Baseball has been full of Latinos with African roots for a long time though.
Salaan Sare FYI Currently speak English because of the way the school systems are set up but I have friends whose grandparents only spoke French and their parents generation speak English and French. I’m talking people descended from slaves.
She is the prettiest girl in the world, I'm Mexican and I love brown skin but, this gorgeous girl touched my heart... I always love afro hair, and she's pretty from hair to toes. And her Spanish accent it's beautiful too, I always said that Dominicans have the prettiest accent in Latin American then the colombians and The Chileans and the Argentines. With love from a Mexican to all the Dominican republic chicks, your guys are beautiful.
I like her too💕 She sounds exactly like my Mexican grandma, she’s from Guerrero, Mexico... and my aunties. Her sassiness and her mannerisms are just like my grandmas.. it brought some tears to my eyes😭 RIP, MA.💖
Yea dominican accent is a mix of a certain type of spanish and african and taino influences sometimes small french and portugués influence depending on the region
I am very fair skin but my father is her complexion and my mom is pecan brown. This is what I love about being black! We are the rainbow! So much beauty, diversity and range that cannot be denied no matter how much the media tries to say otherwise! We as a people need to embrace and own ALL of our blackness!
LaTara Ghaffary no I don't think that's true it's many reasons why people say the things they say the only thing African Americans try to tell you is that if you walking down the street and you are black man they're not going to wait to see what you're accent is a lot of black people try to separate themselves thinking white people going to treat them better
LaTara Ghaffary my mother is mix but everyone wants her just to say African American so she grew up saying she’s just African American but shes mix ... And most black people are mixed actually but just identify as just African American because of society
I am sorry if I offend anyone but seems to me a lot of Americans dont seem to know the difference between race, ethnicity and nationality. So I can say oh I am black. Someone would be like arent you from the Caribbean? So is it black and white only for americans?
LaTara Ghaffary If you live in America legally, you are an American. Believe it or not, you are Americanized, from the stores, to gas, water, and other utilities, from the hospitals to the roads. People can say they are this or that but put them overseas they'll begging to come back.
Souful_of_Love It's hard because most Latinos try to abolish there African ancestry, so they fight tooth and nail to not except it in any way, shape, form or fashion
She's beyond gorgeous 😍 That last sentence she said "Im tired of having to explain my color cause you can see it " Like that speaks volumes and all the people who can't understand and are saying ignorant comments about her , smh , how about you educate yourself . #AfroLatino #AfricanRoots #LatinCulture =#AfroLatino
I’m Nigerian or black British I’ve never struggled with this concept I like to identify as Nigerian even though I’ve been born and raised in London but I’ve been to Nigeria a lot,grown up like a typical Nigerian girl and yet people try to take that away from me like I’m not Nigerian
Breanna Gbenedio I'm like you. I'm a black British Nigerian but I never had this issue with regular people. However I do get it from older Nigerian people. They say to me that because I was born in the UK doesn't make me fully Nigerian. But I am. I think America this concept is a issue. They only believe people can be African American when there are afro Latinos. I think what amara is facing is colorism. If she were light like cardi b or lala Anthony people would be more accepting of her being Latina.
Rạf I agree that it is a form of colourist funnily enough older Nigerians for me don’t question me when I say I’m Nigerian is the younger generation but it depends where u live
That's a problem here in America. Here it doesn't matter what african country you come from. People just label you african american like everyone else. I prefer to just be called Nigerian though I was born in the U.S.
Her skin color is fake. Don't nobody got that color skin naturally unless they're a zombie or something. That sht is greyish brown. That's from melanin shots.
She is absolutely one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen!!! Her skin glows sooooo pretty!! I have to admit I was low key jealous of her when I first saw her but then I was like,..... I would go gay for her pretty self! LOL!!
she is right...Caribbean people come in so many shades and hues...and we see an accept each other every day. Americans who are not exposed to it may want to box us into one thing or another....
Immediately, am African American and Afro-Caribbean descent with a lighter shade of brown and I've yet to see a woman who has none of my features (high cheekbones, full lips, and type 4 hair (4b/c mostly)) regardless of skin tone and I'm proud to say so. #black&proud
people tend to forget, race first then nationality. so I'm from African descent. but was born in American culture(aka America). so I'm African American. she is of African descent. but was born in latino culture,so she is afro Latina. same as if someone was of African descent, born in Korea. they would be Afro korean, or African Korean. basically your still black, even if yall say yall not.
Well she is probably all the "races". I guess when she says she's not black she means she is not black cultured, like you understand it in America. And as she said, clearly she is black you see it. But that's irrelevant. The same way she is a woman.
We are black in this country because white people say we are black, when I was a kid we were called negro and colored people after the civil rights movement we labeled or selves, we took on the Afro American title because we knew we were from Africa but didn't know what part
@jeisa Jeis We are black in this country because white people say we are black wether your mixed with Asian, Indian, Spanish, White or whatever, that used to be a law in America that said if you have 1% black blood in you whatever the hell that is you are black
My daughter is mixed black and white and Canadian, my heritage is Irish. To complicate it more, her paternal grandparents are Jamaican. So my daughter is a Caribbean Irish Canadian ♡
The point was with latino carribeans, we can be white like snow and look very european or black like coal and look very african and everything in between but have the same parents...you dont see that with black americans...carribean latinos are more mixed racially thats why there is more of a varity of phenotypes with in the same family. If you have two u racial people have kids, those kids can come out looking mostly black, mostly white or a mix..thats esentially what happens with Carribean latinos only theres also the indian genes that play into how we look as well.
@@vianjelos my grandmother... God rest her soul... Was so light skinned that my friend asked me at my wedding... Who is the white lady. My grandmother side is from Louisiana. Her and my great grandmother looked like white women... My dad is dark black... Sister the same... I am brown... Mother light red... People did not believe my daughter was mine because of her extremely light skin color... Oh... Let us not mention the better grade of hair...What I am saying is variety of color comes from all races that has an ounce of melanin... Period... No matter what part of the world your from... ❤... A rainbow of beautiful colors in my family... The drop makes your color pop
Come to Ethiopia and you will find a lotta women who look exactly like her. One glance I thought she was Ethiopian before I heard her speak! God Bless!
@Spider-Man ...She wears both. I only know because she explained that she wears a wig because its easier to maintain. She said it when people kept mocking her for wearing a wig and she gave that explanation.
Amara won me over a thousand times. Only because she is comfortable in her own skin color and refuses to alter it with lighter makeup...and she wears an afro wig too🤗💘
Omg how dense you have to be to not understand that just because you are black doesn't mean you can't be latino. Being latino literally means you have a mixed heritage. Many latinoamerican countries have african, indegenous and european roots. C'mon read a little about world history, not just your own ''american'' history.
Facts,what I don't like of the most of the Latinos is their to racist knowing that they're a bit of everything. It's like saying your grand (×10) mother,example(dirty black) it's just stupid to be a latino and to be racist,but all the Latinos are'nt a bit African some are'nt African at all
Miguel Plata you are exactly right BUT unfortunately dont ever have this discussion with a black person in public, some of us for some strange fucked up reason wanna claim any beautiful person in the world with Brown skin....ESPECIALLY black women, this just shows how deep rooted there hate is for themselves & why they hide behind 100% Indian grade hairweave & wigs & 3 inch long fake eyelashes.....Some of us as you can clearly see dont even acknowledge the other races that are mixed in her blood...Black women somehow think that if they can get the whole world to recognize her as ONLY black then in some MAGICAL WAY it makes themselves look better....SMFH....I agree with you 100% it's clearly evident that she is mixed & not even close to being 100% only black.
I’m with Amara ! I’m Dominican and I’m pretty light skinned because of my Spaniard European decent but I’m Dominican.Its super annoying on the non Educated People are like oh you don’t look Spanish or you have something and can’t pin point it. I feel you sister and all Spanish People who don’t look like the Typical person From The Country you claim to be.
Well said.. I'm black Dominican. I claim to be Dominican. I don't claim being either African or Spaniards even though my roots comes from both. Also, a HUGE misunderstanding of the word LATINO. People use this word to group Spanish speaking nations in the Americas when in fact, Latino is anyone whose language derives from Latin which is anything like French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, etc. A more correct world for us should be Hispanic because of our ancestor's speaking language.
Thats where you and Amara differs,she says she is black latina as in Afro latina and her Parents came from Dominicana and her father is black like her and her mother like Adrienne but a little brown but you said you are Dominicana and Spanish or African but we are talkinv about Race not nationality,its about being white black native or mixed of those 3 races do you get the difference?
I know what's being discussed and I maintain my original point of afro-latino crap. There's no such thing as afro-latino. In fact, you don't understand the importance of nationality. Your nationality defines who you are more than race. Most people talk about race mostly because of lack of self-esteem. You should be proud of who you are whether you're black or white or brown or whatever the f*ck you are. One more thing, why do I only hear the word "afro"? How come I don't hear the word "euro"? Oh I know. That would be racist. This whole thing is so hypocrite and you'all should be ashamed.
Because of a couple different reasons one is that they look at stereotypical what you supposed to look like in their eyes also because when they see Dominican Republic they don't see very many light skin poeple but this is no one's fault but TV that's like for example when they show the city of Detroit they show all black people and there's lots of people that live in Detroit from Latinos which people are surprised to hear, whites Indiana ,arabic ect. It's also a same that people look at your skin color and automatically put you in a category, and if you tell them any different from what their eyes can see you must be wrong about your own heritage it's sad to say poeple are something else
It’s so true! She was not raised in an African American home, she was raised in a Dominican home culturally speaking. It’s not brain science to see she has African roots🤦🏻♀️
She is so beautiful and I love her attitude always positive about her beliefs and not afraid to stand up to anyone who try to disrespect her and she's so down to earth not a phoney balongne.
Amara is so beautiful, it’s great seeing her success, she used to be on the love and hip hop show and was talking about buying her mom a house. I just read an article recently and she bought a Miami mansion. Much love for her and hope for much more success!
Amara is from the Dominican republic. She was a beacon of light that stood for her color in a country where wanting to be called black or African descent is frowned upon. She's been a rising star since she was 12 . She is the best representation of black women in the western hemisphere. Shes more proud of her blackness than the majority of black women in the united states that strive for skin bleaching and Hair weaves.
I love how she said I'm BBBLLLACK! with emphasis! It's refreshing to see a hispanic person acknowledging and embracing their aftican ancestry. People need to learn the difference between "race" ethnicity nationality and culture.
I have NEVER been in awe of another woman, EVER....Amara...is breath takingly beautiful and hilarious....I just love everything about her that she presents💕💕💕💕
I love it and living in Reading Pa we have a lot of fair latinos and latinas. It’s life and people are great. I love how she owns her truth and is so full of life. Hats off to her for educating people. She is so beautiful in spirit and mindset ❤️
Not every dark sinned person will identify as Black. For me, ie a Nigerian person...My identity is first and foremost Nigerian, secondly, my ethnic group ie Igbo and Yoruba, my local governments etc...being labeled black is a foreign concept and it's not my identity. I am dark skinned but that is inconsequential, just as my hair and eye color. Americans would never understand because they label themselves as a color and that's what their whole world revolves around.
@tosin Ojo I am an American black woman. You do not understand something so allow me to explain. You my friend are in your peoples original homeland. You KNOW your history and your people. There in Africa a great majority of people are brown to dark brown so your color is not a point as you ALL resemble each other ( not talking about colonizers that are left there) Here we were taken, through hundreds of years, our history and languages and place of origin were lost!!!! We can't say we are Nigerian etc, we don't know who the hell we are!! All we had in common was the color of our skin. also since our language was lost all we had was English, Here we were already given the name as "black" they thought nothing of us we were animals. no they weren't going to teach us history or give us a dignified name of a race etc. We didn't give ourselves that, it is what we were all called no mater what part of the planet we were deposited on. the name is black but said in many languages, since we speak English we use black! How messed up we are here in America is because of slavery and it's after effect so don't cast judgment on us as we do not have the same history only the same race which to the world is simply called BLACK! And nationality as you know this is a white country and they are the only ones recognized as simply American. since we are a mixed country they classify each group by their country or race if they have one then add American/ so everybody is second class American to white people. Again we were live stock so black is all we got until recently we have become African Americans and many blacks do not want to be called that, they choose to simply stick with black . I use either the point is I'm from African descent enough said when it comes to who I am.
I understand why a lot of your identity revolves around the color of your skin...my point was that unlike you Many Americans don't seem to understand or fathom how someone that looks like them does not label themselves as black. They want everyone to value the same things they do..sorry I am not proud to be black...my skin protects me as it should and in return I take care of it. I cant be proud of something I didn't work for simple (to God be thaat glory *for the skin that is*)...maybe when I finally hit the gym and get that figure...then ill be proud of that accomplishment. you are correct, I know my people and there are a million things that divide us in my country...ethnicity being one. over 400 ethnic groups in Nigeria...vastly different cultures, looks, facial features...so worrying about color dost cut it.
Tosin Ojo This is a interesting and a learning experencise for you both. Make it powerfull and respect the journy. This is how you learn from each others way of views in life and traditions/cultures in different continents being brown...
If its such a beautiful colour Loni, maybe you should embrace your own beautiful colour by wearing makeup that is not lighter than your natural skin complexion. Season 1 you looked gorgeous wearing makeup that actually matches your skin complexion.
Maybe the decision wasn’t Lonis and she trusts what her makeup artist tell her and she can’t see what we see on Tv. To me, her makeup matches it’s the T zone that’s off
Karen May oh please this has nothing to do with Loni's make-up. Now u just look like u want some attention for this ridiculous comment. As a woman of color it is so damn hard to find a shade that looks right and also shows up well on camera. So take several seats.
We need to see more darker skinned ladies like Amara!!! She is so beautiful!! Why do we shame darker ladies, when they’re so beautiful?? She has an amazing complexion and i live for it. I LOVE IT
To me she is the image or poster child of how beautiful a dark skinned black woman looks like and not often put out there in the media. We dark skinned women also look flawless as any other colour. I love what she stands for...
As a 67 year old Afro Latino of Puerto Rican ancestry, Amara La Negra is my hero. Due to ignorance, people think all Spanish speakers from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, South America, Central America, and the Dominican Republic are light skin or white like Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, William Levy, Jencarlos Canela, Benicio del Toro, Andy Garcia, etc. As a Black man of Puerto Rican ancestry, when I speak Spanish, many Blacks, Whites, and some Latinos look at me as if I am from another planet.
Why do African Americans get generalized for not knowing their history? Like all of us live in a big dumb bubble with no sense of reality. NOT true. A lot of us do know our history, stood up for our rights, had powerful leaders, and started ground breaking movements, and also paved the way for other races. But, we dont get props for that huh? We have done a lot. I know a lot about my history. And know, it's not a surprise that the slave ships dropped us off everywhere in the world. Including India, Asia, Latin America, Europe, etc, etc. Please stop taking the easy road by speaking on how American blacks act and think, because you don't know every American black to generalize us.
I hear you sis...it drives me nuts but these concepts of us are such generalized widely held beliefs. It seems like these people hold these views of us refuse to be corrected and they would rather just argue instead. They obviously know nothing about us and they get their Concepts from hearsay or American Media and everyone then becomes an expert on African American culture
Nicole Ford I know this comment was made ages ago but THANK YOU SO MUCH for this statement. A vast Majority of White Americans know very little of their history, other than the slave trade. Many of them don't know their ancestors were slaves and suffered from oppression as well. Some Mexicans as well don'tknow they are the TRUE Americans, and what was taken from their ancestors. But everybody likes to think black Americans are the only ones who are ignorant. And don't get me started on that Indian, Pakistani nonsense smh.
First, this chick looks like a black barbie doll. She is gorgeous. Other than her thickish figure and hair and her skin color her features look "latina". When I hear latino/latina I automatically think a mix of black , white spaniards, and native american/mexicans (I consider mexicans to be native americans). Some look more black some look more whitish but latina/latino always means a mix. I can see black in Jlo and in Sophia Veragra somewhere in their lineage, neither one of them looks "Caucasian" they both have light skin but you can see some african in them. It's just like many other cultures, darker skin is viewed as being inferior NOT necessarily ugly , but its the socio economic implications that come with the dark skin stereotype that people see that's why so many people in Asia, Africa and latin america favor lighter skin.
She is the indigenous Dominican not African , these are what the ancestors looked liked in the DR & in Mexico before colonization. All different shades of brown known as “black”. The Afro Latinos of today are the indigenous people of the Americas & the African Americans as well . Colonization is when the Europeans intermixed to create descendants of themselves from the Spaniards, English, & Siberian’s to get the modern day Hispanics, Natives Americans & “white” Americans they’re all Europeans decent. That’s exactly why they tell us to call our selves “Afro” & “African” so we don’t claim our indigenous birthrights they stole from our ancestors they enslaved that were already here in America. Our country/continent don’t make our pigment our genetics & DNA do . That’s just another lie they told for the Pan African propaganda. People all over the world had brown skin in every continent before colonization & the colonizers also called them “black” . That originally didn’t even mean African it just the depiction for skin tone & it’s still not black ⚫️🤦🏽♂️. Y’all have to do more research instead of just taking what the oppressor tells y’all in thinking every brown person is from Africa. That’s the agenda, brown is the indigenous of planet earth & the race is Negroid not black . Indigenous Africans & indigenous Americans are both Negroid but with two different ethnicities . Just like Bruce lee & Elon musk are both Caucasian but just two different ethnicities. U see there not the same . Americans & Africans aren’t the same people in ethnicity just race , just like a Caucasian Asian & a white American Same race different ethnicities
I love this woman! I saw her on the Spanish version of Dancing with the Stars. She should have won! Another Dominican girl who was Miss Dominican Republic in the Miss Universe pageant won, but Amara was the bomb!
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She’s one hell of a gorgeous woman.
ትኒጧ ትንኝ
ስሟ አልገረመጅም? አማራ?
@There’s only Oneway,
አው ይገርማል:: ያውም ገዳይ አማራ! 😆 አቦ በጣም ውብና የምትመች ቺክ ናት!
ነገር ግን ብዙ ሠዎች እዚህ አስተያየት መድረክ ላይ በናይጄርያ ቋንቋ አማራ ማለት ፀጋ (grace) ማለት ነው ብለዋል::
Very gorgeous!
Shes alright
@@ትኒጧትንኝ Amara አማራ ናት! NAMA Lol!!
She looks like a black barbie😍
That's what I've been thinking
It's so pretty
She's beautiful!
She is Black with Caucasian Features😈😉!
She is THE black Barbie.
Literally no difference between her and the doll except the hips of course hehe
Colin Champollion how did this dumbass thirst comment get likes
Her complexion is beautiful 😍
And her beautiful natural afro hair
Dark skin is gorgeous......
righttttttt it's so unique. Her complexion looks like plastic it's perfect
Why don't they bring fro back just like her? The hair is wow 😍
What smh! Her skin is omg like chocolate cake. She’s really gorgeous. Her smile her hair everything is perfect
Her melanin is POPPIN!!!!! ♥
U TOO GORGEOUS DELY
it is but nice try, you AIN'T foolin me...like you'd REALLY date a black guy...in fact, i'm 100% certain you've NEVER dated a black guy in your life. nothing else explains why your parents haven't disowned you yet
She's a beautiful woman
She so damn sexy my God look at her skin 😍.
@@fallback8314 ???
some people don't understand the difference between race, ethnicity and culture..
WELL OBVIOUSLY AMARA DOES
not really if you were born in Germany for example and you're of said background from parents origin. you would still be more exposed to the Geman culture, nationality, race (group)
It really is annoying. Lol I just wrote a whole page about this. Americans are a bit dense I think when it comes to that lol
A Man Called Jim, what?
いきすちそ what?
Literally translates into “Amara the black.” What she is essentially saying is “I am literally and obviously black (only in color) and my ancestry originated from Africa but ethnically and culturally I’m Latino”
Amara, the black woman(La negra is feminine, el negro masculine)
@ATL 1 no, amor means love, amara is a name
She is apart of the diaspora of the ancient Israelites, she has the same genetic make up as "African Americans" or "British Africans", they are the true descendants of the ancient Israelites.
@Laura Nwogu it comes from the middle east.
@ATL 1 The name Amara does not mean love, amor means love.
I don't get what is sooooo vague about the term "Afro Latina "
Sarah Alharbi some Latinos don’t like to be called black. They would just say they’re Latino, when it’s not true sometimes.
Right! The term is self explanatory!
It is not that they don't like being called black. It's that in the US, when you say black you are usually talking about African Americans and a lot of afro latinos like to make the distinction. It doesn't mean they don't wanna be called black.
*facepalm* You CLEARLY didn't understand my comment or understood what you wanted to understand. When I say "make the distinction" I am talking about the FACT that even though we are black, we are culturally different from African Americans and THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. In Latin America, we are not so race obsessed like you are in the US and we don't go around calling each other black. We identify by our country of origin in Latin America, not by our race. And even within our own countries, we identify by regions, by what part of the country you are from, not by our race. Race only comes to the picture when you are describing someone. Is there colorism? OF COURSE, but we don't focus so much on race like you guys do. When you are trying to make a distinction is as a matter of clarification, NOT because you are trying to distant yourself from being black as a race or to try to emulate whites...
What is an African American?
When will the general public understand that Latina is not a race. It’s a culture. Go back and watch the show when the cast revealed their DNA tests on the show...Adrienne’s results were Native American, Iberian Peninsula, European, a little Asian and of course a dash of African 😉. That’s what most people who are ‘typical Latina’ are. They have mixed heritage and their culture, that they primarily identify with, is Latinx. So to sit here and ‘call people out’ who have African heritage who are also culturally Latinx is woefully hypocritical. Just because they don’t fit the box you have come to understand as being Latina does not mean they’re lying, bluffing or should be criticized for it. Seriously....people wake up and educate yourself.
Ana Iberian Peninsula refers specifically to Spain and Portugal. It’s distinct from both the rest of Europe and Africa...separated by the Strait of Gibraltar. My point is that even in the same land mass there were different ethnic occupants that give way to how things are ‘classified’.
Hannah Israel/12 Tribes did I ever say Hispanic is a race? Pretty sure I said it’s not...it’s a culture. The two are different. Race is man made in order to put groups of people in boxes. Latina is a culture and yes Latin is a language. Learn the difference. Also, Spanish is a Latin based language. Yes with colonization we lost a lot of our natural culture and language. Nobody is disputing that. All I’m saying is that for people to attack Amara because they can’t understand how she is ethnically from Africa and culturally Latina is insane.
Those people obviously are close minded and limited in their thinking. They obviously have never traveled and nor did they learn anything in school. When I traveled to Puerto Rico everybody was dark skinned. The lightest shade I seen was a brown color like Amaras mom.
Latino is not a race but it is starting to be considered as one . Even in fbi reports and exams etc Latino is a race . It’s a huge debate that has been going on for years. I think us Latinos would like to have a category of our own . Never heard of a Latino introduce themselves white or black just Latino .
Cathartic Psychic Healer I mean if people think Puerto Rican is a race then their obviously uneducated. Being Latino is a whole continent it’s different from being from a country and claiming that’s a race . Puerto Rican’s nationality is not even Puerto Rican their Americans so they are way more complicated . Race is your physical features right ? That’s what helps us pick a race . The reason their so much controversy around if Its not or is a race (Latino ) is because we don’t have a specific look . Some of us are white some of us are black . We come in different colors. If it weren’t for that we would have been considered a race if it Weren’t for the fact that we are mestizos. For example Asia is a continent . Asian is a race . Every country in Asia has their on ethnicity and culture . Same with Latinos . We are from Latin America every country in Latin America has different ethnicities and cultures . So theirs an argument for it is race and it’s not race . Hence why it’s so confusing and some see it as a race and others do not
"I'm Black but I'm Latina" I love how she emphasized the B and L 😄 Represent your culture gurl!
All black latins have Spanish blood, she has spanish features, blacks always want the rite of way!.
Jg 003 How she want the right of way if she obviously says “I’m black?”
@@jg0037 Spanish forefathers
What’s Afro-Latino???
@@jg0037 not all Hispanic has Spanish blood, is like saying all black americans have English blood. Dont say that cause that's not true
SHE LOOKS LIKE NEFERTITI....THIS IS A BLACK QUEEN.
@Hercula Torrez no
@Crusher Corps. How do you know? No one has ever seen a photo of Nefertiti.
@CRUSHER CORPS No one has seen her so whats your point
Stop making nefertiti as a Representation of Sub saharan Black. Please!! We not Egyptians! We might have nubian but that's it!
@@caribbeannekoak4188 the original dynasty came from Sudan. Egypt had been conquered many times before it became what it is. Nefertiti was indeed black, but Cleopatra I believe was of Greek descent. The last people to conquer Egypt were from the Middle East and the reason why the majority aren’t black today
Why is "Afro-Latino/Latina" so confusing ? Latinos come in all shades and cultures.
Kassandra Kairo It is a new term so not everyone understands it.
So many people don't know it. Many people think that Latinx people have a distinctive look and they don't know any better. I'm African-American and 25% Cuban, but many people wouldn't know it unless I told them.
@Trey Jones it might be a new term here in the US, but it is for sure not a new term in latin america. it is also very self explanatory
Latino is a stupid term to begin with because it groups a bunch of people that have NOTHING in common other than speaking Spanish.
@alex smith the term latino refers to the to anybody that is from anywhere in latin america and latin america is very diverse, they don't only speak spanish. the Latin american region starts in mexico then all the way down to chile and argentina and anybody from there and anywhere in between is latino doesn't matter the language they language they speak.
Amara was someone I looked up to a lot when I was in school. As a Haitian-Puerto Rican who is dark skinned himself, I was always aware that a lot of people wouldn’t believe me when I say I was part Hispanic. Then I saw Amara and how she rocks both black/Latin culture so well while not being light skinned. So now I realize I can be a proud Afro-Latino and realize i dont have to to look light to be so either ❤️
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share an island. Have you taken a DNA test? You might be more Hispanic than you know.
I'm just very confused y she is famous for being afo-latina which I can't stand that word. Just call yourself latin. I can see she dark yes but y use race as a story line to make a name for your self you aren't the first. Plenty latins of dark color that came before her especially Joseline Hernandez yet nobody everrr mentions that. 🤔 As haitiborn tht has to deal with similar but in reverse cuz I am on the lighter side and I have hair that grows fast n does weird stuff. Not 4c but 4"w" bc it really has a mind of it's own n ppl kept asking if I was mixed. If I came on the show n talking about I was born in haiti n I have European/native American/ African features that skipped everybody in my family but me as my storyline... I wouldn't last long.
I couldn’t even read your whole comment. Why would she not bring up her black side? She is both and proud
She is GORGEOUS. I mean so beautiful. I'm literally in awe.
Amara means Grace in Igbo which is a tribe in Nigeria. Shouts out to my namesake thooo 💕
Amara Njoku in Arabic it means eternal beauty and Ammara with 2 "m" is shinning star. So they pretty much all suit her 😍💕
Suits you too 😊
my sisters name is Amara. We're black jamaicans
I’m African and my name is Amara!!!!
hello namesake
This woman is a different level of gorgeous
This is one of the most beautiful women to ever grace this world. My goodness....
You said it sir 😊
That's the Latina side of her
@@bl3376 huh?
She is one sexy black woman, I don't care where she is from. A lot of Latino's are upset at her because she embrace her heritage. Well, a lot of whites are upset at African Americans too, for the same reason. Be proud of who you are.
Willie Purdom simply beautiful 😍😍
yesss
They are upset because her skin is black and she claims to be one of them. She has made it crystal clear, she is black, but not blackkkk!
I know I have European blood but I just don't accept it because I know that blood come from rape that's the difference between and African American and Latinos they accept European blood and the African American don't
@Dani P you don't know so shut up you 1 day old kid
Amara is literally drop dead gorgeous. The way her eyes sparkle when her smile lights up the planet is a sight of beauty.
I’m also Afro-Latina my great grandmother was dark as a charcoal brick. Descendants of Africans who were enslaved in Puerto Rico.
ok 01
I’m African American , If I Get Kidnapped And Taken To China ... Does That Make Me Chinese 😒
@ok 01 if you are black and born in China you are not Chinese the can never give you citizenship or allow you own a property in China I know some people born in China and black the apply for visa just like a normal person and also in UAE those countries don't see you if you are black
@@staciegreene2262 you are actually fucking stupid. African americans were taken from africa and brought to america as slaves hence the name "african american" if u were taken from ur original country as a slave and u made children who made more children that place is apart of who u are🙄 don't be stupid sis
@ok 01 she's still an afro latina but okay lol
Have you ever heard of the saying that it is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool, than to open your mouth and confirm. You definitely did the latter!
Amara is breathtaking gorgeous! She should run for miss universe!
UniqueStyLista that's a downgrade she could have her own talk show
nationofmillions She can do both, there is no limit.
She is beautiful indeed but she has to work on the weight
@@guillermone1 and you need to work on your tact- not only is she STUNNING, but her curves are gorgeous, why don't you STFU
Kinsella Orr -Okay, let me be tactful. She is both pretty and fat or just plain pretty FAT. And she also has an obnoxious personality when off screen or as they say in Spanish es una pesada.
If I was black I wish I looked like her Goshhhh she’s so beautiful I can’t 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩
Absolutely gorgeous! She's flawlesssssss
I want to be your friend Selena!
Why would you say this? lol. It sounds wrong to me idk why
@@johnphilipteguihanon8293 she’s just saying IF was black she would want to look like HER.
I am African American and I simply adore the fact that she embraces being black! I've know some Black latinos that shun being black. They say "Oh I'm not like you, I'm latino, not black..." I was like: well F*** U too then lol But the fact that she actually claims ALL of her heritage, it's very impressive!! & She is absolutely stunning, I might add!! 💕💕😉
ILoveME #NoTime4FairyTalez I think it’s like amara said black for Hispanics = African American which a lot of Latinos are not. She said it herself she’s Afro Latino not black.
HowE Lee hey hey if she was walking in the store wish I had complexion in their hair I don't think a detective would say I'm not going to follow her cuz she's afro-latino no he won't follow her because she black she may have a Latin accent and Heritage language Exedra. But when they see her they're going to see black no she's not black American she's black Latino
having dark skin is inconsequential, you don't have to identify with having it, just like hair and eye color. It is our culture that identifies us...Americans will never understand because your identity is your color. I am Nigerian, and i dont have to identify as black to make you happy, i dont have a problem with my skin tone and i dont have to shout it to the roof tops that i am this color, i am very comfortable with my actual identity. Which is A Yoruba Igbo woman
Jordys Mom I’m not stating how people view her. I’m stating how she views herself. The original post was referring to that. My point is Latinos of whatever color are always going to state that they are Latinos. To them and also a lot of islanders culture is everything and color is obvious.
Tosin Ojo my point exactly well said.
Damn! Amara skin is so strikingly beautiful and her accent and energy is amazing! I love her! 😊🇯🇲
It’s like when God made her he broke the mold...hips, thighs, legs, and eyes. And that beautiful dark rich dirt to form her. “ drop the 🎤”.
Pat Hendricks
BBL and colored contacts... just saying.
Still pretty though
@@goodiegoodygumdrops An accessory. She slays with or without. I watch Love and Hip Hop.
Darling Nikki
True.
But she lies about it. Or at least she used to. At least she cops to breast implants
"Amara" was also a name of one of the second largest ethnic group of peoples which means in Ethiopian language ""beautiful and gorgeous peoples "" so she had the perfect name and she look like them too.
የዮቶር ልጅ I know right I was saying the same thing she looks Amara 💯 and her name too lol
Amara is shockingly a name in Igbo (Nigerian) that means grace... Amarachi means God's grace
That’s actually not correct. The people you speak of are called “ Amhara”. Amhara is also a region in Ethiopia, Amharic being the language
Please let Amara LaNegra know that.
@@JaniceRoder lol exactly 💯 not amara.
As an African, it's confusing to me why African Americans have a hard time understanding Afro Latino. Like y'all do realize y'all were probably on the same ship but got dropped of at different stops...? An African American is a person with roots in Africa but has American culture, speaks English, have been there for many generations likely.
Same for Afro Latino, somebody with roots in Africa, who is from a Spanish speaking country, have Latino culture.
No one gets confused when you say African American or tells you to pic a side... African or American
Right! People Don't realize that over 90% of the slaves were taken elsewhere in the Caribbean and South America. Less than 10% were taken to America. More slaves were speaking Spanish, French, and Portuguese than English. We just don't see them much because they never had a large civil rights movement or push for black images in media in their countries. The only difference are the places we were dropped off and the languages our masters spoke.
Salaan Sare it's because they relate the looks of a 'Latino' to Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans and Cubans, the oldest groups of 'Latinos' in the US. The image started with old school actors like Ricardo Montalban, Ricky Ricardo, Eric Estrada and singers like Gloria Estefan. The newer 'representatives' have been Ricky Martin, Jlo, Salma Hayek, Andy Garcia, etc...
The presence of Afro-Latinos in the US (a larger presence, since there have been Afro-Cubans and Afro-PRs) is newer, so people need to flex their idea of what a 'Latino' is supposed to look like.
Terri Shaw so were more masters.
City Nat I think afro Latinos were long here. I grew up around Puerto Rican kids who looked like me but for people who lived in less diverse areas their only concept of what “Latino” looks like is through Hollywood which generally stereotypes. For example I was a big Irene Cara fan as a kid and she had a successful career for awhile. I don’t think people realized she was Latina and came from a bilingual home. Actually Major League Baseball has been full of Latinos with African roots for a long time though.
Salaan Sare FYI Currently speak English because of the way the school systems are set up but I have friends whose grandparents only spoke French and their parents generation speak English and French. I’m talking people descended from slaves.
She is the prettiest girl in the world, I'm Mexican and I love brown skin but, this gorgeous girl touched my heart...
I always love afro hair, and she's pretty from hair to toes.
And her Spanish accent it's beautiful too, I always said that Dominicans have the prettiest accent in Latin American then the colombians and The Chileans and the Argentines.
With love from a Mexican to all the Dominican republic chicks, your guys are beautiful.
I like her too💕 She sounds exactly like my Mexican grandma, she’s from Guerrero, Mexico... and my aunties.
Her sassiness and her mannerisms are just like my grandmas.. it brought some tears to my eyes😭 RIP, MA.💖
Yea dominican accent is a mix of a certain type of spanish and african and taino influences sometimes small french and portugués influence depending on the region
she is not brown brother ,she is a beautiful black woman!!!
Represent, Amara, gorgeous.
Beautiful, Gorgeous black girls. Omg!😍😍😍😍😍
Is her afro real??
Dean M Are you real?
I am very fair skin but my father is her complexion and my mom is pecan brown. This is what I love about being black! We are the rainbow! So much beauty, diversity and range that cannot be denied no matter how much the media tries to say otherwise! We as a people need to embrace and own ALL of our blackness!
Amara is without a doubt on a short list of the most beautiful women in the world right now.
Vaughn Miller oh why thank you🤣🙋🏽♀️
Facts
But yeah seriously she’s gawgeous😌
Hell yeah
She's not pretty , she's beautiful , The Big Guy put in some OT .
What's there to be confused about? She's latina and black so if she is not Afro-latina then what do u want her to be?
LaTara Ghaffary no I don't think that's true it's many reasons why people say the things they say the only thing African Americans try to tell you is that if you walking down the street and you are black man they're not going to wait to see what you're accent is a lot of black people try to separate themselves thinking white people going to treat them better
LaTara Ghaffary my mother is mix but everyone wants her just to say African American so she grew up saying she’s just African American but shes mix ...
And most black people are mixed actually but just identify as just African American because of society
I am sorry if I offend anyone but seems to me a lot of Americans dont seem to know the difference between race, ethnicity and nationality. So I can say oh I am black. Someone would be like arent you from the Caribbean?
So is it black and white only for americans?
LaTara Ghaffary If you live in America legally, you are an American. Believe it or not, you are Americanized, from the stores, to gas, water, and other utilities, from the hospitals to the roads. People can say they are this or that but put them overseas they'll begging to come back.
Margaretha Amoah American
She is darker skinned than standard dominican but she is so beautiful!!!
pere1966 true
Wannabe white people that are different race always compare the shade by which they can pretend to be lighter.
Explain make me wise
not 'but' ! AND she is beautiful!!!
@@FCLinco I'm sorry You're right my friend "no but" it was a mistake from me not a feeling or thought.Regards
I really don't understand what is so hard to grasp about the term "Afro-Latinx."
Souful_of_Love unlike the real Latinos, the X have to go around telling you that they are Xs.
I spent a whole semester in high school researching and learning about Afro-Latinxs thank god bc I understand what she's talking about
ivone torrijos Isn't the "Afro" the "X"? Asian Latinos, Arab Latinos, East Indians Latinos, Anglo Latinos, Native Latinos?
Souful_of_Love It's hard because most Latinos try to abolish there African ancestry, so they fight tooth and nail to not except it in any way, shape, form or fashion
Mr. T-Rose girl learn how to write
She's beyond gorgeous 😍
That last sentence she said
"Im tired of having to explain my color cause you can see it "
Like that speaks volumes and all the people who can't understand and are saying ignorant comments about her , smh , how about you educate yourself .
#AfroLatino
#AfricanRoots #LatinCulture =#AfroLatino
Wow I think I'm in love with Amara La Negra.. my black queen.. lol
Lol same here brother, she's stunning!
Israelite Reign i was looking at my daughter’s dolls and one Lol doll looks like Amara..
Israelite Reign well stfu then with yo ignorant ass
Love Caribbean women!
Yes I'm from Haiti 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
Yes yes yes so proud to be Jamaican!
🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧
Eric Haye thank you 😊
@@goeast12 😂😂😂
I’m Nigerian or black British I’ve never struggled with this concept I like to identify as Nigerian even though I’ve been born and raised in London but I’ve been to Nigeria a lot,grown up like a typical Nigerian girl and yet people try to take that away from me like I’m not Nigerian
Breanna Gbenedio I'm like you. I'm a black British Nigerian but I never had this issue with regular people. However I do get it from older Nigerian people. They say to me that because I was born in the UK doesn't make me fully Nigerian. But I am. I think America this concept is a issue. They only believe people can be African American when there are afro Latinos. I think what amara is facing is colorism. If she were light like cardi b or lala Anthony people would be more accepting of her being Latina.
Rạf I agree that it is a form of colourist funnily enough older Nigerians for me don’t question me when I say I’m Nigerian is the younger generation but it depends where u live
completely understand, lol my life struggle
Awawa come here u sexy ass African 🇵🇷🇳🇬
That's a problem here in America. Here it doesn't matter what african country you come from. People just label you african american like everyone else. I prefer to just be called Nigerian though I was born in the U.S.
I refuse to believe she is real! She is beyond beautiful! Her white dress looks gorgeous on her and her highlight is unreal! I'm fangirling y'all!
She's a beautiful woman! Darker skinned girls are so flawless and naturally age like fine wine 🍷
Her skin color is fake. Don't nobody got that color skin naturally unless they're a zombie or something. That sht is greyish brown. That's from melanin shots.
Emerald Green Blueberry Koolaid people actually have that skin colour just because it’s not well represented in the mainstream
I'm not tryna hear none of that. Who you think you fooling?
Ain't nobody that color naturally. She practically mauve.
That's from melanin shots💉
@@emeraldgreenbluberrykoolai8931 you stupid ass hater you mad
She is stunningly beautiful!
She is absolutely one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen!!! Her skin glows sooooo pretty!! I have to admit I was low key jealous of her when I first saw her but then I was like,..... I would go gay for her pretty self! LOL!!
LMAO!!
she is right...Caribbean people come in so many shades and hues...and we see an accept each other every day. Americans who are not exposed to it may want to box us into one thing or another....
I'm am a black American I love my afro Caribbean people.
Lies. Don’t blame it on America. The people who are treating her badly are from her own Latinx community.
Immediately, am African American and Afro-Caribbean descent with a lighter shade of brown and I've yet to see a woman who has none of my features (high cheekbones, full lips, and type 4 hair (4b/c mostly)) regardless of skin tone and I'm proud to say so. #black&proud
people tend to forget, race first then nationality. so I'm from African descent. but was born in American culture(aka America). so I'm African American. she is of African descent. but was born in latino culture,so she is afro Latina. same as if someone was of African descent, born in Korea. they would be Afro korean, or African Korean. basically your still black, even if yall say yall not.
Well she is probably all the "races". I guess when she says she's not black she means she is not black cultured, like you understand it in America. And as she said, clearly she is black you see it. But that's irrelevant. The same way she is a woman.
@@nadine7327 we have one race and that is the human race and we have many ethnicities 2 of them is white and black
We are black in this country because white people say we are black, when I was a kid we were called negro and colored people after the civil rights movement we labeled or selves, we took on the Afro American title because we knew we were from Africa but didn't know what part
@jeisa Jeis We are black in this country because white people say we are black wether your mixed with Asian, Indian, Spanish, White or whatever, that used to be a law in America that said if you have 1% black blood in you whatever the hell that is you are black
My daughter is mixed black and white and Canadian, my heritage is Irish. To complicate it more, her paternal grandparents are Jamaican. So my daughter is a Caribbean Irish Canadian ♡
All Black people have different shades not just Caribbean people lol.
Lol these women are not too bright, bunch of hens.
SeekerofTruth29 , sometimes it’s hard to watch lol
@@deviantfuc Its cringeworthy lol
The point was with latino carribeans, we can be white like snow and look very european or black like coal and look very african and everything in between but have the same parents...you dont see that with black americans...carribean latinos are more mixed racially thats why there is more of a varity of phenotypes with in the same family. If you have two u racial people have kids, those kids can come out looking mostly black, mostly white or a mix..thats esentially what happens with Carribean latinos only theres also the indian genes that play into how we look as well.
@@vianjelos my grandmother... God rest her soul... Was so light skinned that my friend asked me at my wedding... Who is the white lady. My grandmother side is from Louisiana. Her and my great grandmother looked like white women... My dad is dark black... Sister the same... I am brown... Mother light red... People did not believe my daughter was mine because of her extremely light skin color... Oh... Let us not mention the better grade of hair...What I am saying is variety of color comes from all races that has an ounce of melanin... Period... No matter what part of the world your from... ❤... A rainbow of beautiful colors in my family... The drop makes your color pop
She is a real Black Barbie!💋 I love my culture we're so mixed with different cultures!
You're also beautiful! Xo
She’s not a black Barbie but she’s beautiful
@@brooklynturner1669 🙋🏾♂️🤷🏽♂️
Maranda Hansbro I sound like a hater Miranda really 🤔you sound offended by my opinion 😛
Brooklyn Turner she is a hater smh 🤦🏾♀️ she can’t accept facts!
I am Afro Latina like literally, my mum is from Africa, Angola 🇦🇴 and my dad is from South America, Ecuador 🇪🇨
She literally the only reason I would watch love An hip hop Miami !!! Lovee herrrr😍❤️
Come to Ethiopia and you will find a lotta women who look exactly like her. One glance I thought she was Ethiopian before I heard her speak! God Bless!
extremedude1234 easy there.. no disrespect meant. I live in Ethiopia and I just shared my thoughts on what I see here, that's all! Many blessings!
When I see Ethiopian faces they just seem a little bit more hollow. Amara has full cheeks and a full face.
Lij Tirfé Manyahlehal ETIOPIAN ARE MIXED WITH ARAB SOOOO
THEY RE NOT FULL BLACK LIKE CONGO OR TANSANIAN PEOPLE AAHHHHHHH
@@escarlincanarioperez3534 Actually you are wrong, within Ethiopia, there are diverse communities and yes some are just really dark.
I want to come to 🇳🇬
Amara is gorgeous wow✨
Her skin tone looks painted on 😍 I can see why they say she's wearing blackface cuz it's flawlessly smooth
Amara actually means Grace in Igbo Nigeria so u could associate with that...
akumbu sylvia ohuche that is beautiful
“Grace the Black” damn that is just dope.
It is an Arabic/Muslim name, too
HER CURLS ARE SO DEFINED AND SHES SO BEAUTIFUL WOWOWOW
you're looking at a wig
Marco Mark Productions Incorrect
Marco Mark Productions lol😁😁😁😁
@Andrfbcncjvdkmximcibxkbcobckbcivxijfea Carmon yup! She says so...
@Spider-Man ...She wears both. I only know because she explained that she wears a wig because its easier to maintain. She said it when people kept mocking her for wearing a wig and she gave that explanation.
Beautiful, black sister...regardless of where she comes from.
Shes not fully black
Amara won me over a thousand times. Only because she is comfortable in her own skin color and refuses to alter it with lighter makeup...and she wears an afro wig too🤗💘
she is gorgeous
Oh yes.
She's freaking gorgeous woman
That afro is a crown. Yes Queen!
Omg how dense you have to be to not understand that just because you are black doesn't mean you can't be latino. Being latino literally means you have a mixed heritage. Many latinoamerican countries have african, indegenous and european roots. C'mon read a little about world history, not just your own ''american'' history.
Facts,what I don't like of the most of the Latinos is their to racist knowing that they're a bit of everything. It's like saying your grand (×10) mother,example(dirty black) it's just stupid to be a latino and to be racist,but all the Latinos are'nt a bit African some are'nt African at all
Miguel Plata you are exactly right BUT unfortunately dont ever have this discussion with a black person in public, some of us for some strange fucked up reason wanna claim any beautiful person in the world with Brown skin....ESPECIALLY black women, this just shows how deep rooted there hate is for themselves & why they hide behind 100% Indian grade hairweave & wigs & 3 inch long fake eyelashes.....Some of us as you can clearly see dont even acknowledge the other races that are mixed in her blood...Black women somehow think that if they can get the whole world to recognize her as ONLY black then in some MAGICAL WAY it makes themselves look better....SMFH....I agree with you 100% it's clearly evident that she is mixed & not even close to being 100% only black.
Period
Love her confidence and her stance on who she is! Viva La Negra! 💞💖
That hair. That smile and that body 😍😍😍🥋 shes gorgeous
I’m with Amara ! I’m Dominican and I’m pretty light skinned because of my Spaniard European decent but I’m Dominican.Its super annoying on the non Educated People are like oh you don’t look Spanish or you have something and can’t pin point it. I feel you sister and all Spanish People who don’t look like the Typical person From The Country you claim to be.
mama bear 15 ... your not light skin ...your color looks pretty white... I’m light skin ( a lighter black person)
Well said.. I'm black Dominican. I claim to be Dominican. I don't claim being either African or Spaniards even though my roots comes from both. Also, a HUGE misunderstanding of the word LATINO. People use this word to group Spanish speaking nations in the Americas when in fact, Latino is anyone whose language derives from Latin which is anything like French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, etc. A more correct world for us should be Hispanic because of our ancestor's speaking language.
Thats where you and Amara differs,she says she is black latina as in Afro latina and her Parents came from Dominicana and her father is black like her and her mother like Adrienne but a little brown but you said you are Dominicana and Spanish or African but we are talkinv about Race not nationality,its about being white black native or mixed of those 3 races do you get the difference?
I know what's being discussed and I maintain my original point of afro-latino crap. There's no such thing as afro-latino. In fact, you don't understand the importance of nationality. Your nationality defines who you are more than race. Most people talk about race mostly because of lack of self-esteem. You should be proud of who you are whether you're black or white or brown or whatever the f*ck you are. One more thing, why do I only hear the word "afro"? How come I don't hear the word "euro"? Oh I know. That would be racist. This whole thing is so hypocrite and you'all should be ashamed.
Because of a couple different reasons one is that they look at stereotypical what you supposed to look like in their eyes also because when they see Dominican Republic they don't see very many light skin poeple but this is no one's fault but TV that's like for example when they show the city of Detroit they show all black people and there's lots of people that live in Detroit from Latinos which people are surprised to hear, whites Indiana ,arabic ect. It's also a same that people look at your skin color and automatically put you in a category, and if you tell them any different from what their eyes can see you must be wrong about your own heritage it's sad to say poeple are something else
It’s so true! She was not raised in an African American home, she was raised in a Dominican home culturally speaking. It’s not brain science to see she has African roots🤦🏻♀️
She is GORGEOUS
Respect From Cameroon West/ Central Africa. she is one Sudanese beauty
She is so beautiful and I love her attitude always positive about her beliefs and not afraid to stand up to anyone who try to disrespect her and she's so down to earth not a phoney balongne.
Her beauty is breathtaking. I can look at her all day.💕💕
She so beautiful, I see why haters be mad LMBO ❤💯
Amara La Negra sounds like she's saying "Amar a la negra" or "Loving the black girl"
And Chile, I do love that black girl 😍
omg this is beautiful
Amara is so beautiful, it’s great seeing her success, she used to be on the love and hip hop show and was talking about buying her mom a house. I just read an article recently and she bought a Miami mansion. Much love for her and hope for much more success!
Amara is from the Dominican republic. She was a beacon of light that stood for her color in a country where wanting to be called black or African descent is frowned upon. She's been a rising star since she was 12 . She is the best representation of black women in the western hemisphere. Shes more proud of her blackness than the majority of black women in the united states that strive for skin bleaching and Hair weaves.
Amara was born in Miami, but her parents immigrated from the DR
She is american, not Dominican
I love how she said
I'm BBBLLLACK!
with emphasis!
It's refreshing to see a hispanic person acknowledging and embracing their aftican ancestry.
People need to learn the difference between "race" ethnicity nationality and culture.
People are just upset over Amara getting attention. Generally it's the Adrienne Bailon, Sofia Vergara that gets the attention.
Forget Beyonce. This girl is 1000 sexier.
I have NEVER been in awe of another woman, EVER....Amara...is breath takingly beautiful and hilarious....I just love everything about her that she presents💕💕💕💕
She has one of the most besutiful skin colour, period.
I love it and living in Reading Pa we have a lot of fair latinos and latinas. It’s life and people are great. I love how she owns her truth and is so full of life. Hats off to her for educating people. She is so beautiful in spirit and mindset ❤️
She’s stunning
Wow!😍😍😍 just WOW! Her skin looks soooo smooth!!!!
Not every dark sinned person will identify as Black. For me, ie a Nigerian person...My identity is first and foremost Nigerian, secondly, my ethnic group ie Igbo and Yoruba, my local governments etc...being labeled black is a foreign concept and it's not my identity. I am dark skinned but that is inconsequential, just as my hair and eye color. Americans would never understand because they label themselves as a color and that's what their whole world revolves around.
@tosin Ojo I am an American black woman. You do not understand something so allow me to explain. You my friend are in your peoples original homeland. You KNOW your history and your people. There in Africa a great majority of people are brown to dark brown so your color is not a point as you ALL resemble each other ( not talking about colonizers that are left there) Here we were taken, through hundreds of years, our history and languages and place of origin were lost!!!! We can't say we are Nigerian etc, we don't know who the hell we are!! All we had in common was the color of our skin. also since our language was lost all we had was English, Here we were already given the name as "black" they thought nothing of us we were animals. no they weren't going to teach us history or give us a dignified name of a race etc. We didn't give ourselves that, it is what we were all called no mater what part of the planet we were deposited on. the name is black but said in many languages, since we speak English we use black! How messed up we are here in America is because of slavery and it's after effect so don't cast judgment on us as we do not have the same history only the same race which to the world is simply called BLACK! And nationality as you know this is a white country and they are the only ones recognized as simply American. since we are a mixed country they classify each group by their country or race if they have one then add American/ so everybody is second class American to white people. Again we were live stock so black is all we got until recently we have become African Americans and many blacks do not want to be called that, they choose to simply stick with black . I use either the point is I'm from African descent enough said when it comes to who I am.
I understand why a lot of your identity revolves around the color of your skin...my point was that unlike you Many Americans don't seem to understand or fathom how someone that looks like them does not label themselves as black. They want everyone to value the same things they do..sorry I am not proud to be black...my skin protects me as it should and in return I take care of it. I cant be proud of something I didn't work for simple (to God be thaat glory *for the skin that is*)...maybe when I finally hit the gym and get that figure...then ill be proud of that accomplishment. you are correct, I know my people and there are a million things that divide us in my country...ethnicity being one. over 400 ethnic groups in Nigeria...vastly different cultures, looks, facial features...so worrying about color dost cut it.
Tosin Ojo This is a interesting and a learning experencise for you both. Make it powerfull and respect the journy. This is how you learn from each others way of views in life and traditions/cultures in different continents being brown...
Don't worry. That'll change when you get to america.
newagemae Day your comment was life!!!! facts on top of facts.☺️
If its such a beautiful colour Loni, maybe you should embrace your own beautiful colour by wearing makeup that is not lighter than your natural skin complexion. Season 1 you looked gorgeous wearing makeup that actually matches your skin complexion.
Karen May what she does with HER skin is HER choice
Maybe the decision wasn’t Lonis and she trusts what her makeup artist tell her and she can’t see what we see on Tv. To me, her makeup matches it’s the T zone that’s off
Karen May oh please this has nothing to do with Loni's make-up. Now u just look like u want some attention for this ridiculous comment. As a woman of color it is so damn hard to find a shade that looks right and also shows up well on camera. So take several seats.
It’s not her fault it’s her makeup artist’s fault
Karen May drops mic🤗
We need to see more darker skinned ladies like Amara!!! She is so beautiful!! Why do we shame darker ladies, when they’re so beautiful?? She has an amazing complexion and i live for it. I LOVE IT
Lupita Nyong'o is another gorgeous lady.
she literally shines and radiates im so shook
I love the way she explains everything!!
In Ibo (one of the languages of Nigeria), Amara means elegance and grace.
Please let Amara LaNegra know this.
She is stunnnnnnningggggggg !!!!!! Like you can never get tired of looking at her !!
Most beautiful women on the planet😍💙❤💚💜💛
She's so beautiful that I'm gonna find my self a woman like her
Big up to my Caribbean’s 🇯🇲🇯🇲
Please do not bleach your skin you are so beautiful. Amara La Negra!
To me she is the image or poster child of how beautiful a dark skinned black woman looks like and not often put out there in the media. We dark skinned women also look flawless as any other colour. I love what she stands for...
As a 67 year old Afro Latino of Puerto Rican ancestry, Amara La Negra is my hero. Due to ignorance, people think all Spanish speakers from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, South America, Central America, and the Dominican Republic are light skin or white like Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, William Levy, Jencarlos Canela, Benicio del Toro, Andy Garcia, etc. As a Black man of Puerto Rican ancestry, when I speak Spanish, many Blacks, Whites, and some Latinos look at me as if I am from another planet.
Why do African Americans get generalized for not knowing their history? Like all of us live in a big dumb bubble with no sense of reality. NOT true. A lot of us do know our history, stood up for our rights, had powerful leaders, and started ground breaking movements, and also paved the way for other races. But, we dont get props for that huh? We have done a lot. I know a lot about my history. And know, it's not a surprise that the slave ships dropped us off everywhere in the world. Including India, Asia, Latin America, Europe, etc, etc. Please stop taking the easy road by speaking on how American blacks act and think, because you don't know every American black to generalize us.
Well said nicole ford
I hear you sis...it drives me nuts but these concepts of us are such generalized widely held beliefs. It seems like these people hold these views of us refuse to be corrected and they would rather just argue instead. They obviously know nothing about us and they get their Concepts from hearsay or American Media and everyone then becomes an expert on African American culture
Nicole Ford I know this comment was made ages ago but THANK YOU SO MUCH for this statement. A vast Majority of White Americans know very little of their history, other than the slave trade. Many of them don't know their ancestors were slaves and suffered from oppression as well. Some Mexicans as well don'tknow they are the TRUE Americans, and what was taken from their ancestors. But everybody likes to think black Americans are the only ones who are ignorant. And don't get me started on that Indian, Pakistani nonsense smh.
Her Afro 😍❤️
First, this chick looks like a black barbie doll. She is gorgeous. Other than her thickish figure and hair and her skin color her features look "latina". When I hear latino/latina I automatically think a mix of black , white spaniards, and native american/mexicans (I consider mexicans to be native americans). Some look more black some look more whitish but latina/latino always means a mix. I can see black in Jlo and in Sophia Veragra somewhere in their lineage, neither one of them looks "Caucasian" they both have light skin but you can see some african in them. It's just like many other cultures, darker skin is viewed as being inferior NOT necessarily ugly , but its the socio economic implications that come with the dark skin stereotype that people see that's why so many people in Asia, Africa and latin america favor lighter skin.
She is the indigenous Dominican not African , these are what the ancestors looked liked in the DR & in Mexico before colonization. All different shades of brown known as “black”. The Afro Latinos of today are the indigenous people of the Americas & the African Americans as well . Colonization is when the Europeans intermixed to create descendants of themselves from the Spaniards, English, & Siberian’s to get the modern day Hispanics, Natives Americans & “white” Americans they’re all Europeans decent. That’s exactly why they tell us to call our selves “Afro” & “African” so we don’t claim our indigenous birthrights they stole from our ancestors they enslaved that were already here in America. Our country/continent don’t make our pigment our genetics & DNA do . That’s just another lie they told for the Pan African propaganda. People all over the world had brown skin in every continent before colonization & the colonizers also called them “black” . That originally didn’t even mean African it just the depiction for skin tone & it’s still not black ⚫️🤦🏽♂️. Y’all have to do more research instead of just taking what the oppressor tells y’all in thinking every brown person is from Africa. That’s the agenda, brown is the indigenous of planet earth & the race is Negroid not black . Indigenous Africans & indigenous Americans are both Negroid but with two different ethnicities . Just like Bruce lee & Elon musk are both Caucasian but just two different ethnicities. U see there not the same . Americans & Africans aren’t the same people in ethnicity just race , just like a Caucasian Asian & a white American Same race different ethnicities
Jlo is mixted like Megan markle
She’s so pretty!
Gorgeous. Black is beautiful!
Her beauty is unmatched.
Amara is ALL TYPES OF BEAUTIFUL!!!!
I love this woman! I saw her on the Spanish version of Dancing with the Stars. She should have won! Another Dominican girl who was Miss Dominican Republic in the Miss Universe pageant won, but Amara was the bomb!
I saw that, too. Amara should've won.
She's beautiful!!!! Magnificent Melanin 😍
She is Gorgeous😍😍