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In CafeMom's monthly series, Work It, Mama<\/a>, powerful moms detail how they navigate their professions and home life.<\/em><\/p>\n

Today, when you hear the words Afro Latina, they likely produce an image in your mind. You may see Celia Cruz, Sunny Hostin, or Cardi B<\/a>. The Afro Latinx community \u2014 the largest group of people in the African diaspora<\/a> \u2014 have been around for centuries. But there wasn\u2019t always language to describe their special intersections of identity.<\/p>\n

Sara Valdez, the daughter of Cuban immigrants, was greatly impacted by that lack of language. Sara\u2019s parents moved to the United States in 1980. Along with the hopes and expectations they carried for their new life, Sara\u2019s mother was expecting a baby. Sara was born in New Jersey later that same year. <\/p>\n

Growing up in the US, Sara who is now a mom of four boys, realized that there wasn\u2019t a place for her. \u201cBack in the days, there was no such thing as Black Latinos,\u201d Sara explained. \u201cThere\u2019s not a lot of support for Black girls like me. And I\u2019m talking about [within] the Latino community.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than just a lack of representation in popular culture and exclusion from the larger community, Sara was also met with complete ignorance. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, if I go to the store and I speak Spanish, they\u2019ll tell me, \u2018How did you learn Spanish?\u2019 And I\u2019ll say, \u2018My parents are Cuban.\u2019 And they\u2019ll say, \u2018I\u2019ve never seen a Black Cuban before.\u2019 You get a lot of that. It\u2019s like we don\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In CafeMom's monthly series, Work It, Mama, powerful moms detail how they navigate their professions and home life. Today, when you hear the words Afro Latina, they likely produce an image in your mind. You may see Celia Cruz, Sunny Hostin, or Cardi B. 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