Voted Most Likely to Uplift Your Community by @refinery29/@r29somos x @ultabeauty class of 2020🏆 “The only reason I claim Latinidad is because I address Dominican history in my work, but the term itself has never served me, which is why it’s so important that identify as Black-Latinx (with Black intentionally placed first). I see it as a form of rebellion because the Dominican Republic had a history of not only denying its relationship to Blackness, but also channeling that self hatred into violence against Haitians. My hope is to inspire others within Latinx communities to pursue decolonial freedom, which means dismantling whiteness, and frankly, dismantling Latinidad. It’s important to me (and to many others) that programs like Somos not differentiate Latinx femmes from Black femmes, as many Black femmes are Latinx and vice versa” Just know I do this for US. LINK IN BIO FOR FULL INTERVIEW Shot by @isabel_carolinaaa Styled by @itsrobertojohnson Styling Asst @amon.tae Nails by @amivnails Sr.Photo Editor: @bellaalesci Sr. Photo Producer: @lisaglisag