"Ain't I Latina?" founder Janel Martinez has been doing the good work of amplifying Afro-Latinx voices on multiple platforms, including Instagram, as a contributor for the acclaimed Latinx anthology "Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed," as well as on television and radio. She describes her blog as an "online destination celebrating Afro-Latinx womanhood," which she primarily does through written profiles of Afro-Latinas on the rise in their fields. Janel also organizes and promotes online and in-person events on a variety of topics intended to inform and advance Afro-Latinas in various areas of life. "I started Ain't I Latina?" in 2013 to amplify the stories of Black women of Latin American descent through our social media channels, as well as written and video content on our website. There's still a great deal of work to be done, but it's been such a beautiful journey documenting our narratives on our own terms. I wouldn't be able to have reached this point, nearly nine years later, if not for the support of my team and our community," she tells POPSUGAR.
