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Ethnic African-Puerto Ricans continued to play baseball. In 1928, Emilio "Millito" Navarro traveled to New York City and became the first Puerto Rican to play baseball in the Negro leagues when he joined the Cuban Stars. [49] [50] He was later followed by others such as Francisco Coimbre, who also played for the Cuban Stars.
This is a list of notable Puerto Ricans of significant African ancestry, including visually mixed-race individuals, which represents a significant portion of the Puerto Rican population. It includes people born in or living in the mainland United States, some of whom may be of full Puerto Rican ancestry while others only partially Puerto Rican ...
More subtle ties also exist, such as those that connect Puerto Rico's literary history with the rich African tradition of oral storytelling. Also, all Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latino, and African American cultural influences from the United States, neighboring Caribbean islands, and Puerto Rico itself, are largely African in origin.
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (January 24, 1874 – June 19, 1938), was a historian, [1] writer, curator, [2] and activist. He also wrote many books. [3] Schomburg was a Puerto Rican of African and German descent.
People of Afro–Puerto Rican descent (36 P) Pages in category "Puerto Rican people of African descent" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
Distinct Puerto Rican words like "jevo,", "jurutungo" and "perreo" have been submitted to Spain's Royal Academy- considered the global arbiter of the Spanish language.
Originally from Puerto Rico and the first in his family to go to college, the University at Buffalo chemistry professor has spent decades recruiting and encouraging students from his native island ...
Puerto Rican people of African-American descent (8 P) Pages in category "African diaspora in Puerto Rico" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.