Black, Mexican and proud. Afro-Mexicans in Los Angeles are navigating their mixed heritage. | AJ

🇲🇽✊🏾 Most Afro-Mexicans Live in the Costa Chica & Veracruz ✊🏾🇲🇽 In places like the Costa Chica of Guerrero & Oaxaca and Veracruz, African and Indigenous cultures came together to create something unique and powerful. 🥁 Instruments — African drums and rhythms fused with Indigenous instruments like flutes and marimbas, creating new sounds that defined regional music. 💃🏾 Dances — African movement traditions blended with Indigenous ceremonial dances, giving rise to celebrations like the Dan