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Overlooked by the Media, Women Like Me Took to Instagram
The New York Times
2017-07-28
Natasha S. Alford, Deputy Editor
The Grio
Monica Ramos
I rarely see Afro-Latinas on television. Online, it’s a different story.
I was about 11 years old when I started to think I wasn’t like the other Latina girls.
The summer before sixth grade, my mother put me in a beauty pageant sponsored by a Hispanic community organization in Syracuse, N.Y., where we lived. The stage wasn’t fancy — it was in a gymnasium on the West Side, one of the poorest areas of the city. But there was a lot at stake. The winner would represent the pride of the community during the Puerto Rican Day Festival parade.
I was mortified at the idea of competing. Aside from being a nerd with thick plastic glasses and a school marching band membership to match, I didn’t look Latina. At least not compared with my pageant competitors or the women and girls I saw in the media…
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