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A few weeks ago Love & Hip-Hop: Miami standout Amara La Negra made noise when she got into it with The Breakfast Club about colorism and how it affects not only her career but the potential careers of many dark skinned Latinos.
Today the outspoken Dominican artist stopped by Ebro In The Morning to breakdown her early experiences with colorism and her continued struggle with the racial practice. Mostly from Latino network execs.
Here are the 5 things we learned from Amara La Negra on Ebro In The Morning.
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1. Sabado Gigante
Unbeknownst to many, Amara La Negra got her start as a child on Latino household stable show, Sabado Gigante. But it wasn’t until her mother began perming her hair much to the stylists linking that they finally accepted her and began to give her shine on the show. That was her first experience with colorism.
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2. Young Hollywood
Her beef with Young Hollywood really stems not just from him making that Macy Gray/Beyonce comment, but for continuing to mock her style and heritage. Even still she does say she doesn’t want people threatening him just because he’s “ignorant on the topic.” She’d rather have people help her tackle the issue as a whole.
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3. Auditions
La Negra remembers she went to do an audition for a major Latino network and she was told she didn’t look Latina enough for the role. She accepted that but then someone told her they’d keep her in mind for a slave or gangster role. Those were the type of comments that drove her to speak out against colorism.
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4. Can’t Stop Won’t Stop
Amara says she won’t stop talking about colorism until she sees Latinas of her color accepted unto major Latino networks and in a positive light. That being said one of her heroes growing up was Celia Cruz because she was the only afro-Latina to blow up.
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5. Cardi B
Amara says she doesn’t like that people are trying to pit her against Cardi B or call her the next Cardi B. She wants to be the first Amara La Negra and “would love to do a record” with Cardi B and adds that she “respects” Cardi and admire’s her work. Get these women in the studio already!
