These 10 Americans have had quite a year of national recognition and growth, and they have one thing in common: Their Hispanic heritage is intrinsically tied to their work.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
NBC Latino has spent Hispanic Heritage Month reporting on how Latinos have shaped U.S. and Latin American culture, history and public opinion — both past and present.
Digitized archives and DNA testing prove what these Latinos suspected: Families that have focused on their white, Spanish ancestry have neglected African roots and the legacy of slavery within their lineage.
In “American Historia: The Untold Story of Latinos,” Leguizamo traces U.S. Latino and Latin American history from the powerful Indigenous empires to the Civil Rights Movement.
The NBA star discusses how his Dominican and Black heritage has shaped who he is today and why his advocacy and philanthropic work are so meaningful.