Uncovering Black Latin History with Eileen Ivette

About this episode

Eileen Ivette discusses her journey as an Afro-Colombian and the creation of Black Latin History.

Eileen Ivette is a cultural storyteller and adventure seeker who once spent her days saving travel posts and dreaming of “someday” adventures while working a 9-5 that felt increasingly disconnected from her purpose. Everything shifted in 2019, when she took her first solo trip to Puerto Rico and discovered not just new destinations but also deeper pieces of her identity through the lens of the African diaspora. As the Founder of Black Latin History and an Afro-Latina traveler, Eileen combines her passion for history, culture, and travel to create resources that highlight Black history, events, and businesses across Latin America and the Caribbean—building a community of more than 90,000 travelers and history enthusiasts worldwide. In this week’s episode, Eileen and I talk about her experience as a first-gen, Afro-Colombian living in the US., and we discuss the catalyst behind creating Black Latin History. Keep up with Eileen on her Instagram @eileen_ivette and her website www.eileenivette.com. For all Hella Latin@ updates, follow @hellalatinopodcast on Instagram and connect on LinkedIn. More at odalysjasmine.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Odalys Jasmine

Guest: Eileen Ivette

Topics covered

• Black Latin history
• Afro-Latina identity
• cultural storytelling
• travel
• African diaspora

Keywords

• Eileen Ivette
• Black Latin History
• Afro-Latina
• cultural storytelling
• travel
• identity
• African diaspora

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Black Latin History

Places: Puerto Rico, US, Latin America, Caribbean

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