Amara La Negra Quotes

United States, Singer
October 4, 1990

Diana Danelys De Los Santos, known professionally as Amara La Negra, is an American singer, actress, dancer, and author. Diana is an Afro-Latina of Dominican descent, and is most known for her role on the VH1 reality TV show Love & Hip Hop: Miami. La Negra was dubbed by Billboard as the show's "breakout star", landing a multi-album record deal with BMG hours after the show's premiere.

Also known as Actress, Dancer, Author

It’s really sad the fact that I even have to answers these questions. The fact that I have to feel as if I have to prove myself because every single part of me is being questioned. Just because I feel there’s a lot of ignorance when it comes to Afro-Latinos.

Amara La Negra
- Ignorance
- Being
- Prove
We come is so many different shades that it’s like why is it so hard for people to understand or accept me? … There isn’t a Latin country that doesn’t have people that look like me.

Amara La Negra

I can say I’m Latina — even if I had an Afro, didn’t have an Afro — I mean I’m still Afro-Latina because I’m from African descent. So that’s what it is.

Amara La Negra
- Descent
- Latina
- Afro
Unfortunately, I almost feel like because I’ve heard it so many times, you know, there’s this part of me that felt like I don’t even want to be mad at you. I just feel like I should educate you about it.

Amara La Negra
- Feel
- Mad
- Educate
How we see ‘black’ here in the United States is different. You think ‘black,’ you think African-American. See for us in the Dominican Republic, because we’re all Dominican, you only have but to say ‘You’re black.

Amara La Negra
- Different
- Black
I do have an afro. I love my ‘fro … I just feel more comfortable like this. I think it goes more with my personality.

Amara La Negra
I’m just trying to act black. Whatever that means. What exactly is acting black? I’m not sure what that is.

Amara La Negra
- Black
- Acting
- Means