Stunning Vintage Photos Of Iconic Black Women Across The Diaspora On International Women’s Day
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Brande Victorian
UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Celia Cruz Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Celia Cruz (October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003)
Known as the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz was a Cuban Singer who proudly embraced her Afro-Latina heritage which was heavily thread into her music and style of dress. Banned from her native Havana during the Cuban revolution, Cruz became a symbol of freedom for her refusal to bend to the demands of Fidel Castro’s political regime.
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