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In the Heights and the Erasure of Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx Folks
Lin Manuel Miranda s hit musical is out soon, but where are all of the leading dark-skinned Afro-Latinx folks?
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In The Heights, the highly anticipated TV adaptation of the hit Broadway musical from Lin Manuel Miranda, directed by Jon M. Chu, dropped its trailer over a year ago and folks had questions.
In sum:
Granted, the trailer (and film) showcased Black dancers and there were
certainly Black women in the hair salon, but where are the dark-skinned Black Latinx folks with a storyline? After all, this film
is placed in Washington Heights, N.Y., right?!