What It Means to Be Blaxican in America

In a country that's becoming increasingly multiracial and multiethnic, Walter Thompson-Hernandez set out to capture a unique group of people through Instagram with his project Blaxicans of LA. Through his project, he's helping share thier stories to help others understand what it really means to be Afro-Latino.

Walter is an LA-based writer and photographer. He will be a first-year PhD student in the UCLA Chicana and Chicano Studies PhD program in the Fall. You can see more from Walter by checking out his Instagram.