Dr. Milagros Denis-Rosario is an associate professor of history. She earned her doctorate in Latin America and Caribbean history from Howard University and her master’s in Africana studies from Cornell University. She has published in the Journal of Pan-African Studies, The Delaware Review of Latin American Studies, Centro Journal, Memorias and Latino Studies. Her new book, Drops of Inclusivity: Racial Formation and Meanings in Puerto Rican Society, 1898-1965 (SUNY Press 2022), is a socio-historical analysis of racial narratives in Puerto Rico highlighting Afro-Puerto Ricans’ configuration and navigation through the exclusive system.
Her research interests include Afro-Latinos, African diaspora in Latin America, Latinos, gender, Puerto Ricans, Afro-diasporic coalitions, and politics of cultural representation.