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Abstract
Remnants of colonial oppression permeate present-day society maintaining social, political, and economic oppression for Afrodescendientes (African descendants from Latin America). This oppression impacts a person of color's mental health and identity development. Older adults are central to the Latine family, influencing the racial and ethnic socialization of generations after. As such, this intersectional study aims to examine the experiences of Afrodescendientes older adults and their legacy. Specifically, this study used a culturally consistent qualitative methodology- plática (informal conversations; Fierros & Delgado Bernal, 2016) to gain an in-depth understanding of the racial and ethnic identity development of Afrodescendiente older adults, its impact on their mental health and how this has informed their legacy. The author situated this study within an intersectional and Black-imiento theoretical framework allowing for the exploration of systemic oppression from various interlocking axis while explicitly centering Blackness within Latinidad (Esposito & Evans-Winters, 2022; Dache, Haywood & Mislán, 2019). A thematic analysis was used to illuminate their experiences. Study implications inform just and equitable psychological practice for Afrodescendientes.