‘Until I put my freedom on blast, no one took notice, and here I was trying to be small’ — Afro Latino actor and author Christopher Rivas opened up about embracing his identity and the challenges of being a person of color trying to ‘make it’ in the U.S.<br />» Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/knowthis_youtube<br />» Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe<br /><br />For more Hispanic Heritage Month stories, subscribe to @NowThisNews.<br /><br />#AfroLatino #Identity #HispanicHeritageMonth #Politics #News #NowThis