Omilani Alarcón is a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. She is a visual and performing artist, poet, scholar and Founder of the Latinegras brand. She has eleven scholarly publications, seven musical CDs, and was in the top 7 GRAMMY Showcase Finalists. She is fluent in four languages other than English and has traveled and studied business, languages, and performing arts in Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas. Her current project is the award nominated documentary, "LATINEGRAS: Love the Skin You're In" which chronicles the lives of AfroLatina women and their journeys towards self-definition.