This article explores complexities of identity inhered in African Diasporic communities through an investigation of Spanish-speaking Afro-Latinas/os and Latinas/os of African descent in a predominantly Black middle school. Participant observation and interview data collected over 17 months revealed a school whose members represent peoples of diverse African descent. Among educators and students at the research site, Diasporic encounters reveal ideologies grounded in a lack of awareness and misconceptions about race, ethnicity, and nationality. Particularly for Afro-Latina/o students and educators, these ideologies influenced the creation of their own distinct racial and ethnic identities and subjectivities and informed how they understand and experience notions of Diaspora.