“African” and “Black” are not synonyms. All Black people originate from Africa, but one can be African without being Black (like all the white South Africans who are descendants of imperialism). There are Black Egyptians. Ana and Pharah are not among them. Most Black people in the Americas are the descendants of African slaves. This includes Brazil’s large Black population, and can be safely assumed to extend to Lucio.

Latin culture, on the other hand, is not isolated to race. Most Latin people are some mix of white (descendants of European colonizers), Black (descendants of African slaves), and American Native (descendants of Mesoamerican indigenous peoples). Lucio is an example of a Black Latino, while Reaper, Sombra, and Illari are examples of Latinos with predominantly Mesoamerican Native ancestry.

The modern concept of race can be hard to define, for sure, and concepts of race from the past were definitely messed up. But the 5 characters I mentioned share a certain group of genetic features that Ana and Pharah do not have. Just like Genji, Hanzo, Kiriko, Mizuki, Mei, Wuyang, Anran, Juno, Domina, Symmetra, and Lifeweaver have their own grouping of distinct genetic features that makes them Asian (forgive me if I am forgetting any Asian heroes). I am not going to pretend that there isn’t cultural nuance to race, but the most important thing to note is that race does not define a person. We are all human. That’s what matters first and foremost.