Francia Márquez, the country’s first Black vice-president, opens up about the strains in her relationship with the president and the obstacles she has faced: ‘The Colombian state is a racist state’ ...
It’s been almost nine years since Colombia celebrated a landmark peace agreement between one guerrilla group and the government, and three years since President Gustavo Petro vowed “total peace.” But ...
Colombia’s Caribbean coast, specifically Cartagena, is a destination beloved by Black travelers. Cartagena has one of the highest concentrations of Afro-Colombians, where an estimated 60% percent say ...
San Basilio de Palenque calls itself ‘the first free Black territory in the Americas’ – a referendum next month could win its own local government ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Local activists known as 'comisionadas' pose with women from Tanguí, Chocó, Colombia, at the end of a workshop in 2013. Tania ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colombia’s Caribbean coast, specifically Cartagena, is a destination beloved by Black travelers. Cartagena has one of the highest ...