On an early morning in September 2017, in a little fishing village in the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, called Zapotalito, thousands of dead fish floated on the surface of the Chacahua-Pastoría lagoons. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake, which rattled Mexico City on…
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Interview: How Black Feminists in Chile are Challenging The Country’s Whitewashed Identity
Racism is nothing new in Chile—discrimination against its Indigenous Mapuche community was present at the South American country’s creation and remains widespread today. In recent weeks, 27 Mapuche prisoners have gone on hunger strike in protest of their current treatment…
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The Afro-Peruvian Women Leading the Black Movement in South America
The image of a smiling Black woman, complete with red kerchief, sits above the word “Negrita,” emblazoned on the bright red packaging of various sweets. The brand name stands out, as if taken from the refrain of Victoria Santa Cruz’…
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In Panama, a Youth Soccer Group Leads the Charge Against Racism & Economic Impacts of COVID-19
“We are Black! In the USA and here in Panama, the same racial issues exist and we are not oblivious to them,” says Andres Madrid, the 23-year-old co-founder and coach of Asociacion Deportiva Curundú (Curundú Sport Association or ADC).ADC is…
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Un Fotoperiodista Afrocolombiano Documenta La Crisis del Coronavirus en Chocó
For the English version of this article head here.Una mujer está sentada en frente de su quiosco lleno de pescado fresco en el mercado, a la orilla del río Atrato. A pesar de su tapabocas, su cara revela desolación y…
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Activists Across Latin America Are Marching in Solidarity With ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protests in the US
It was a powerful sight — the words “Black Lives Matter,” inscribed above a large Black power fist, were projected against the side of Costa Rica’s legislative assembly building Tuesday night.It was one of many acts across Latin America over…
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Skeletal Remains Found in Mexico Reveal Stories of African Enslavement 500 Years Ago in Latin America
Three skeletons found by scientists in a mass grave in 1992 in Mexico City chronicle the horrific life journey of some of the first Africans who were transported to Latin America and enslaved some 500 years ago. The bones display…
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These Colombian Civil Rights Activists Are Fighting to Make Sure Afro-Colombians are Counted in the Census
It was the end of 2019 when various Black organizations protested in front of the census bureau—The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (DANE)—in Bogotá, Colombia to show their dissatisfaction about what they called a “statistical genocide” of the black…
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