Organized crime group “Los Rastrojos” has threatened to kill black and indigenous communities who have called on authorities to shut down an illegally-operated goldmine in the region.
A Colombian children’s rights group reported on Monday that recent Ministry of Education figures show that 86% of children from ethnic minority groups have no access to adequate education.
The western Colombian city of Quibdo is set to celebrate the San Pacho festival, a 32-day rip-roaring party that culminates in a parade in honor of their patron saint Saint Francis…
Colombia’s southwestern city of Tumaco, mostly populated by Afro-Colombians, has experienced more than three times the national rate of murders from 2011 to 2013 as a result of guerrilla atrocities, according…
Wednesday marks Colombia’s Afro-Colombian Day, which pays homage to the contributions of Afro-Colombian communities and calls attention to their ongoing struggle for equality.
Every society has its way of mourning. In the west, people are accustomed to solemn, grave rituals that amplify the sorrow of loss. In Colombia’s Afro-descendent population, funerals are an…
Following a series of brutal attacks, death threats and murders, several international organizations have called on US and Colombian authorities to condemn ongoing violence against Afro-Colombian leaders and their communities.
An awards ceremony for achievement by Afro-Colombians has opened for entries this week.
A recent study claims to show that racial discrimination plays a prominent role in Bogota’s job market.