“Controversial:” Colombia’s leading VP hopeful used to be dirt poor
Some in Colombia’s elite seem uncomfortable with the idea that their next vice-president may be a black woman who used to be dirt poor. Francia Marquez, the running mate of…
Some in Colombia’s elite seem uncomfortable with the idea that their next vice-president may be a black woman who used to be dirt poor. Francia Marquez, the running mate of…
Colombia’s election observers warned that hate speech targeting the running mate of presidential candidate Gustavo Petro could result in violence. Vice-presidential candidate Francia Marquez said Monday that she had received…
Racism aggravated the consequences of Colombia’s armed conflict for black and indigenous peoples, according to the country’s Truth Commission. The commission organized a two-day conference in the Caribbean city of…
Colombia’s culture ministry removed statues of 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus and Spain’s late Queen Isabella amid fears they would be tumbled. Government workers removed the statues from their pedestals in…
Deeply-rooted racism of the white elite in Colombia’s third largest city Cali poses a genocide risk for the local black community, according to a study. Cali found itself in the…
Colombia’s mass media and the Cali Police Department tried to cover up an attempted massacre of native Colombians by far-right supporters of President Ivan Duque. At least eight indigenous protesters…
President Ivan Duque vowed to send more troops to southwest Colombia after clashes between locals from Cali and indigenous protesters triggered fears of a civil war on Sunday. At least…
Colombia’s ethnic discrimination reached the point that 31% of people who identified themselves as African descendants in 2005 no longer wish to identify themselves as such. According to statistics agency…
Colombia’s migration policy sought to “whiten society” through immigration for more than half of the country’s history. The South American country’s history of migration policies is no more embarrassing than…