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Until Dignity Becomes Customary: The Determination Of Francia Márquez Mina

October 2, 2025 Charo Mina Rojas, Black Agenda Report. , , ,
Colombia is the third country after Brazil and the United States with the largest Afro-descendant population in the Americas. With more than ten million people of African origins, cultures and practices rooted in Yoruba and Bantu philosophies, traditional languages such as the Palenquero, rhythms and even forms of self-identification that express roots with the continent, in Colombia it is still asked: why Africa? In 2022, the government of President Gustavo Petro, a government for change, structured in the National Development Plan and foreign policy, the “Africa Strategy 2022-2026,” responded to Vice President Francia Márquez Mina’s initiative to pay more attention to the African continent and to develop concrete, meaningful relations with its countries.

A Story Of Resistance And Renewal: The Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune

September 7, 2025 Chris Gilbert and Cira Pascual Marquina, Venezuelanalysis. , , ,
On the southern shore of Lake Maracaibo, Palmarito is an Afro-Venezuelan community shaped by centuries of history, culture, and resilience. Its people carry forward traditions rooted in their African heritage and in the fishing trade. Central to Palmarito’s way of life is the socialist commune, a form of popular self-government that transforms everyday life and work into a shared project. The town forms part of the “pueblos santos,” a cluster of Afro-descendant communities bound together by devotion to San Benito of Palermo, the “Black saint,” and the ritual rhythms of the Chimbánguele. Life in Palmarito has always revolved around the lake—its fish provide sustenance and its water routes connect those living along its shores.
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