Causescommons.wikimedia.org What Colombia’s first Black VP really wants from the United States After a career as a social activist for Afro-Colombians and climate justice, Francia Márquez Mina decided to run for the vice presidency — and won. Her next goal: getting global superpowers to pay reparations.
Causescommons.wikimedia.org Colombia election: Gustavo Petro makes history in presidential victory The victory by the former rebel and longtime senator sets the third-largest nation in Latin America on a new path.
Politicscommons.wikimedia.org Colombia election: Francia Márquez could become first Black vice president Francia Márquez, a political newcomer, is forcing Colombia to confront its racist, classist and sexist past and present.
Causescommons.wikimedia.org Colombia election: Gustavo Petro could be country’s first leftist president In a country beset by poverty and inequality, support has grown for former Bogotá mayor and senator Gustavo Petro.