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Sep 25, 2022 · Environmental activist Francia Elena Márquez has been at the vanguard of an awakening among Colombia's long-marginalized Afro-Colombian community. Meet Colombia's new VP: Black, female, champion ...
A formidable leader of the Afro-Colombian community, Francia Márquez organized the women of La Toma and stopped illegal gold mining on their ancestral land. She exerted steady pressure on the Colombian government and spearheaded a 10-day, 350-mile march of 80 women to the nation’s capital, resulting in the removal of all illegal miners and ...
Jun 21, 2022 · When former leftist rebel Gustavo Petro takes office as president on Aug. 7, a key player in his administration will be Francia Marquez, his running mate in Sunday’s runoff election.
Jun 21, 2022 · Por primera vez, una mujer afrocolombiana ocupará el cargo de vicepresidenta en Colombia. Francia Márquez ha hecho historia al ganar las elecciones de la mano de Gustavo Petro, primer...
May 6, 2022 · More about Julie Turkewitz. Francia Márquez could soon be Colombia’s first Black vice president, and she has cracked open a discussion about race and class in a manner rarely seen in national...
Jun 20, 2022 · Francia Marquez, a single mother and former housekeeper, will be Colombia's first Black woman vice president after a historic vote on Sunday saw the Andean country pick its first leftist president ...
Aug 17, 2023 · CHELO CAMACHO. Catalina Oquendo. Bogotá - Aug 17, 2023 - 17:05CEST. Francia Márquez, the first Colombian vice president of African heritage and the nation’s first Minister of Equality, has had a remarkable life. Born to a midwife in a small village in Cauca (southwest Colombia), she became a community leader to protect a local river from ...
