Afro-Colombians - Wikipedia
Afro-Colombians (Spanish: Afrocolombianos), also known as Black Colombians (Spanish: Colombianos Negros), are Colombians who have predominantly or total Sub-Saharan African ancestry, these stand out for having dark skin. [9]
Afro-Colombians in Colombia - Minority Rights Group
The Colombian Department for National Statistics (DANE) has recognized that there are four distinct Afro-descendant groups in the country: Black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal and Palenquero communities, and that two of these speak their own distinct languages.
Afro Colombians, a history - African American Registry
This article affirms the history, culture, and heritage of Afro Colombians, the country's citizens of African descent. Colombia is considered to have the fourth largest Black African population in the Western Hemisphere, after Brazil, Haiti, and the United States.
How one Afro-Colombian community honors their ancestry - NPR
2024年10月13日 · In a context of geographic isolation and state neglect, where illegal armed groups have a substantial presence, the Afro community of Yurumanguí comes together despite intimidations to celebrate...
Afro-Colombians fight the effects of gold mining through …
2 天之前 · As part of Afro-Colombian tradition, the woman plant native trees in the area only during a full moon. They have also sown medicinal plants important in their culture. A group of women, part of Nuestra Casa Comun association, work reforesting an area destroyed by illegal mining, near Paimado, Colombia, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.
Meet Colombia's new VP: Black, female, champion of the …
2022年9月25日 · Most of Colombia’s Afro-descendant peoples hail from the torrid zones along the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. Beyond race, Márquez has unabashedly challenged sexism, classism, inequality and...
Welcome to 'El Petronio,' the biggest celebration of Afro-Colombian ...
2023年8月23日 · Despite facing racism, inequality and violence, the Afro-Colombian people of the Pacific Coast have stayed resilient and creative, keeping their culture strong and vibrant.
The Human Rights Situation in Colombia: Afro-Colombians and ... - Brookings
2005年6月8日 · In Colombia today, there are between 2 and 3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) uprooted from their homes by the longstanding armed conflict. Disproportionately affected are Colombians...
Afro-Colombian women are risking their lives to defend their ...
2020年1月9日 · Indigenous and campesino leaders comprise many of the victims, but black women are increasingly at risk in the western provinces where Colombia’s Afro-descendent population is concentrated. The violence is aimed at destroying the social fabric to create a weak community that can be controlled socially, culturally and politically
Strengthening Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Peoples in Colombia
2023年12月12日 · According to the 2018 national census, the black, Afro-Colombian, racial, palenquera, and indigenous population represents 14% of the total population in Colombia. However, 23% of these communities are unemployed, 80% live in multidimensional poverty compared to 16% at the national level, and 25% have been displaced from their original territories.
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