“Márquez Mina, an activist and lawyer who became Colombia’s first female vice president of African descent, was celebrated as the first Du Bois Medal recipient from Latin America. In a speech delivered in Spanish, the Colombian vice president recognized Gates for strengthening “the heritage that we are building in Colombia,” and Alejandro De La Fuente,…
ALARI conference provides ‘unique opportunities’ to discuss race in Brazil
More than a thousand scholars, artists, and leaders came together in July in a historic meeting for the advancement of the field of Afro-Latin American Studies. Read more in Harvard Gazette. Photo by Lucas Cruz. 2024….