News
21 June 2022
Afro-Colombian Francia Marquez's Ascendance Is Historic
The single mother and former cleaner captured many as they voted her and President-elect Gustavo Petro in to redirect the South American nation's path.
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Film + TV
16 October 2019
Cimarrón Is the Women-Led Film Production Company Empowering Afro-Colombians to Tell Their Own Stories
The "first Afro-Colombian film production company," is teaching filmmaking in Colombia's black communities in order to combat the lack of representation.
Fashion + Beauty
07 May 2019
This Black Hairstyle Collective Is Embracing the Beauty of Natural Hair in Colombia
Chontudas wants to strengthen natural hair knowledge among young black girls in Colombia.
News
19 June 2017
Afro-Colombians Are on Strike—Here's Why
Residents of the blackest part of Colombia, the Pacific coast, recently went on strike to protest centuries of neglect at the hands of the central government. But why now?
Latest
12 June 2017
First Listen: Chief Boima on Kondi Band's New Album, 'Salone'
We catch up with one of our favorite DJs and talk about his new project with Sierra Leonean thumb piano player Sorie Kondi.
Latest
07 February 2017
This Forgotten Legend Of Afro-Colombian Music Is Releasing His First Album At 95
After writing some of Colombia's biggest hits, without recognition, Afro-Colombian musician, Magín Díaz, is releasing his very first album at the age of 95.
Politics
07 November 2016
"We Want Peace:" Afro-Colombians Largely Voted for a Peace Deal Their Fellow Citizens Rejected
Pablo Medina Uribe delves into the racial politics of Colombia's no-vote last month where those most affected by the conflict—black, indigenous and rural Colombians—feel sold out.
Sports
11 August 2016
Óscar Figueroa and the Precarious World of an Afro-Colombian Gold Medal Winner
To be a black athlete in Colombia is to be constantly reminded of your otherness. Even when you bring home the gold.
Music
02 August 2016
Meet ChocQuibTown, the Biggest Afro-Colombian Band in the World
ChocQuibTown has become one of the foremost voices for Colombia's often overlooked Afro-Colombian community of the Pacific coast.
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