Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On June 17th, 2002, history was made in Colombia after the country elected its first Afro-Colombian woman vice-president Francia ...

If you’re looking for a South American country that is rich in Black history, Colombia is a great choice. While Afro-Colombians are impacted by racism, colorism, and classism, they press on in spite ...

Editor’s note: This story is the third in a three-part series looking at the fight for rights of black people in Colombia. The first story explored the history of Afro-Colombians and the impact of the ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A 62-year-old woman was convicted of discrimination and harassment on Monday for making racist comments about Colombia’s first Black vice president during an antigovernment ...

One month before the White House finished negotiations with the Colombian government on a free trade deal, a Republican-leaning organization began working with black members of Congress on a project ...

A group of 20 Black entrepreneurs from metro Atlanta will be traveling next week to Colombia on a trade mission – the first of its kind, officials announced Tuesday. The entrepreneurs chosen for the ...

It’s been almost nine years since Colombia celebrated a landmark peace agreement between one guerrilla group and the government, and three years since President Gustavo Petro vowed “total peace.” But ...

This handout picture released by the Colombian Ministry of Defense shows police Major Martha Estrada, who is a Black woman, wearing her hair in a natural ...

For the first time in its history, Colombia has elected a Black woman, Francia Márquez, as its vice president, bringing hope to the country’s poor and Black citizens. The New York Times reports that ...

Colombian Ambassador Luis Gilberto Murillo’s journey has placed him on the front row of history throughout his career. He was in the Soviet Union for the fall of the Berlin Wall, back in Colombia for ...