Francia Márquez, Vice President of Colombia: “Since I have been in power I have received racist messages every day”

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Tireless defender of rights, Goldman Prize and champion of “nobodies”, she is the first Afro-descendant to hold this position in the country led by Petro

The Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez.REUTERS

The first words her children said to her when she won were: “Mom, we are proud of you, thank you for giving us so much.” And they are not only referring to the fact that she, Francia Elena Márquez Mina, 41, is the first Afro-descendant woman to

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