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The program, which will give priority to wealthy investors and entrepreneurs, is now accepting applications

Since colonial times, Black bodies have been viewed as mere labor, rather than as subjects with full rights. The four Afro-descendant children who were murdered in Ecuador were victims of structural racism. The notion of serving without a master means embracing practices of care and creation that don’t answer to state hierarchies or the market. It’s about serving the community — serving life — without being accountable to visible or invisible patterns

The multimedia special ‘The invisible history of Latin America’ promotes a new narrative for telling the stories of Afro-descendant territories and peoples. Their histories are indispensable for building the region’s future

In Salvador de Bahía, one of the 16th century’s primary slave trafficking ports, Afro-tourism has become a pillar of the economy, even as the Black community continues to be its most vulnerable

Mexican psychologist Tanya Duarte, Argentine teacher Miriam Gomes, and Bolivian engineer Juan Carlos Ballivián share their firsthand accounts of what it is like to live in countries that are not traditionally associated with African heritage

América Futura explores, through seven stories in three languages, the Afro-descendant communities of the continent to tell the story of about 25% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean: 150 million people who identify as Afro-descendant and who have shaped the countries of the region, but whose histories have traditionally been erased or reduced to stereotypes

In the early 2000s, a group of Afro-Colombians went to Washington to pressure their president, who was negotiating a free trade agreement. They wanted to ensure that Black people would be appointed to the Colombian government. Now, Black women’s collectives are paving the way for political inclusion in Latin America

Too Black for Latinos and too Latino for African Americans, Boston’s Afro-Latino community is beginning to see the fruits of decades of activism against historical invisibility

On the islands, the concept of restoration is heterogeneous. While academics cling to it as a principle of social justice, other groups delve into self-repair

The Trump administration’s proposal would apply to visitors from countries included in the Visa Waiver Program

Cities and counties such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Jose will still pay salaries higher than the state rate

Church leaders ordered the parish to remove the display, arguing that it violates ecclesiastical norms

The New Save Collective simulates scenarios in which video game users must confront immigration agents

A study compared civil service salary caps in 11 countries as Congress debates public administration reform in a nation with particularly high social inequality

One of the two suspects has been arrested after taking artworks that were part of an art book titled ‘Jazz,’ and which had already been stolen in the past

The politician, who was also economy minister, was until 2024 a highly trusted collaborator of President Miguel Díaz-Canel

Faced with a fiery debate between the glorious myth of the Conquest and anachronistic revisionism, historians are looking to steer clear of nationalist tradition, both Mexican and Spanish

While the world is adapting to progress in gender equality and diversity, Trump advocates a return to a traditional model that emphasizes physical strength and the preeminence of the straight white male

Conversations between the leaders of the criminal network, accused of arms trafficking, fuel theft, and other crimes, reveal chains of corruption used to obtain weapons and permits, which their companies then rented or sold

The State of Mexico and Puebla see the most robberies and attacks on drivers, and there are also reports of bribes being demanded at official checkpoints

The South American country has become the seventh nation to try to stop the group, which has been charged with sexual abuse and trafficking

People come to believe in absurd theories for the same reasons they come to believe in anything else. Their experiences lead them to think those beliefs are true

Activist Antoinette Torres Soler has developed a GPT model that puts the thoughts and voices of Afro philosophers, politicians and creators center stage

In addition to musicians, publishers and illustrators have complained that their images, paintings or songs have been used without their permission

Since January 1 is a federal holiday, the first payment of next year will be deposited on the last day of this month, so most beneficiaries will receive two checks

President Lula da Silva presents the $38 billion project as he tries to strike a delicate balance between Beijing and Washington, his largest trade partners

Faced with a stagnant economy, the president is promoting an agreement with high-profile entrepreneurs like Carlos Slim and Bernardo Gómez