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First Black Woman Vice President of Colombia

Sunday, June 20, Francia Márquez, was the first Black woman elected to the office of vice president of Colombia. She is an internationally known environmental activist who has won several prestigious awards. Francia Márquez won the Goldman Environmental award in 2018 for her work against illegal gold mining on the Ovejas River near La Toma […]

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