Colombian voters elect country’s first Black vice president
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 21, 2022
BOGOTA, Colombia -- As Colombia's voters put aside a longtime antipathy to leftists and chose one as their new president, they also carved out another milestone — electing the country's first Black vice president.
When former leftist rebel Gustavo Petro takes office as president on Aug. 7, a key player in his administration will be Francia Marquez, his running mate in Sunday's runoff election.
Marquez is an environmental activist from La Toma, a remote village surrounded by mountains where . . .
