The undeniable influences and significant contributions of Afro-descendant population in Mexico manifest in our words, the flavours we enjoy, the rhythms that make us dance, and the spaces we share, ...

If little is known about the presence of Africans in Mexico, less is known about the participation of Mandinga, Wolof, or Bantu women, among the many groups of African women who arrived in Mexico and ...

With dancing devils, fireworks and traditional musical instruments like the donkey jawbone, Afro-Mexicans proudly celebrate a heritage that is often forgotten in the Latin American country despite a ...

For the past seven years, Afro-descendant women in Mexico have celebrated the International Day of Afro-descendant Women on July 25. These gatherings occur in regions inhabited by people of Black ...

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The first enslaved Africans arrived with Hernan Cortez in 1519. Africans and their descendants have been in the Americas just as long as Europeans have. But regardless of their tenure, Afro-Mexicans ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico has come to be known as a minority-majority state that is home to numerous backgrounds and cultures. One Albuquerque organization says it’s time locals had the ...

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Members of the Afro-Mexican community of Cuajinicuilapa celebrate their roots with an annual festival in honor of their patron saint Nicolas of Tolentino AFP / PEDRO PARDO With dancing devils, ...