Francia Márquez Makes History As Colombia's First Black Vice President
Photo: Getty Images, Sebastian Barros / NurPhoto Frances Marquez has left his mark on Colombia since the age of 13. On June 19, the newly elected vice president of a South American country, the first woman to serve in the executive branch and a man of color, caused a stir when he began protesting against the construction of a dam in his area. . When I was a kid in La Cauca. Marquez, a mother of two, rose to the top of Colombia's political circles after leading the most effective environmental campaign against illegal gold mining on her ancestral land in La Tom, where she supports a 350-mile journey. For ten days he has brought the illegal removal of minerals and equipment from the capital. Photo via Getty Images by Luis Robayo / AFP He is the voice of the people on the right of former rebel Gustavo Petro, now the country's first left-wing president. "Thank you, brothers and sisters, for being with us all these months, for believing that you can change the history of...