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Angel Påez

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In Peru, Afro-Descendants: Fight Ingrained Racism, Invisibility

By Angel Påez

This article originally appeared in Inter Press Service News Agency. CHINCHA, Peru – There is a saying in Peru that everyone has a bit of either “Inga” or “Mandinga” in them, meaning that all Peruvians have some indigenous (Inca) or African blood. But the descendants of the tens of thousands of black slaves brought by…

This article originally appeared in Inter Press Service News Agency. CHINCHA, Peru – There is a saying in Peru that everyone has a bit of either…

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