Latin America

The History Behind Bad Bunny’s Sugar Cane Opening at the Super Bowl

The performance pulled from centuries of Caribbean labor and industrial slavery, turning a halftime spectacle into a reminder of who built the wealth of the Americas.
02/09/2026
Francia Márquez, candidate to vice president of Colombia for the coalition Pacto Histórico, with Gustavo Petro as candidate to president. Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, may 14 2022.

Colombia Elects Its First Black Vice President

It's about time!
06/20/2022

She's A Real One!: Amara La Negra Shamelessly Shares Snap With Her Tracks On Full Display

"It's hard to keep up a perfect afro 24/7."
02/02/2018

Venezuelan Oil Diplomacy Curbed by Economic Crisis

Maduro blames it on his opponents in Venezuela and the U.S.
12/02/2013
Assad Was Moved by Putin, Not Obama

Global Week in Review: Russia Convinces Assad to Give Up Chemical Weapons

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Happy Independence Day, Brazil

The influential nation celebrates 191 years of freedom.
09/07/2013
Egypt’s Crisis Escalates

Global Week in Review: Obama Condemns Violence in Egypt

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Brazil President to Hold Emergency Meeting Over Worsening Protests

More than 1 million protesters took to the streets Thursday.
06/21/2013

Immigration: It's a Black Thing, Too

Blacks lobby lawmakers for immigration reform.
03/20/2013
Pope Francis

Commentary: A Latin American Pope Who Will Be Eagerly Watched

Pope Francis I is from Argentina.
03/13/2013
Catherine Samba-Panza

Ladies First: Female Heads of State

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