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Behind Afro-Mexicans' Historic Effort to Be Counted

By Leonie Rauls

A black activist reflects on a history-making question on Mexico's next census.

This article is adapted from AQ's special report on migration

It was a long fight. But Afro-Mexicans won the right to claim their heritage, and be counted as part of Mexico's population. Mónica Moreno Figueroa, co-founder of the Collective to Eliminate Racism in Mexico (COPERA) spoke to AQ about their quest, and the significance of this victory. This interview was conducted prior to the decision by Mexico's government to postpone the 2020 census, then already underway, in response to the COVID...

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