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Colombia’s First Black Vice President Spotlights Afro-Caribbean Fashion
CALI, Colombia — At a premier fashion event in the coastal city of Buenaventura this year, a pair of towering models strutted down the boardwalk, one in a red minidress with a fluted top inspired by an open seashell and the other wearing a blue-and-gold gown fit for a modern queen. The models were Black…
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Will an Investigation of a Former Mexican President Lead to Charges?
MEXICO CITY — The Mexican attorney general’s office said this week that it was investigating former president Enrique Peña Nieto for money laundering and illicit enrichment, the first official confirmation of such a probe by federal prosecutors. But to many Mexicans, it was not immediately clear whether the announcement was really a step toward accountability…
