Mexico‘s oldest Black community is fighting to preserve its historic land. Costa Chica, the 250-mile land located along the Pacific Ocean, is home to more Afro-Mexicans than anywhere else in the nation. In recent years, however, climate change has been making life difficult for the residents of Costa Chica. The historic region is now facing… Continue reading Mexico’s Oldest Black Community Fights To Preserve Its Historic Land As Climate Change Poses Major Threat
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Afro-Mexicans finally got the recognition they were striving for years on the Mexican census in 2020. This marks the first time the country is counting its Afro-Mexican population, which provides official recognition for the people who were often overlooked in the Mexican cultural picture.
The Afro-Mexican population has long fought for recognition in a mestizo country, where lighter skin color is often shown in social advancement and higher incomes, according to The Guardian report.
This year s census is being collected throughout March. Meanwhile, a 2015 survey from Mexico s statistics institute estimated the Afro-Mexican population at 1.3 million.
Observers are seeing the census to put together a total of around two million, mostly in Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Veracruz states.