FMP - Mark Wells on Afro-Peruvians and an apology from the Peruvian government

The government of Peru has officially apologized for the first time to its citizens of African descent for centuries of "abuse, exclusion and discrimination." The executive resolution, published in November 28th edition of the official newspaper El Peruano, states that discrimination against black Peruvians still exists and is "a barrier for social, economic, labor and educational development."

Mark Wells explores the significance of this apology and as well as the contributions of some of Afro-Peru's most important cultural icons.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Susana Baca
• Peru Negro
• racism
• slavery
• Maria Elena Moyano
• Victoria Santa Cruz
• Nicomedes Santa Cruz

[Salsassin]

Maria Elena Moyano is recognized. In fact there is a monument/statue of her in Villa El Salvador. Her sister is a congresswoman. Marta Moyano.

[ProjectBaitDET]

@Salsassin

Thanks so much for your response! Do you live in Peru? I will make a note of all of the info you shared. I took a look at the wiki page on Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro and it does mention his African ancestry. But I wonder, was he actually recognized or self-identified as black? He looks like the type of person who most likely didn't see himself as black or afrodescendiente.

[victormanueification]

@victormanueification African peruvians are not more than 3 % because they were mixing with the native peruvians, or with the mixed peruvians or with the white peruvians, But probably 10 % of the peruvians have also african roots. I didn't know I have african roots until two weeks ago but if you see me you can't tell it and if someone would say my mom has african roots you will laugh at them because she looks caucasian, If I trace my origins I;ll tell you at least 3 continents are involved

[victormanueification]

@victormanueification We need real improvements To be represented by lawmakers of each of the races discriminated only changed the surface of the discrimination but the changes didn;t go deep in the structure of this unequal society. Nicomedes and Victoria Santa Cruz were not only pushing to be cultural accepted they were trying to make the afroperuvians proud of their roots and at the same time to accept there were other races and ethnical groups discriminated in Peru.....

[victormanueification]

@faniaman Maybe you're not counting the people from the rainforest as peruvians who live in average no more than 55 years, or the andean people living in the small villages of Apurimac, Huancavelica and ayacucho who live in extreme poverty or the aymaras from Puno who every year die with the friaje ( extreme cold weather on the highlands ), don;t make a distinction between discriminated peruvians because even the asian peruvians were discriminated aybe it;s slowly changing but ....

[Pianrot]

wrong information in this Vid!! Aztecs and Mayans are from Mexico and other central american countries not From Peru , Peru had the Inca Empire only.

[caloncho33]

conchasumadre!!!?

[faniaman]

@Salsassin Yes, Moyano is recognized...and believe it or not, there is nothing to commemorate the works of the great Nicomedes Santa Cruz. I mean, at least a small square, statue or even a street would be respectful for his legacy. Much is left to be done on Afro Peruvians' social status and recognition. It's the most discriminated ethnic group and more marginalized group in Peru.

[chsn09]

@Salsassin

I will definitely show them your videos if I meet with them again! And yeah where do most Afrodescendants in Peru live? What parts of Peru do blacks and mixed blacks live in Peru? Where are they concentrated mainly in Peru? Are they a diverse widespread group??

[Salsassin]

@chsn09 Show them my videos.

[chsn09]

@Salsassin Yeah lol! I met with them! They are just exploring the theory of Olmecs being African. I have mixed feelings about that! In high school white teachers taught us that artifacts show that Olmecs must have been an African civilization due to migration of Africans in an era Pre Columbus!