Igualada

In Colombia, a country marred by deep racial and socioeconomic disparities, a black woman from a rural background is challenging the status quo by launching a presidential campaign. By reappropriating the term “igualada,” Francia Márquez is catapulting a movement to the upper echelons of power by refusing to “know her place.”

In Colombia, a country marked by deep racial and socio-economic divides, a Black woman from a rural background challenges the status quo by launching a presidential campaign. By reclaiming the term "igualada," Francia Márquez propels a movement into the higher echelons of power, refusing to "know her place."