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Saturday, September 27, 2008
Henry Mance talks with Black politicians in Latin America to see if they believe Barack
Obama's presidential candidacy will serve as an example of how far African descendants can advance in their own nations.
" 'In Latin America, racism has always been half-disguised. It has always been said that it
doesn't exist, while at the same time Blacks have been kept out of the spheres of power,' Afro-Brazilian Senator Paulo
Paim told Mance in this BBC published story. "At least 110 million Latin Americans are believed to be of African descent, compared with
an estimated 40 million African-Americans in the US.... "...Apart from Haiti and the Dominican
Republic which have Black majorities, only Venezuela and Cuba have had Black leaders during the 20th Century. " 'The obstacles aren't in the voters, but in the media and party structures that you have to face to
become a candidate,' says Epsy Campbell, the leader of Costa Rica's Citizens Action Party."
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