Madrid
Two young Senegalese men met on a Europe-bound migrant boat in 2006, a year that saw a record influx of Africans to Spain’s Canary Islands.
Since then, one died of a heart attack running away from Spanish police and the other is running in a polarized election Tuesday for a seat in Madrid’s regional assembly.
Serigne Mbaye not only wants to fight what he considers to be “structural racism” against African migrants but also to defy a history of underrepresentation of the Black community and other people of color in Spanish politics.
“That’s where all discrimination begins,” he told The Associated Press.
Elecciones en Madrid: Así pasan los candidatos a las elecciones en Madrid la jornada de reflexión
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Elecciones en Madrid: así pasarán los candidatos el día de reflexión
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Los candidatos dedicarán el día de reflexión a pasear, hacer deporte y estar en familia
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