Pedro Sergio Peñaloza Pérez ( Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero, Mexico, September 8, 1953) is a Mexican professor and activist, former president of the anti-racist organization México Negro A.C. [1]
With a degree in education from the Autonomous University of Guerrero, his work as an activist has consisted of promoting respect and knowledge of the rights of Afro-descendants in Mexico for more than twenty years. [2]
Sergio Peñaloza is currently the longest-serving Afro-Mexican activist in the fight for the constitutional recognition of black people in Mexico.
In 1997, he founded México Negro, the oldest Afro-descendant organization in the country and of which he is the leader. [3] [4] From this position, he has organized popular, academic, and folkloric forums, as well as participated in events on Afro-descendants abroad. [5]
In 2017, he participated in the collection of signatures to become a pre-candidate for the presidency of Mexico through an independent candidacy, however, he was unsuccessful. [4] [6] [7] During the same year, he participated in the construction of a proposal for constitutional reform in Mexico City, with the objective of recognizing people of African descent on a territorial basis, without limiting official recognition to legal visibility. [8]
Pedro Sergio Peñaloza Pérez ( Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero, Mexico, September 8, 1953) is a Mexican professor and activist, former president of the anti-racist organization México Negro A.C. [1]
With a degree in education from the Autonomous University of Guerrero, his work as an activist has consisted of promoting respect and knowledge of the rights of Afro-descendants in Mexico for more than twenty years. [2]
Sergio Peñaloza is currently the longest-serving Afro-Mexican activist in the fight for the constitutional recognition of black people in Mexico.
In 1997, he founded México Negro, the oldest Afro-descendant organization in the country and of which he is the leader. [3] [4] From this position, he has organized popular, academic, and folkloric forums, as well as participated in events on Afro-descendants abroad. [5]
In 2017, he participated in the collection of signatures to become a pre-candidate for the presidency of Mexico through an independent candidacy, however, he was unsuccessful. [4] [6] [7] During the same year, he participated in the construction of a proposal for constitutional reform in Mexico City, with the objective of recognizing people of African descent on a territorial basis, without limiting official recognition to legal visibility. [8]