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Paula Moreno's work inspires and exemplifies how far women of color have come and how far they still have to go in capturing the equality, recognition, and thed opportunities they deserve in our world today. In The Power of the Invisible, Paula Moreno tells us how a twenty-eight-year-old Black woman rose to become Colombia's Minister of Culture, an unprecedented event in the history of the country, and how in doing so she achieved two milestones: she became the youngest person to ever hold that position, and she became the first Afro-Colombian woman ever to hold any ministerial office in the Colombian government. In addition to her appointment and time in the ministry, Moreno recounts her family origins and professional career.

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""Paula Moreno candidly reflects on her historic ascendency and relentless pursuit of equality that reverberated not just within the Afro-Colombian community, but globally. Moreno reminds us of the courage it takes to break the mold, and never to underestimate the power of young leaders to usher in positive change.""--Darren Walker, former president (2013-2025) of the Ford Foundation ""Paula Moreno is one of the luminous forces in the world guiding us toward a more inclusive future in which those on the outer edges of society--including, historically, young Afro-Colombian women like her--are not only seen but invited in as equal partners to re-energize the inner core of public life. Her deeply engaging memoir, The Power of the Invisible, is itself a profound act of cultural creation by the youngest and first Black woman ever to hold a ministerial position in her country.""--Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, Harvard University

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Paula Moreno is celebrated as Colombia's youngest and first Black woman minister and as the youngest and first Afro-Latina member of the Ford Foundation Board of Trustees and the former chairwoman of the Program Committee. As the president of Corporación Manos Visibles, she directs one of Latin America's foremost NGOs championing racial equality. Her work also extends globally as she pioneers initiatives across eleven countries with significant Afro-descendant populations.

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