Angie Edell Campos Lazo
Angie Edell Campos Lazo is an Afro-Peruvian feminist, social researcher, and human rights advocate whose work centers on racial and gender justice, particularly the voices and experiences of Afro-descendant women in Latin America.
Born in Lima, Peru, Dr. Campos combines rigorous academic research with grassroots activism to challenge structural racism, patriarchy, and exclusion. She holds a Ph.D. in Social Sciences with a specialisation in Social Anthropology from Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social. Her dissertation explored the professional pathways of Afro-Peruvian women and the intersections of race, gender, and class in labour spaces. It also examined the educational and professional trajectories of Afro-Peruvian women in Lima, highlighting the racial, sexual, and class-based challenges they encounter. She also holds a master’s in Community Development from UNICENTRO (Brazil) and a BA in Social Work from Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (Peru).
As executive director of Ashanti Perú: Red Peruana de Jóvenes Afrodescendientes, Dr. Campos has led community-based projects for over a decade, advocating for youth leadership, sexual and reproductive rights, and political participation. In 2018, she founded the Instituto Internacional de Investigaciones Afrodescendientes (INAFRO) to promote decolonial, anti-racist, and community-rooted research. Her areas of work include Black feminist thought, epistemic justice, intercultural education, and the co-creation of knowledge from lived experience.
Dr. Campos teaches at the university level and is committed to building safe, critical, and respectful learning environments. She uses digital media to amplify her message and nurture dialogue on Afro-descendant realities, care work, and motherhood. Across academia, activism, and art, Dr. Campos embodies a praxis rooted in memory, justice, and dignity. Her vision: to make another science possible—one with body, voice, and community at its core.