authorities. The Senegalese community in Buenos Aires has the suspicion that the murder is derived from the reaction against Ba’ s record in the defense of the rights of minorities, particularly his Senegalese compatriots. Ba had already marched with several sub-Saharan African street vendors, who were evicted by police from several areas of Buenos Aires where informal sale and retail take place, as in the Buenos Aires’ zone of Once Neighborhood. He also became an active leader in the Senegalese association Daira. Although he was not devoted to street selling, he was among the group that helped street vendors in their disputes with the authorities. His death caused consternation and repudiation among several organizations, including the Association of Senegalese Residents in Argentina( ARSA), which was rejected as plaintiff by the judge in charge of the case, since the Federal Police and Prosecutor have not shown so far their desire to find out the facts. The history of previous discrimination and exclusion raises concern and fear that the inquiry would not take through the right avenues given that the victim is an African. It is ironic somehow that Ba died on the International Women ' s Day, devoted to mutual respect and the end of violence. In high contrast, 98 women were victims of violent deaths in 2015 only in the province of Buenos Aires. It could also be noted a sort of veiled racism in the media, because in the first 48 hours barely a dozen alternative media, mostly Senegalese, reported the murder of Ba. Just on Friday, March 11 th, the bad news was echoed by the first graphic Argentine mass media. Other began to replicate it on Saturday. While there is no place for African descent on TV, as the advertising spaces can show, there is neither for ordinary citizens. Violence is not only physical but also symbolic. Profile and career Like many of his Senegalese compatriots seeking a better future, Ba arrived in Argentina by 1995, when the flow of sub-Saharan immigration— mainly from Senegal and Nigeria, but also from Congo, Cameroon and Guinea— was not so intense. Ba was a polyglot, well educated person, who had gone through the cloisters of the University of Dakar, his hometown and Senegalese capital. Here studied the brilliant scholar Cheikh Anta Diop( the university bears his name), who demonstrated the African origin of Egyptian civilization against the stunned, disbelieving, and arrogant Eurocentric Europe and its Academies. Bar did not finish his career and planned to do it in Argentina. He attended the Faculty of Arts at the University of Buenos Aires, in the late 90s, when the recession started to hit hard at the gates of the country. Despite Bar’ s potential and culture, he had to live as many immigrants who arrive with little or nothing. Ba got employments in various local luxury hotels to earn a minimum income. In parallel he became interested in improving the living conditions of his compatriots, who were arriving at an increasing rate. At the beginning he helped the families to get a place to live. In recognition of his work, he was elected later Director of the House of Africa in Argentina. This institution was founded in August 1995 with the primary purpose of guiding and helping sub-Saharan Africans. In partnership with the National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenopho-
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