a 2016 article for La Prensa Libre, Darkings recounted her experiences with racism in Costa Rica. She said that racial discrimination in Costa Rica is "a harsh reality," noting that discrimination in the country is not a matter of outright "forbidding entry to people who are Black or Chinese or another ethnicity," but rather that one is free to discriminate as long as they find an excuse for it. In an article for La Nación published amidst the George Floyd protests, Darkings recalled her experiences with discrimination based on skin colour in Costa Rica. She stated that what happened to George Floyd is "a racial injustice" and that "it is painful, as a Costa Rican, to accept that Costa Rica continues to be very racist." References External links 1960 births Living people Costa Rican film actresses Costa Rican television actresses Female dancers Television talk show hosts Women academics Women of African descent 20th-century actresses 21st-century actresses