Clique aqui para Português Born and raised in Complexo da Maré, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, Anielle Franco has become Brazil’s second ever federal minister originally from a favela, alongside Benedita da Silva who […]
Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, Anielle Franco, born and raised in the Maré Complex of favelas in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, was welcomed as Brazil’s first Minister of Racial Equality. […]
Clique aqui para Português Behind the scenes, Lula’s transition cabinet was charged with including greater numbers of underrepresented groups in federal ministries. Participating in the transition were indigenous intellectuals, quilombolas, Afro-Brazilian men and women, residents […]
Clique aqui para Português Published in Portuguese in November in celebration of Brazilian Black Awareness Month, this article features three black comedians who are dedicated to anti-racist comedy. At the end of September, Dan Mendes—a […]
Clique aqui para Português Cross-party alliance seeks to combat the underrepresentation of the black population in Brazil’s legislative branch, advocating an anti-racist agenda. There’s an African proverb that is well known on this side of […]