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Women in the front line: original art by Anna Paula Rodrigues
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Women on the Front Line in the Fight for Demilitarization in Brazil and Beyond

By Camila Fiuza • Translation by Trisha Ponti • September 15, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of our ongoing coverage of the events of Black July and is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social […]

¨th Annual Black July: Speakers Hunger and Value of Life
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Sixth Annual Black July: A Debate on Fighting Hunger and Valuing Life in the Pandemic

By Gabriela Buffon Vargas • Translation by Mikayla Ribeiro • September 8, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and is part of our ongoing coverage of the events of Black July.    On July 30, the […]

Sixth Annual Black July: ADPF das Favelas original art
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Sixth Annual Black July Discusses the ‘ADPF of the Favelas,’ Its Political Impact and Social Struggles

By Camila Fiuza • Translation by Trisha Ponti • September 3, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of our ongoing coverage of the events of Black July* and is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social […]

Military police during an operation at Complexo da Maré. Photo: Gabriel de Paiva/Agência O Globo
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Militarization Goes Global: How Many More Have to Die? [OPINION]

By Soraya Misleh • Translation by Aaron Scott • August 14, 2021

Clique aqui para Português Black July, an international movement against racism, militarization and apartheid, organized by Rio de Janeiro favela movements and the mothers and relatives of victims of the State, held its sixth edition […]

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Black July: Against Racism, Militarization, and Apartheid [VIDEO]

By David Amen • Translation by Grant Brown • July 31, 2021

 Clique aqui para Português This English subtitled mini documentary is the latest contribution to our reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting […]

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