Author: Sed
Sed
An expat now living in Northeast Brazil, Sed Miles works hand in hand with working-class, Afro-Brazilian artists, activists and intellectuals fighting against Brazil’s systematic racial and class barriers using a Pan-African, intersectional pedagogy. Each week they will present dispatches from the archives that will bridge communities and be a resource for the future. The mission of the Archives is to help unite the Black diaspora through documenting, preserving, and sharing stories that represent the shared themes and experiences of working class Black people. The series will focus on Brazil and the United States, societies built and held together by generations of Africa’s unshakable children.
The assassination of Marielle Franco, a Black, queer, feminist and socialist councilwoman, shook the foundations of Brazil, exposing the intersecting…
A small three-man team in Salvador, Bahia uses the radio waves to connect Black people throughout the diaspora through the…
President Lula’s recent announcement of over $133 Million in investments in the Black Youth Lives Plan marks a pivotal moment…
Another pandemic year impacts the traditional August festival season in Northeast Brazil. In the small town of Cachoeira, two hours…
Juliano Moreira’s life began during the period of slavery in Salvador, Brazil. He was born in 1872 to an enslaved…
In the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, journalist Ranan Schuindt directed the recording of two compelling documentaries, “Peripheral Masculinities…
Black and Afro-Indigenous athletes continue to put Northeast Brazil on the map at the Tokyo Olympics. The region, called Nordeste…
In an important diplomatic move, Brazilian President Luiz “Lula” da Silva recently instructed the Brazilian ambassador to Israel, Frederico Meyer,…
Carnival in Brazil has just ended and I’d like to share a unique look inside the internationally popular festival. For…
Rebeca Andrade and Herbert Conceição are two young Afro Brazilian Olympians whose performance and presence in Tokyo shined a spotlight…
This month I launched a project that I have been pouring my soul into for several years now. The Atlantic…
Late January marks the beginning of Salvador’s summer festivals, where the streets come alive. Throughout his excitement, a contrasting reality…