Warning: Graphic Images of Police Violence Last Wednesday, in the state of Sergipe, a mentally disabled Black man was tortured…
Afro Brazilians and music lovers all over the world are mourning the passing of global sensation, Elza Suarez. The historic…
Afro Brazilians have been waiting for over two years for the film, “Marighella,” to arrive in Brazilian theatres. The film…
The Black Experimental Theater, Teatro Experimental do Negro (TEN) was founded in 1944 by Afro Brazilian artist and scholar Abdias…
Last weekend, the hip Brazilian neighborhood of Rio Vermelho in Salvador, Bahia, was overflowing with the diasporic rhythms of the…
The assassination of Marielle Franco, a Black, queer, feminist and socialist councilwoman, shook the foundations of Brazil, exposing the intersecting…
President Lula’s recent announcement of over $133 Million in investments in the Black Youth Lives Plan marks a pivotal moment…
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…
In the heart of Salvador, Bahia, the Lavagem do Bonfim (Cleaning of the Bonfim Church) festival is one of the…
Brazil is generally seen as a false paradise. Every level of its social structure supports a racial paradox that keeps…
Afro Brazilian history and culture is so long and complex, like Black people in the United States, our southern cousins…