Six months ago, I was given the blessed opportunity to share notes from my experiences in Brazil with The Hub…
November is the Month of Black Awareness in Brazil. The recognition of this month for Black Brazilians was a long-fought…
Black magazines like Ebony, Jet, Essence and Black Enterprise, have been cornerstones of popular media in the African American community…
Afro Brazilians are mourning the sudden passing of renowned composer and conductor, Letieres Leite, who died Wednesday at the age…
This week marks the birthday of “Cartola” Agenor de Oliveira, who was one of Brazil’s most renowned composers and singers.…
Racionais MCs is Brazil’s most successful, influential and dangerous hip-hop group. The group was formed in the early 80s in Sao…
The Black Experimental Theater, Teatro Experimental do Negro (TEN) was founded in 1944 by Afro Brazilian artist and scholar Abdias…
The release of the single ” Os Pretos no Devido Lugar ” (Blacks in Their Rightful Place) on May 31,…
Last weekend, the hip Brazilian neighborhood of Rio Vermelho in Salvador, Bahia, was overflowing with the diasporic rhythms of the…
Sonia Guimarães, an Afro-Brazilian physicist, embodies resilience and tenacity in the face of racism and sexism within Brazilian academia. Born…
In the American sport industry, the emergence of Afro-Brazilian athletes in college and professional leagues is reshaping long-held stereotypes about Brazil’s racial…
The assassination of Marielle Franco, a Black, queer, feminist and socialist councilwoman, shook the foundations of Brazil, exposing the intersecting…