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An Afro-Caribbean in a Nazi Concentration Camp

October 27, 2023October 22, 2023 Adam Lee Cilli 1 Comment
African Diaspora, Black History, oral history

Black Perspectives’ book editor, Adam Lee Cilli interviews Mary Romney-Schaab on her most recent book publication, An Afro-Caribbean in the

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Idris Elba and Considerations of Black Actor Identity

October 25, 2023October 17, 2023 Anique John 5 Comments
African American Identity, black identity, hollywood, Identity, Idris Elba

It is undeniable that when an actor receives an industry accolade and they are a person of color, they are

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Reckoning with Whiteness in Brazil

October 18, 2023October 16, 2023 Stephanie Reist 0 Comments
#AAIHSRoundtable, #raceandlatinamerica, Brazil, Latin America

This post is part of our forum on “Race and Latin America.” In a pivotal scene in Kleber Mendonca Filho’s

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Posthumous Authority: Revisiting Carolina Maria de Jesus

October 17, 2023October 16, 2023 Cassie Osei 0 Comments
#raceandlatinamerica, African Diaspora, Black women, Gender, race

This post is part of our forum on “Race and Latin America” In the bustling streets of Paris, the French

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Recife, Brazil - February 8th, 2018: Portrait of a female dancer carnival parade. The comparsas and dancers parades from Av Rio Branco to the stage at the waterfront. (Shutterstock-Ruben M. Ramos)

The Life and Legacy of Thereza Santos

October 13, 2023October 8, 2023 C. Darius Gordon 0 Comments
#raceandlatinamerica, africa, Afro-Brazilians, black feminism, Brazil, Latin America

This post is part of our forum on “Race and Latin America.” Born Jaci dos Santos on July 7, 1938,

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