Teaching Quilombismo: An Afro-Brazilian Political Philosophy
In 1980, Abdias do Nascimento, one of Brazil’s greatest black activists and intellectuals, published a seminal essay titled “Quilombismo: An Afro-Brazilian
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Latin America
Is the Myth of Racial Harmony Killing Our Country?
My eyes draw open, fixing on the silhouette of the spinning blades of the ceiling fan above my bed. After
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#BrazilFreedomSchool, Anti-Black Violence, and the Rio Olympics: An Interview with Christen Smith
This month I interviewed Professor Christen Smith (@profsassy), Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and Anthropology at University
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A Tale of Two Graffitis: The American Tag and the Brazilian Pixação
In 1970 on the U.S. East Coast, before there were murals or graffiti “pieces,” even before people began experimenting with
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To Be Free: The Revolutionary Movement for Black Lives
“What the demands do is not only expand the activist and political work of Black Lives Matter but also evidences
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