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State Violence and the Canudos Massacre in Brazil

February 18, 2017February 20, 2017 Greg Childs Afro-Brazilians, Brazil, freedom, marronage

In April of 1897, General Artur Oscar de Andrade Guimarães began preparing for an expedition that would carry he and

Cosmological Queerness Across the Yoruba Diaspora

February 5, 2017April 2, 2018 James Padilioni Jr Afro-Brazilians, Black Queers, Brazil, religion, slave trade, slavery

The constellating topics of homosexuality and masculinity are perennial to Black American discourses. In contemporary debates, the chorus shouting loudest

Afro-Brazilian Feminists and the Fight for Racial and Gender Inclusion

February 2, 2017March 10, 2017 Jaimee A. Swift Afro-Brazilians, Black women, Brazil, Gender, Latin America

In 1979, Afro-Brazilian feminist Leila Gonzalez wrote a critique of the National Encounter of Women that drew much-needed attention to

Race, Class, and Television: A First Look at Brazil’s Dystopic Drama 3%

January 18, 2017January 20, 2017 Greg Childs Afro-Brazilians, Afrofuturism, Brazil

3% is Netflix’s latest original series ordered up from Latin America, and the first from Brazil. Set in a dystopic

The Racial Politics of the Urban Saçi Graffiti Series in São Paulo, Brazil

January 4, 2017January 6, 2017 Reighan Gillam #comicsandrace, Brazil

This guest post is part of our new blog series on Comics, Race, and Society, edited by Julian Chambliss and