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Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture.

Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture.

3/20/19

1:00 PM

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Politics3/20/19

Politics3/20/19

At Last: Brazil's Villainous New President Meets the Man in the Mirror

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2/20/19

11:01 AM

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International2/20/19

International2/20/19

The Year Black Lives Matter in Brazil: Death of Young Black Man in Rio Prompts Protests, Comparisons to Eric Garner

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2/15/19

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Race Matters2/15/19

Race Matters2/15/19

When Keeping It 'Colonial' Goes Wrong: Vogue Brazil Editor Resigns After Using Black People as Props at Birthday Party

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6/6/18

9:30 AM

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#Nigga, What? Afro-Brazilians Express Black Pride by Embracing a Problematic Word

Kiratiana Freelon

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3/30/18

7:00 PM

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Ava DuVernay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Janelle Monáe and More Join Call for Justice for Slain Afro-Brazilian Activist

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3/16/18

9:48 AM

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Say Her Name: Marielle Franco, a Brazilian Politician Who Fought for Women and the Poor, Was Killed. Her Death Sparked Protests Across Brazil

Kiratiana Freelon

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3/5/18

3:25 PM

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Black Panther Inspires Black Brazilians to Occupy White-Dominant Spaces

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2/16/18

11:24 AM

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A Brazilian Gang Kidnapped Nurses so They Could Deliver Vaccinations to Poor Favela Residents

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2/14/18

10:00 AM

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Samba and Misogynoir: Will 2018 Be the Last Year of Blackface in Brazil’s Carnival?

Kiratiana Freelon

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1/30/18

1:00 PM

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Becoming an Ebony Goddess: Why This African-American Woman Competed in an Afro-Brazilian Beauty Pageant

Kiratiana Freelon

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1/27/18

10:00 AM

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Love, Afro-Brazilian Style: Afrodengo Is Making It Easier to Find Black Love in Brazil

Kiratiana Freelon

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12/16/17

10:00 AM

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For the Love of God? Evangelical Drug Traffickers Are Terrorizing Practitioners of Afro-Brazilian Religions

Kiratiana Freelon

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10/24/17

3:51 PM

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Brazilian Toilet Paper Brand Takes a Slogan for Black Empowerment and Wipes Its Ass With It

Kiratiana Freelon

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7/11/17

3:26 PM

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Rio Wharf, Where More Than 900,000 Enslaved Africans Came to New World, Becomes UNESCO Heritage Site

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8/3/16

6:06 AM

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Brutal Crackdowns, Hidden Poverty: How Preparations for the Rio Olympics Hurt Afro-Brazilians

Daniela Gomes

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6/23/14

10:08 AM

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World Cup 2014: Soccer Rules Everything Around Me!

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