brazilian president jair bolsonaro
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How the Wider Black Diaspora Is Being Impacted by COVID-19
Black people in the U.S. are dying from coronavirus at a rate higher than any other demographic, and at almost 3 times the rate of white Americans. Structural racism and bias embedded in the country’s health systems along with other inequities have contributed to COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on black people in America. Here’s how other…
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At Last: Brazil's Villainous New President Meets the Man in the Mirror
When I was at SXSW last week, outside of openly questioning how black people are expected to survive in a world devoid of cracked pepper, I had the pleasure of partaking in a live rendition of Roast Battle—the popular Comedy Central television show in which a pair of comedians dismember each other to the audience’s…
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2 Ex-Police Officers Arrested in the Killing of Afro-Brazilian Councilwoman Marielle Franco
Marielle Franco, a black Brazilian councilwoman who fought for the rights of blacks, women and the poor, was viciously assassinated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 14 of last year. Now, almost a year later, Rio de Janeiro police have arrested two men they believe are responsible for killing Franco and her driver, Anderson…