The Inventory

Marielle Franco

Marielle Franco

‘Genocide of Black People’: The Killing of Afro-Brazilians by Police Is an Injustice Marielle Franco Was Fighting to End

Kiratiana Freelon

They walked 2.5 miles to the site of her assassination, all the while dancing, chanting and crying. On that hot and…

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

More than two weeks after the assassination of Marielle Franco, an Afro-Brazilian politician who had staunchly…

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

Editor’s note: This story has been updated.

Advertisement