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Zumbi dos Palmares: Showing the Resistance of Afrobrazilians in Black November
Zumbi dos Palmares is our national month in Brazil to celebrate Black lives - we call it Black November

Lorena Machado
Nov 21, 20221 min read


July for Black Women: “For Genocidal Brazil, Black Women point out the Solution!”
Created by Odara – Instituto da Mulher Negra, Julho das Pretas celebrates the International Day of African-Latinx and Caribbean Black Women

Lorena Machado
Jul 13, 20214 min read


Black Lives in the Global South Matter - and that’s not negotiable
In a pandemic, where the order was to stay indoors, they still did not escape the widespread violence attributed to the Favelas in Brazil.

Lorena Machado
Mar 1, 20218 min read


Repatriation
I recognize myself in the Benin Bronzes. An object in motion, stolen and dispersed, rooted in displacement. A transient experience of...

Craig Stevens
Aug 11, 20202 min read


Nossos Mais Velhos: As formas de comunicação ancestrais de Mestre Didi
Mestre Didi transcribed his lived experiences into books and sculptures that carry the beauty of his self-discovery

Lorena Machado
Jun 27, 20204 min read


Reflections on my Blackness
I wrote this essay upon reflection of my personal experience with Blackness, a process of moving through liminal spaces...

Eva Nyambura
Jun 17, 20206 min read


Spirituality & Solidarity
I was inspired to artistically portray Blackness without Borders through our spiritual dispositions, the generational knowledge and wisdom

charlieisreadymusi
May 27, 20201 min read


Blackness without Borders (BwB)
Blackness exists and thrives in countless ethnic and geographic contexts. Thus, Blackness is extranational and transcultural.

Craig Stevens
May 24, 20206 min read


Salvador, máquina de beleza, máquina de lucro / Salvador, beauty machine, profit machine
"Welcome!" These are likely the first words you will hear when arriving in Brazil - especially if you come to Salvador.

Lorena Machado
May 15, 20205 min read
The Black and African Solidarity Show
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