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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
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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
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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 2, 20218 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Black and African Solidarity Show
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