Category Archives: University of Brasilia
Discrimination in schools affects performance of black students
Luiana: Black students see themselves in inferior position When comparing the school trajectory of blacks and whites, disparities not only focus on access to university but at all stages of … Continue reading
Afro-Brazilian Fashion is featured in a debate and runway at the University of Brasília (UnB)
Does Afro-Brazilian fashion exist? This question will be answered in the debate Moda afrourbebrasileira do século XXI. Tradições e apropriações. Causa e efeito (Afrourbebrasileira Fashion of the 21st century. Traditions and appropriations. … Continue reading
Brazilians don’t recognize their racial identity
by Daiane Souza UnB doctoral thesis reveals that the population has difficulty accepting their ethnicity Study conducted at the Department of Linguistics at the University of Brasília (UNB) found that … Continue reading
"Finally, Us": Black Brazilian women writers honored at International Seminar of Women and Literature in Brasília
In 1995, for the first time, the literary works of contemporary Afro-Brazilian women were compiled to present a comprehensive vision of what it means to be both black and female … Continue reading
In unanimous decision, Brazilian Supreme Court rules Affirmative Action policies are constitutional
The issue of affirmative action and quotas to increase access of Afro-Brazilians to Brazil’s finest universities has been a hotly debated topic in Brazil for the past decade. Entering Brazil’s rapidly … Continue reading
In unanimous decision, Brazilian Supreme Court rules Affirmative Action policies are constitutional
The issue of affirmative action and quotas to increase access of Afro-Brazilians to Brazil’s finest universities has been a hotly debated topic in Brazil for the past decade. Entering Brazil’s rapidly … Continue reading
African students come to terms with the cruelty of racism in Brazil
In a previous article that I wrote about a black Cuban woman who was referred to as “black shit” on a Brazilian volleyball court, I asked a question in reference … Continue reading
African students come to terms with the cruelty of racism in Brazil
In a previous article that I wrote about a black Cuban woman who was referred to as “black shit” on a Brazilian volleyball court, I asked a question in reference … Continue reading
Young blacks have a new perspective for the future *
With the increasing number of affirmative policies, such as the creation of quotas for African descendants in public universities and the Statute of Racial Equality, the young black population has … Continue reading
Young blacks have a new perspective for the future *
With the increasing number of affirmative policies, such as the creation of quotas for African descendants in public universities and the Statute of Racial Equality, the young black population has … Continue reading
Black women discuss institutional racism, the "erasing" of prominent black Brazilians and the race question in universities
Janaína Damasceno, Juliana Nunes, Andressa Marques and Maria Aparecida Silva Bento discuss institucional racism Organizers, lecturers, exhibitors and militants of the Movimento Negro in Brazil – the force of the … Continue reading
Black women discuss institutional racism, the "erasing" of prominent black Brazilians and the race question in universities
Janaína Damasceno, Juliana Nunes, Andressa Marques and Maria Aparecida Silva Bento discuss institucional racism Organizers, lecturers, exhibitors and militants of the Movimento Negro in Brazil – the force of the … Continue reading
Attack against black students raises questions on Brazil’s racial equality self-image
Grafitti: “Death to the foreignors” On March 28, 2007, three dorm rooms of 10 immigrant African students were firebombed on the campus of the Universityof Brasília in Brazil’s capital city. … Continue reading
Attack against black students raises questions on Brazil’s racial equality self-image
Grafitti: “Death to the foreignors” On March 28, 2007, three dorm rooms of 10 immigrant African students were firebombed on the campus of the Universityof Brasília in Brazil’s capital city. … Continue reading
