Carmen Phillips, Remezcla TAYLOR JEWELL/INVISION/AP/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK, Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] Nia DaCosta’s Little Woods, opening this weekend, Tessa Thompson plays Ollie, a woman trying to survive the last few days of her probation after getting caught illegally selling prescription pills in a rural North Dakota town on the Canadian border. When Ollie’s younger sister, Deb (Lily James), […]
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Black Brazilians are ditching hair straighteners and white standards of beauty | The Washington Post
Black and brown Brazilians make up more than half of the country’s population, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at the beauty industry.
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Is It Time for the Black Brazilian Billionaire? | OZY
Downplaying Black identity in Brazil has historically brought socioeconomic gains. But a new generation is embracing it — not only to campaign around issues like education and police violence, but also to exercise choice on spending money and creating new businesses.
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The World’s Most Celebrated Anti-Slavery Program Is Being Gutted | OZY
There is clearly a corporate agenda behind these [political] changes. Outsourcing is a necessary condition for the existence of slave labor.
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Rising Afro-Brazilian Politician Marielle Franco Has Died in a Targeted Assassination in Rio | OkayAfrica
The city council member was known for her social work in Brazil’s favelas and critiques of the police.
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These Images of Afro-Brazilian Black Women Will Take Your Breath Away | Essence
As the world watches Rio now that the Olympics have begun, we’d be remiss not to take in the beauty of our people in the country: Afro-Brazillians. We’ve rounded up images captured by photographers Helen Mozao and Yohanna Reis that show the style and soul of being Black in Brazil. Take a look!
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Brazil’s Rich and Varied Black History, Too Often Hidden, Comes Alive On ‘Rios de Historia’ Tour – Atlanta Black Star
Started just eight years ago, Brazil’s Rios de Historia cultural tour has attracted thousands of travelers from the U.S. and abroad, giving tourists a once-in-a-lifetime look at the nation’s most dazzling historic and cultural sites.
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