The writer Itamar Vieira Junior says that to “feel the intensity of life on the streets of Salvador” in Bahia, Brazil, a reader must start with Jorge Amado.
Tag: Black People
Racism and Sexism Underlie Higher Maternal Death Rates for Black Women, U.N. Says
Black women in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States are more likely than their white counterparts to report denial of medication or physical and verbal abuse in health care settings.
The Racial Wage Gap Is Shrinking
Though still enormous, the gap has shrunk over the past five years.
Egypt Is Upset by a Dutch Exhibit About Afrocentrism
A new exhibit in the Netherlands explores how Black musicians have drawn inspiration and pride from the idea that ancient Egypt was an African culture. Egyptians say it distorts their history and identity.
Egypt Is Upset by a Dutch Exhibit About Afrocentrism
A new exhibit in a Dutch museum explores how Black musicians have drawn inspiration and pride from the idea that ancient Egypt was an African culture. Egyptians say it distorts their history and identity.
Your Friday Briefing: A Major Ukrainian Offensive
Also, a victory for voting rights in the U.S.
Eusebius McKaiser, Acerbic South African Political Analyst, Dies at 44
Adamantly progressive, openly gay and politically fearless, he cast a sharp eye on the country’s post-apartheid politics and culture.
Belgium Sentences Students Over Hazing Death of Sanda Dia
Sanda Dia, a 20-year-old Black student at the Catholic University of Leuven, died in 2018 after members of an elite fraternity forced him to drink fish oil, swallow goldfish and stand in an ice-filled trench.
Once an Evangelist for Airbnbs, She Now Crusades for Affordable Housing
Precious Price ditched her profitable business of renting home stays to tourists to combat the mounting housing crisis.
How Janelle Jones’s Story About Black Women and the Economy Caught On
The first Black woman to serve as chief economist at the Labor Department advanced the idea that lifting up people on the margins helps everyone else, too.