Webinar Series: Black History and Black Activism in Brazil and United States

Milwaukee is known as the worst city in the U.S for Black people.  In Brazil, police and secret squads kill Black people so often people say a George Floyd occurs every 23 minutes. Police violence against Black Brazilians is especially high in cities such as Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. This series includes Black Brazilian and Black American experts and activists who will share their knowledge of Black history and experiences of  Black activism to combat racism and sexism in two of the world’s largest democracies. Visit https://uwm.edu/african-diaspora-studies/events/ for more information.

October 20: Clayborn Benson, Wisconsin Black Historical Society, Milwaukee, United States, Clayborn-Benson-Webinar
“Black History in Wisconsin and Milwaukee”
3:00pm

October 29: Dr. Flávia Rios, Professor, Federal University of Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
“Black History and Black Politics in Brazil”
3:00pm

November 19: Dr. Monique Liston, Ubuntu Research and Evaluation, Milwaukee, United States
“Combatting Systemic Racism and Sexism through Black Activism in Milwaukee”
4:00pm

December 3: Douglas Belchior, Educator, Activist, and Founder of UNEafro-Brazil Movement
“Combatting Systemic Racism and Sexism through Black Activism in São Paulo”
3:00pm