Black Women and Politics in Brazil and the USA Symposium

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Date

Mar 21, 2023

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9:30 a.m.

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New Student Center, Event Hall 2319

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-21 09:30:00 2025-05-20 01:36:17 Black Women and Politics in Brazil and the USA Symposium In Brazil and the United States, Black women are often viewed as “Saviors of the Nation” who have the potential to determine presidential and state elections. Black women are important in electoral politics and as agents of change serving their communities as activists and leaders. This symposium examines the role Black women play as they advocate for change and human rights and sustain their communities in Brazil and the United States. Brazil is second to Nigeria as having the largest population of African descendants. Yet, Afro-Brazilians, especially Afro-Brazilian women, are significantly underrepresented in electoral politics. However, underrepresentation does not mean they have no influence on political agendas and society. Assassinated in 2018, Marielle Franco was a leading voice against the militarization of favela communities in Rio de Janeiro and exemplifies Black women’s continual resistance to systems of oppression. This symposium focuses on the intersection of race, class and gender as it will bring together Black women politicians, activists and scholars from Brazil and the United States to discuss the important role of Black women in two of the world’s largest democracies. Join us on March 21, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. for the Symposium in the New Student Center in Event Hall 2319. Opening Remarks, Dr. Emmanuel Oritsejafor Black Women, Power, and Politics Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, Black Women Social Welfare Beneficiaries and the Politics of Survival Dr. Ashley Daniels, Black Sororities and Political Participation The Challenges and Successes of Black Women and Electoral Politics Elaine O'Neal, Mayor of Durham, Challenges and Successes of Governing as a Black Woman Josephine Davis, Pathway to Becoming a Judge Monica Cunha, Black Women and Politics in Rio de Janeiro Black Women’s Activism as Politics Vilma Reis, Black Women’s Activism in Salvador, Bahia Dr. Sharrelle Barber, Black Women’s Transnational Activism Dr. Dalila Negreiros, Black Women and Political Participation in Brazil To learn more about this event, please read Black Women and Politics in Brazil and the USA. North Carolina Central University [email protected] America/New_York public

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In Brazil and the United States, Black women are often viewed as “Saviors of the Nation” who have the potential to determine presidential and state elections. Black women are important in electoral politics and as agents of change serving their communities as activists and leaders. This symposium examines the role Black women play as they advocate for change and human rights and sustain their communities in Brazil and the United States.

Brazil is second to Nigeria as having the largest population of African descendants. Yet, Afro-Brazilians, especially Afro-Brazilian women, are significantly underrepresented in electoral politics. However, underrepresentation does not mean they have no influence on political agendas and society. Assassinated in 2018, Marielle Franco was a leading voice against the militarization of favela communities in Rio de Janeiro and exemplifies Black women’s continual resistance to systems of oppression. This symposium focuses on the intersection of race, class and gender as it will bring together Black women politicians, activists and scholars from Brazil and the United States to discuss the important role of Black women in two of the world’s largest democracies.

Join us on March 21, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. for the Symposium in the New Student Center in Event Hall 2319.

Opening Remarks, Dr. Emmanuel Oritsejafor
Black Women, Power, and Politics
- Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, Black Women Social Welfare Beneficiaries and the Politics of Survival
- Dr. Ashley Daniels, Black Sororities and Political Participation
The Challenges and Successes of Black Women and Electoral Politics
- Elaine O'Neal, Mayor of Durham, Challenges and Successes of Governing as a Black Woman
- Josephine Davis, Pathway to Becoming a Judge
- Monica Cunha, Black Women and Politics in Rio de Janeiro
Black Women’s Activism as Politics
- Vilma Reis, Black Women’s Activism in Salvador, Bahia
- Dr. Sharrelle Barber, Black Women’s Transnational Activism
- Dr. Dalila Negreiros, Black Women and Political Participation in Brazil

To learn more about this event, please read Black Women and Politics in Brazil and the USA.

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