afro-brazilian COMMITTEE
About Us
Some of the goals of this group are to:
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Raise awareness of the social, economic, and political conditions of Afro-Brazilians historically and under Bolsonaro.
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Strengthen ties with Afro-Brazilian activists.
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Advocate for Afro-Brazilian rights.
Second National USNDB Conference at Georgetown University, 2019
recent activities
2021
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Participated in paper for Brazil Washington Office
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Planning February 10th event with Black Activists in Brazil and the USA
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USNDB-sponsored event “Black LGBTQ Rights in Brazil” by Marco Antonio Fera February 4, 2021
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USNDB-sponsored event Black Activism in Brazil & USA by Gladys Mitchell-Walthour presentation for University of Maryland February 26, 2021
2019
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2019 Afro-Brazilian committee created Policy Memo on Current Status of Afro-Brazilian; Gladys Mitchell-Walthour presented policy memo to US Congressional Staff in Washington, DC with Sharelle Barber who showed her documentary on Marielle Franco.
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2019 Statement against execution of Agatha Felix (endorsed by Representative Fábio Felix, Paulo Paim, and Brazilian Black movement organizations)
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USNDB organized Marielle Franco Tribute at the National Conference of Black Political Scientists conference in Baton Rouge Louisiana; honored life of Marielle Franco with brief speech from Silvio Humberto (city council member from Salvador, Bahia); Marielle Franco buttons passed out (March 14, 2019)
2020
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USNDB Westcoast conference - USNDB Afro-Brazilian Committee chair Gladys Mitchell-Walthour discussed the committee’s work and met with members such as Douglas Belchior of the Coalizão Negra por Direitos February 8, 2020
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National Conference of Black Political Scientists conference Marielle Franco buttons passed out and passed out literature given by Douglas a Belchior of the Black Coalition for Rights March 2020
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Webinar “COVID-19, Racism, and Necropolitucs in Brazil” June 3, 2020 (panelists Dalila Negreiros, Kia Caldwell, Sharelle Barber, Felipe Freitas , Emanuelle Gies (absent)
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Statement November 21, 2020 Statement in solidarity with João Alberto’s family
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Dialogues for Democracy Interview with Douglas Belchior