Black people

São Sebastião Fort and Museum with statues of conquistadors São Tomé.
History
‘Born in Blackness’: A new book centers Africa in the expansive history of slavery
A mural in Cartagena's Getsemani Neighborhood celebrates the city's Afro-Colombian heritage and the natural hairstyles of Black women
History
Reclaiming Colombia’s Black history, one tour at a time
Culture
Are African immigrants African American?
Riot police block demonstrators during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo June 12, 2014.
Justice
How police violence in the US could help spark racial justice in Brazil
Parishioners hold hands during church services at the Greater St. Mark Family Church as the community discusses reactions to the shooting of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., on August 17, 2014.
Culture
After Ferguson, one woman urges her fellow African immigrants to see themselves simply as black
Students at COSAT
Development & Education
School Year Blog: Are South African Schools ‘Just Pushing Black Students Through The System’?
Development & Education
Return to South Africa
Summer in the Global Village: Trevor Noah, South Africa’s Comic Phenomenon
The Legal Implications of ‘Performing Race’
Is the Trayvon Martin Case an Example of Tension Between Black and Latino Communities?
The Downward Mobility of America’s Black Middle Class
Solving Black Unemployment in America
African-American Identity in the Age of Obama
Apartheid’s Environmental Legacy
Conflict & Justice
What signifies middle class for African Americans?
Arts, Culture & Media
A paler shade: defining ‘whiteness’
Conflict & Justice
Shades of blackness: skin tone atters across America
Conflict & Justice
Work: ‘Whitening’ the resume to get called back
Global Politics
Skin: a youth under apartheid
Conflict & Justice
Africans in New York
Conflict & Justice
Race and identity in Africa
Global Politics
South Africa looks to the U.S. for political hope
Conflict & Justice
Categorizing Chinese South Africans as black
Global Politics
Europe’s take on US campaign
Conflict & Justice
A Journey From Black to White