When “White” Brazilian Politicians Turned Black Last Year To Run For Elective Office

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Brazil is undergoing a strange racial reckoning after bombshell revelations that thousands of veteran politicians had changed their self-identified race between the 2016 and 2020 elections. Afro-Brazilians – a category that includes Black and mixed-race people – comprise 56% of Brazil’s population but 43% of […]

How France extorted Haiti for the greatest heist in history

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The cost of independence Haiti officially declared its independence from France in 1804. In October 1806, the country was split into two, with Alexandre Pétion ruling in the south and Henry Christophe ruling in the north. Despite the fact that both of Haiti’s […]