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Optimism as a Way of Life

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 665 Views 0 Comments #Africa, #african, #blackgirlmagic, #BlackLivesMatter, #BLM, #Brazilian, #CentralAmerica, #covid, #covid19, #dispora, #education, #gender, #government, #guatemala, #healthcare, #healthpolicy, #honduras, #indigenous, #LatinAmerica, #Latinx, #mindset, #optimism, #pandemic, #Policy, #rememberus, #vaccination

I have always been positive. That was my attitude when at 17 I left Puerto Barros, my hometown, for Guatemala City. Because of the color of my skin and my gender, I suffered from hunger, discrimination, and harassment; but I also met people who helped me in good faith and enabled me to get ahead.

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Solidarity Is The Lifeline

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 1028 Views 0 Comments #400thousandpeopledied, #Africa, #african, #afrobrazilian, #BlackLivesMatter, #BLM, #Brazil, #Brazilian, #covid, #covid19, #dispora, #government, #healthcare, #healthpolicy, #hopetowincovid19, #indigenous, #LatinAmerica, #Latinx, #pandemic, #Policy, #rememberus, #southamerica, #vaccination

At the time of this writing over 400,000 people in Brazil have died of COVID-19. This trend does not seem to be slowing down. As time passes, I am increasingly fearful for friends and acquaintances, as Afro-descendants and indigenous Brazilians are 38 percent more likely to die of COVID-19 than white Brazilians and 32 percent higher than the general population. Negationist attitudes among our current political leadership means that these deaths are being trivialized. On top of this, restrictions do not allow funerals, do not allow humane farewells, the sharing of tears, the necessary rituals of passage.