Black feminism
Black feminist identity practices
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| June 2025 | Announced in an interview with Portuguese newspaper Expresso that her columns from 2019 to 2024 will be published in two volumes by publishing house Caminho, with the first volume to be unveiled at the Lisbon Book Fair. |
| 2024 | Appointed as a board member for Fundação Padre Anchieta, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, and the University of São Paulo Endowment Fund. |
| 2024 | Invited to teach for a semester at New York University (NYU) at the Andrés Bello Chair. |
| 2024 | Began shooting a documentary with Nicole Gullane about her life. |
| 2024 | Visited the Saramago Foundation in Portugal and launched the translation of 'Cartas para Minha Avó' with publisher Caminho. |
| 2024 | Delivered the keynote lecture at the Universidade do Estado da Bahia during the launch of the play adaptation of Pequeno Manual Antirracista. |
| 2024 | Her book Lugar de Fala was translated into English and published as 'Where We Stand' by Yale University Press, featuring a foreword by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. |
| 2024 | Attended the Lisbon Book Fair and Nairobi Book Fair. |
| 2024 | Participated in teacher training sessions with public school educators in Brazil. |
| 2024 | Performed dressed as a four-leaf clover in the reality singing competition The Masked Singer Brasil. |
| November 2024 | Spent a week in Araraquara, São Paulo, as the featured writer at the Feira Literária da Morada do Sol, where she reconnected with writer Ignácio de Loyola Brandão. |
| 2023 | Joined the Candomblé terreiro Ilé Àse Olùwáiyè Ni Oya, led by Mãe Márcia de Obaluayê. |
| 2023 | Received the Gender Equality and Racial Inclusion Award at the 8th Leadership for the Americas Awards Gala hosted by the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, D.C. |
| 2023 | Launched the 'Será que é amor?' ('Is it love?') project in partnership with Casa Rosângela Rigo, creating a booklet and talks to help women recognize and address domestic violence. |
| 2023 | Moved the Instituto into a building in Moema, São Paulo, with support from administrative director Maurício Rocha. |
| 2023 | Met film director Nicole Gullane, which sparked the idea for a documentary about her life and work. |
| 2023 | Appeared on PodPah, one of Brazil's largest podcasts, and later on the nationally recognized podcast Bom Dia Obvious. |
| 2023 | Developed institutional initiatives with Formula 1 Grand Prix and Escola do Mecânico to train women in mechanics, sheet metal work, and forklift operation. |
| 2023 | Became the first Brazilian to speak at the UN General Assembly's Day of Remembrance for the Abolition of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, a significant milestone in the fight against racism. |
| 2023 | Publication of Patricia Coloma Peñate's 'The Erotic as a Marvelous Real Paradigm: Hurston and Conjure Feminism', further exploring Black feminist theoretical frameworks. |
| July 2023 | Invited to the Jardins de Verão Gulbenkian in Lisbon, where her presentation broke all previous audience records, requiring impromptu adaptations and live cinema hall broadcasts. |
| 2022 |
Carla Akotirene
Completed her doctorate, conducting a comparative study of racism and institutional sexism in male and female prisons using an intersectionality approach.
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| 2022 | Attended the Hay Festival Cartagena and the Mondiacult 2022 of UNESCO in Mexico City, invited by the Netherlands and Mexican government to lecture on global book translation policy transformations. |
| 2022 | Awarded the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law by the Foreign Ministers of France and Germany. |
| 2022 | Wrote the review for the song 'Beleza Destruída', composed by Djavan and musically arranged by Djavan and Milton Nascimento. |
| 2022 | Founded the Espaço Feminismos Plurais (Plurals Feminisms Space), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting socially vulnerable women in São Paulo, offering in-person services including professional training and free support. |
| 2022 | Received the Braz Cubas Medal of Honor for Merit, the highest honor granted by the city of Santos. |
| 2022 | Released her fourth studio album 'Urucum' and the single 'Paredawn'. |
| May 2022 | Hosted a talk with Chimamanda Adichie in Rio de Janeiro, which sold over 3,000 tickets in less than 10 minutes. |
| May 2022 | Elected to the Paulista Academy of Letters, occupying chair number 28. |
| 2021 |
Carla Akotirene
Named on the Bantumen Powerlist 100 as one of the 'Most Influential Black Personalities in Lusofonia'.
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| 2021 | Published 'Dialogue transatlantique: Perspectives de la pensée féministe noire et des diasporas africaines', a collaborative book with Nadia Yala Kisukidi exploring Black feminist thought, race, gender, and culture across diasporic perspectives. The book was initially published by Éditions Anacaona and later by Bazar do Tempo in Brazil. |
| 2021 | Published 'Cartas para minha avó' (Letters to my grandmother), a deeply personal work exploring black ancestry, family history, love relationships, and professional experiences while honoring the struggles and achievements of previous generations of black people. |
| 2021 | Invited by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) to develop a mandatory anti-racism course for the Brazilian delegation to Tokyo, with the initiative later exported to other South American Committees. |
| 2021 | Became the first Brazilian to receive the BET Awards. |
| 2021 | Participated in the Globoplay documentary series A Vida Depois do Tombo, which depicted her life. |
| 2021 | Released multiple singles including 'Dilúvio' featuring Leo Justi, 'Mal Nenhum', 'Subida', and 'Louca e Sagaz'. |
| 2021 |
Chicana feminism
Sylvia Morales' film 'Chicana' was archived in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, recognizing its significant artistic and cultural contribution.
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| 2021 | Catherine Steele publishes 'Digital Black Feminism', exploring how internet and social media platforms have transformed Black feminist activism and created new 'virtual commons' for discussing racial and gender justice |
| 2021 | Publication of 'Conjure Feminism: Toward a Genealogy' in Hypatia Journal by Black feminist scholars Kinitra Brooks, Kameelah Martin, and LaKisha Simmons, introducing a new theoretical approach incorporating African-derived spiritualities. |
| June 2021 | Invited by the Electoral Court of Justice, Djamila Ribeiro participated in a national campaign promoting the security of electronic ballot systems, countering extreme right-wing questioning. |
| January 2021 | Announced as a contestant on Big Brother Brasil 21, where her controversial behavior led to her receiving a record-breaking 99.17% eviction vote on February 23. |
| 2020 |
Carla Akotirene
Released the book 'Ó pa í, prezada! Racismo e sexismo institucionais tomando bonde nas penitenciárias femininas' (Hey dad, dear! Institutional racism and sexism taking hold in women's penitentiaries), exploring critical issues of systemic discrimination.
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| 2020 |
Carla Akotirene
Her book 'What is Intersectionality?' was featured in Vogue Brasil's list of ten fundamental works by black women and recommended in Glamour magazine's list of five theoretical books on the anti-racist struggle.
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| 2020 |
Carla Akotirene
Honoured by Salvador carnival block Ilê Aiyê in a special event celebrating her fight for the rights of black women.
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| 2020 | Won the Jabuti Award in the Essay category for her book 'Pequeno Manual Antirracista'. |
| 2020 | Received the Sim à Igualdade Racial Award in the Race on the Agenda category. |
| 2020 | Compiled and published Sou sua irmã: Escritos reunidos e inédito, a collection of articles and poems by Audre Lorde, translated by Stephanie Borges and published by Editora Ubu. |
| 2020 | Began serving as an ambassador for Johnnie Walker Brazil, co-creating campaigns featuring prominent Black Brazilian feminists. |
| 2020 | Participated as a panelist during an interview with Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil on the prestigious Brazilian interview show Roda Viva. |
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