'COLOURBLIND' SOCIETIES BODE ILL FOR BLACK PEOPLE

African Stream breaks down Brazil’s longstanding, self-aggrandising mantra of being a ‘racial democracy.’ It’s essential to understand the past as US President Donald Trump’s vow to forge a ‘colourblind’ society mirrors what has already happened in Brazil. 

Here, we spell out what Brazil's 'racial democracy' has already meant for Black people.