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Biden Haiti Immigration
June 14, 2022
In South America, a thriving, little-known shadow industry is profiting from the U.S. government sending people back to Haiti.
June 10, 2022
The Biden administration is easing one of its last remaining mandates meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Jovem Pan News YouTube Genivaldo de Jesus Santos
June 2, 2022
Protests erupted after video emerged of the Black man's encounter with police.
April 22, 2022
Rio de Janeiro's mayor handed control of the city to the Carnival King, but Covid precautions will limit post-pandemic partying.
February 5, 2022
Moïse Mugenyi Kabagambe moved to Brazil in 2011 from his native Bunia, capital of Congo’s northeastern Ituri province, in 2011.
January 9, 2022
Furnas Lake, which was created in 1958 for the installation of a hydroelectric plant, is a popular tourist draw in…
January 8, 2022
Even in the dry season, in some parts of the lake the movement is so intense that the boats have…
Kathlen Romeu thegrio.com
June 9, 2021
A pregnant, 24 year-old Afro-Brazilian influencer and her unborn child were killed in a police shootout in Brazil on Tuesday.
November 21, 2020
Violent protests erupted in Brazil on Friday after supermarket security guards were seen on film beating a Black man to…
President Jair Bolsonaro and Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta Hold a Press Conference about the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
July 7, 2020
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus’ severity.
COVID-19 vaccine thegrio.com
June 27, 2020
South Africa is the first African nation to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine trial that started Wednesday. Britain and Brazil…
Dash Harris www.theGrio.com
June 16, 2020
Dash Harris' docu-series 'NEGRO: A DOCU-SERIES ABOUT LATINX IDENTITY' provokes conversations surrouding identity, colonization, racism and the African Diaspora.
May 25, 2020
President Donald Trump on Sunday further limited travel from the world’s coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from…
June 17, 2019
Brazil's supreme court officially made homophobia and transphobia crimes similar to racism on Thursday, with the final justices casting their…
Brazil thegrio.com
May 22, 2019
Amnesty International published an open letter Tuesday criticizing the policies of President Jair Bolsonaro, saying they will lead to more…
March 13, 2019
Authorities in Brazil arrested two former police officers Tuesday in the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and…
Marielle Franco Moa do Katendê thegrio.com
January 18, 2019
It's been ten months since Rio de Janeiro City Council member Marielle Franco was assassinated now witnesses are claiming a…
Jair Bolsonaro
January 9, 2019
Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right leader of the South American nation seems to be echoing President Trump's sentiments on immigration
Jair Bolsonaro, thegrio.com, AP
January 2, 2019
Newly installed President Jair Bolsonaro issued executive orders targeting Brazil's indigenous groups, descendants of slaves and the LGBT community in…
Black Consciousness Day Parade in São Paulo. She was just one-year-old when her grandmother brought her to her first parade. These days, dressed traditionally in headwraps and long skirts, she and her grandmother are seen at the annual event carryin thegrio.com
December 11, 2018
For Afro-Brazilians, November is a month to reflect on how their ancestors survived 350 years of slavery and to devise…