This event is in the past.It took place on January 15, 2026 at Modern Languages Building.
Educational TalkEducational TalkDr. Ollie Johnson traces forty years of Black activism in Brazil, from affirmative action battles to cabinet appointments, revealing how Afro-Brazilians fought their way onto the national agenda—and why the fight's far from over.
Latin American politics
Social justice
Academic lecture
Black activism
Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture
Burns Park
Educational TalkEducational TalkDr. Ollie Johnson traces forty years of Black activism in Brazil, from affirmative action battles to cabinet appointments, revealing how Afro-Brazilians fought their way onto the national agenda—and why the fight's far from over.
Latin American politics
Social justice
Academic lecture
Black activism
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