O Latin American and Caribbean Black Women’s Day brings to light the fight against racism and misogyny. From the continuity of the historical struggle of figures such as Lélia Gonzales and Sueli Carneiro O black feminist movement has young voices that echo through digital technologies.
Despite the long journey, studies show that Resistance movements are still indispensable.
According to student and digital influencer Fatou Ndiaye 16 years old, racial discrimination is essential to combat this type of discrimination.
For her, “when you have black women talking about black feminism and bringing this agenda, it shows intersectionality. It’s a historically different group.” “So, when we think about emancipation work, while the white woman fought for the right to work, the black woman was already working to support her family”, she says.
Despite the intense inequality in the presence of black women in prominent places, they are part of the racial majority in Brazil.
According to data from Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) , 54% of the Brazilian population is black. With this, the fight against prejudice and for more dignified spaces in society begins with the existence of this population.
Black people don’t become activists, they are born. From the moment you have a black person conquering things and entering spaces, you have an activist there.
Fatou Ndiaye, digital influencer
This need is not only felt on the skin, but also shows in numbers. Despite showing better quality of performance, women still face challenges to gain recognition in the job market, as shown by a survey by the World Bank.
According to the study, women have 0.60 points against 0.53 for men in the education and health metric, the Human Capital Index . However, the Used Human Capital Index of them is smaller when compared to men, which means that they are more valued in the market.
Studies like this show that the discussion against prejudice must reach everyone, which requires the promotion of socially constructive communication, as the influencer says. Julia Cizar 24 years old.
“The way I communicate is basically like I did with myself. First, I decided to respect, I tried to understand and today I wear the shirt. And this is how, through dialogue, I fight both racism and misogyny.”
Based on studies and inspirations based on great voices of black feminism, this form of activist communication has been increasingly intensified through social media, which contributes to the fight against prejudice breaking barriers and reaching more and more people.
“If I’m a content creator today, it’s because, after a lot of research, I understood myself as a black woman and I can talk about this subject making my followers aware”, comments Júlia.
admirer of Angela Davis and Conceição Evaristo the singer Drik Barbosa also understands the relevance of his speech as a reflection of the struggle that began a long time ago.
The biggest lesson they left is exactly the importance of us talking, of putting it out, of bringing this movement of our presence, of our voice.
Drik Barbosa, singer
Júlia Cizar and Fatou Ndiaye are not alone, they join millions of other black, Latin American and Caribbean women, such as Drik, who remembers all the feminist force that will still resist .
“These women who came before gave me fuel for the struggle and I also want to serve as fuel for the black women who will come from the next generations.”
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Source: CNN Brasil
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