In this special episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Gladys Mitchell-Walthour about the life and legacy of Marielle Franco and the state of transnational Black activism today. Mitchell-Walthour is Associate Professor of Public Policy & Political Economy in the Department of African & African Diaspora Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She specializes in Afro-Brazilian political behavior, black racial identity, discrimination, affirmative action and Bolsa Familia. She served as president of the Brazil Studies Association (2018-2020) and is currently National Co-Coordinator of the US Network for Democracy in Brazil as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Brazil Office

She is the author of The Politics of Blackness: Racial Identity and Political Behavior in Contemporary Brazil, publish by Cambridge University Press in 2018. Her work has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including Latin American Politics & Society; Politics, Groups, and Identities; and the National Political Science Review.Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil.

Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Observatory, supported by the Washington Brazil Office, and produced by Camarada Productions.

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