Onze lições breves para entender as origens do racismo e como combatê-lo. Neste pequeno manual, a filósofa e ativista Djamila Ribeiro trata de temas como atualidade do racismo, negritude, branquitude, violência racial, cultura, desejos e afetos. Em onze capítulos curtos e contundentes, a autora apresenta caminhos de reflexão para aqueles que queiram aprofundar sua percepção sobre discriminações racistas estruturais e assumir a responsabilidade pela transformação do estado das coisas. Já há muitos anos se solidifica a percepção de que o racismo está arraigado em nossa sociedade, criando desigualdades e abismos sociais: trata-se de um sistema de opressão que nega direitos, e não um simples ato de vontade de um sujeito. Reconhecer as raízes e o impacto do racismo pode ser paralisante. Afinal, como enfrentar um monstro desse tamanho? Djamila Ribeiro argumenta que a prática antirracista é urgente e se dá nas atitudes mais cotidianas. E mais ainda: é uma luta de todas e todos.
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Djamila Taís Ribeiro dos Santos is a Brazilian feminist and academic. She graduated in Philosophy from the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), in 2012, and became a Master in Political Philosophy at the same institution in 2015, with an emphasis on Feminist Theory. In 2005, she interrupted a degree in Journalism. His main activities are in the themes: Race and Gender Relations and Feminism. He is an online columnist for CartaCapital, Blogueiras Negras and Revista Azmina and has a strong presence in the digital environment, confirmed by his belief in the importance of appropriating the internet as a tool in the militancy of black women, and, according to Djamila, the "hegemonic media "tends to make them invisible. In May 2016, she was appointed Assistant Secretary for Human Rights and Citizenship in the city of São Paulo during the term of Mayor Fernando Haddad. He wrote the preface to the book "Women, Race & Class" by the black and feminist philosopher Angela Davis, which until then was an unprecedented work in Brazil and which was translated and released in September 2015. She constantly participates in events, documentaries and other actions involving race and gender debates. She is the author of works that are a reference in the feminist and anti-racist struggle, such as "Who's Afraid of Black Feminism?" and "Small Anti-Racist Handbook", and "What is a Place of Speech?" and published, together with the author and Phd in Philosophy and Law Silvio Almeida, "What is Structural Racism?". All works originally published in Portuguese.
