Life as a black woman in Brazil

Marielle Franco, a Brazilian activist who was also the first black woman representative of the city council, has been recently assassinated. This article offers a description of her death. It happened just after her speech about Black Lives Matter to which thousands of people attended and where she demonstrated her strength and leadership. The way Franco was killed explains something important about Brazil, although there is less racism, the violence is greater. The article also gives a clear perspective on how people reacted to her death. It helps to see racism in different parts of the world and understand that violence can be anywhere.

Title of the article: Protest, anger a month after Brazil activist slain.

Source:  Daily news (originally found in Washington Post)

The New York times provides information about Franco’s social and political life before being assassinated, it wasn’t much different from what you can imagine. Besides being a bisexual mother she had accomplished being a role model for the black population as well as she gave visibility to the gay and bisexual community over the years while involved in politics. Franco was also very involucrated in helping families in need. This article would benefit the readers by giving them a richer side of Francos life.

Title of article: Don’t turn a radical activist’s death into a TV melodrama.

Source:  New York Times

Unlike the other articles, this one talks about sexism and a woman being more powerful than some men. The writer explains her own personal story about her life as a female living in Brazil. She explains what she was expected to do as a girl and how folks treated her. The reader should keep in mind, as they read, that women have been quiet about their problems for too long and now that they stand up some people are responding in disrespectful and violent ways.

Title of article: Brazilian Woman Can Learn To Yell

Source: New York Times

Franco was different from a lot of people and that is one of the reasons why she was shot. Being an upper class black person and also having a lot of power was one of the main reasons. For a very long time, black people that had earned to be in the upper class have been treated very differently than white upper class. The article tells stories from different people explaining their experiences. They also explains about how they feel being treated like that. Never forget that all these things still happen around us nowadays and people are being disrespected in very awful ways.

Title of the article: The challenges of being black and upper class in Brazil

Source: BBC