News23 January 2019 Police Have Arrested One of Two Prime Suspects In the Killing of Marielle Franco Both suspects have been linked to Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.
News11 January 2019 Iconic Samba School to Pay Tribute to Late Afro-Brazilian Activist, Marielle Franco, at Carnival Plus, a new documentary from The Guardian seeks answers in the details surrounding her death.
News09 October 2018 This Afro-Brazilian Activist Has Become the First Transgender Woman Elected to State Congress in São Paulo Érica Malunguinho's win is a bright spot in Brazil's controversial elections.
Featured04 October 2018 The Seeds of Marielle: These Courageous Afro-Brazilian Women Are Running for State Office Despite the Odds Here are 11 of the inspirational black women running for political office in Brazil's upcoming national elections.
News22 July 2018 Rio de Janeiro Has Named March 14th 'Marielle Franco Day—Against the Genocide of Black Women' The day will be used to promote community wide reflection on the killings of black women.
News Brief11 May 2018 Rio Police Say They Are 'Ramping Up Efforts' To Find Marielle Franco's Killers Authorities indicate the investigation into the assassination of the popular Black Brazilian politician and activist is in its final stage.
News13 April 2018 Assassination in Brazil Unmasks the Deadly Racism of a Country that Would Rather Ignore It "Brazilian structures of oppression remain invisible, largely unchallenged and – for white people, at least – easy to ignore."
News20 March 2018 A Black Woman in Power Discussing the legacy of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco with a woman who knew her well
News19 March 2018 The Assassination of Marielle Franco and the Dawn of Brazil's New Civil Rights Movement Marielle Franco was one of a new generation of black activists trying to overturn Brazil's entrenched and violent racism
Popular15 March 2018 Rising Afro-Brazilian Politician Marielle Franco Has Died in a Targeted Assassination in Rio The city council member was known for her social work in Brazil's favelas and critiques of the police.