Colombia: Indigenous and Afro-Colombians flee their territory
Thousands are forced to flee as armed groups fight for territory in Chocó.
Brazil: Combate Racismo Ambiental (Fight Environmental Racism)
An interview with Tania Pacheco, who developed the blog Combate Racismo Ambiental, now a LAB partner.
Brazil: Black Consciousness Day
On 20 November over 1,000 towns will be having a public holiday to celebrate the dia da consciência negra
Rio Trombetas: The Last Quilombo
Indigenous villagers protesting against hydro-electric projects face escalating intimidation.
Colombia: Multinational Banana Corporation Displaces Afro-Colombian Peace Communities
Since early December, hundreds of private contractors of multinational banana corporation Banacol have illegally invaded and occupied Afro-Colombian peace communities in the Curvaradó river basin in order to clear the land for banana cultivation.
COLOMBIA: Afro-Colombian communities under attack again
Afro-Colombian communities in the Chocó suffer land invasions once again. Read more for an English summary followed by original in Spanish.
Colombia: black communities win victory
Along with international academics, LAB signed an open letter demanding the 'immediate halt' to the aerial spraying with glyphosate of b
Persecution of Afro-Brazilian reilgions
A study just published in Brazil reveals widespread prejudice among neo-Pentecostal churches against Afro-Brazilian religions, such as Candomblé. Leandro Uchoa reports.