A social media network mobilizing blacks ahead of Brazil elections

France 24 reports:

As Brazil's general elections approach, a new social network is gaining traction aimed at giving greater visibility to black candidates while highlighting anti-racism initiatives in the country tainted by racial prejudice.

Black & Black, which has 100,000 users -- in a population of more than 200 million -- aims to "connect the demands and narratives of the world's black population" and to ensure that "black people get the prominence they deserve."

Brazil was the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery in 1888, and after centuries of racial mixing in Brazil, 55 percent of Brazil's population is either black or mixed race, according to the IBGE institute of statistics.

An interesting article.