Reading Isaiah 58 in conversation with I.J. Mosala: an African liberationist approach by N. Mtshiselwa

“… This paper sets out to draw on, and simultaneously depart from Mosala’s Black biblical hermeneutic of liberation in order to navigate liberating possibilities that Isaiah 58 could offer to the oppressed Black people in Southern Africa. First, the paper explores Mosala’s trajectory in biblical hermeneutics. …”
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Naboth's vineyard: theological lessons for the South African land issue by K. T. Resane

“…From the Berlin Conference (1884) to 1990, when the apartheid government relocated millions of Black people to some Bantustans known as homelands, or newly created townships, the land conflicts continued. …”
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70 anos da guerreira: a mestiçagem brasileira na tradução musical de Clara Nunes by Expedito Leandro Silva

“…However, the cries of the people and the musical manifestation reproduced in the songs present an ideology of nationhood whose identity is the Brazilian miscegenation which means the cultures of the native Indians, the white and the black people.…”
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Reclaiming our Black bodies: reflections on a portrait of Sarah (Saartjie) Baartman and the destruction of Black bodies by the state by I. D. Mothoagae

“…In this article, I will argue that the use of violence by the colonial, imperial system against Sarah Baartman (Black people) has its origins in colonialism and slavery. …”
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Sociodemographic disparities in influenza vaccination among older adults in United States by Huan Tao, Jin Chen, Xue Zhang, Xue Zhang, Tao Wang, Nenggang Jiang, Yongqian Jia

“…Compared to non-Hispanic Black people with an income below $25,000 and education less than high school, the ORs were significantly higher among non-Hispanic whites [2.12, (95% CI 1.97–2.28)], non-Hispanic Black people [1.30, (95% CI 1.18–1.44)], and Hispanics [1.40, (95% CI 1.24–1.59)] earning above $50,000 and education above high school. …”
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Uma reflexão sobre os agentes históricos na sistematização do estereótipo africano sobre a construção do imaginário do negro no Brasil by Claudia Lima

“…This article presents a reflection based on references in order to show a major problem which is the African stereotype on the construction of the imagery of black people in Brazil, which interferes directly as a limiter in the receptivity and in the adequate recognition of the founding myths of the matrix African religions. …”
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Waaihoek se N.G. sendinggemeente in Bloemfontein: 1891-1903 by R. M. Britz

“…The Waaihoek congregation had to contend with a neighbouring concentration camp for black people. Ultimately it survived the war. …”
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Representação descritiva em assembleias legislativas: gênero e raça como categorias de análise política by Orlando Lyra de Carvalho, Vitor de Angelo

“…Based on empirical data, this article explores the relationships between the descriptive and substantive representation of women and black people in state assemblies in three regions of Brazil. …”
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The Religious Work of Beverly Jenkins’s Black Historical Romance by Jeania Ree V. Moore

“…Jenkins’s Black historical romance radically continues the religious legacy of chronicling Black history, effecting personal and communal transformation, liberation, and repair with the truth “‘of who [Black people] are and…were’” (Jenkins in Amos et al.).…”
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