When I say “I’m black,” people try to negotiate this telling me: “No, you’re not black, you are mestiço, you are mulata.” And they think they’re doing me a favor not calling me a black woman.

Posted in Excerpts/Quotes on 2016-12-20 02:37Z by Steven

“As a daughter of a black mother and a white father, we have here in Brazil this kind of negotiation about identity. When I say “I’m black,” people try to negotiate this telling me: “No, you’re not black, you are mestiço, you are mulata.” And they think they’re doing me a favor not calling me a black woman.” —Ana Maria Gonçalves

“Ana Maria Gonçalves – New columnist for The Intercept,” The Intercept Brasil, December 2, 2016. (00:00:20-00:00:46). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPFj5ToQ9xc.

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