Dear racialized friend (of whiteness)

Dear racialized friend (of whiteness) Dear racialized friend, we both feel the weight, so let me end here as it’s getting late, when we talk about racism, whiteness and privilege, don't ever forget to create contexts, don't repeat the same claims as if they were refrains, don't talk about the system as if it operated and oppressed in the same way everywhere, with no aims or changes or such affairs, or as if the context of blacks in the USA was the same as that of blacks in Portugal, and of blacks in Brazil, and from there to blacks in Guinea.

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04.06.2025 | by Marinho de Pina

Portugal, Race and Memory: a Conversation, a Reckoning

Portugal, Race and Memory: a Conversation, a Reckoning Today, we are learning that invisibility can shun and silence but cannot extinguish. And yes, colonialism can be unlearned; but to do so, it must first be confronted. Colonial amnesia is a political disease – and one for which we have yet to find a cure. Unlike the words uttered by Bruno Candé’s murderer, there are no more senzalas to return to. But, aligned with the theme of reckoning that brought us here today, to unlearn and decolonize, the past must be confronted. One way to start, would entail acknowledging the intersectionality of race-making and forge a vision of collective life not ruled by marked hierarchies.

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01.04.2021 | by Patrícia Martins Marcos