YFile Article - March 7, 2017
91亚色 PhD candidate Bruno V茅ras has earned the Award for the promotion of racial and gender equity in Brazil.
The award recognizes 30 initiatives or communication projects promoting racial equality and overcoming racism.
V茅ras is a grad student in the Department of History, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), and was the director of the project 鈥溍乫rica Aparece: Linguagem, Ensino Debates sobre a Cultura Afro-Brasileira鈥 (Africa displayed: Language, Education and Debates on the Afro-Brazilian Culture).
In recognition of the successful impact it had on the community, the project won R$ 20,000 (reais) from the Secretariat for the promotion of racial equality (Ministry of Women, Racial Equality & Human Rights).