Poitier dazzled Hollywood with on-screen grace and bankability. His dignified roles and respectable values forever changed the image of Blacks, then mostly portrayed as maids, buffoons or criminals.
Street mural by Nomen in Quinta do Mocho, Lisbon, to highlight immigrant experiences in Portugal.
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Students from São Tomé and Príncipe must negotiate being both native speakers of Portuguese and Black Africans. And how they speak Portuguese is perceived as an issue.
School students participate in a national quiz in South Africa.
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