Episode 1 - Ale Santos

Ale Santos - Activist writer and media, author of the books Traces of Resistance (2019) and The Last Ancestor (2021). He is a contributor to the magazine Very Interesting and The Intercept Brazil. Received the 2020 Yes to Racial Equality award.

Episode 2 - Maria de Lourdes Siqueira

Maria de Lourdes Moreira Siqueira - anthropologist, pedagogue and retired university professor. He has a doctorate from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Paris) and a postdoctoral fellow from SOAS at the University of London and the University of Pretoria. He published, “Under the Skin: History of the Worlds I Have Been Through” (2018); “N'Assysim: African Knowledge in Brazil” (2010) and “Siyavuma: An African View of the World” (2006).

Episode 3 - Thiago Elniño

“Negritude Attitude - @thiagoelnino is a rapper, pedagogue, and popular educator. He circulates in schools with the lecture/show “" The Boy Who Stole Comics "”, which promotes reading. In the project “" Disco-Escola Correnteza "”, it offers video classes on the process of building a record and career self-management. His musical work is on the albums “" The Pigeon's Routine "” (2017), “" Rocks, Arrows, Spears, Swords and Mirrors "” (2019) and “" Current "” (2021); in the EPs “" Fighting Horses "” (2012) and “" Children of a Dancing God "” (2016) and on the mixtape “" Fundamento "” (2013).

Episode 4 - Walter Firmo

Walter Firmo is one of the greatest photographers in Brazil, awarded several times inside and outside the country. His work was shown in books and exhibitions over a 60-year career, starting in photojournalism. One of the great features of his visual poetics is Negritude, which led him to portray anonymous figures, creators, popular culture players, great names in Brazilian music, and was the theme of the exhibition “Brazil That Deserves Brazil”, which premiered at the CCVM in 2018. Today, his work is being exhibited in São Paulo at the exhibition “Firmo: in the verb of silence the synthesis of the scream”.

Episode 5 - Erick Jay

DJ Erick Jay performs on Hip Hop, Original Funk & Soul, MPB, Samba, Black Music and wherever else his talent takes him. He is one of the greatest DJs in the world. He has 4 world titles in his career, the last one won in 2021. In Latin America, he was the first DJ to win an international title and was considered the best for 3 consecutive years (2006 to 2008). He won 14 national championships. Born in the East Zone of São Paulo, he was a partner in shows by Dexter, Xis, MV Bill. He currently plays with rappers Black Alien and Kamau and hosts the Gringos Podcast.

Episode 6 - Billy Castilho

Billy Castilho is an art director with a solid career spanning over 30 years working in advertising and audiovisual. His interest in urban art led him to the creation of the Tag Gallery in São Paulo. He signed the art direction for advertising films and photo shoots for many national and international brands. In addition to advertising, he has a strong job in cinema and music videos. His recent works include the art direction of Will I See You, the singer Anitta, and the art direction of feature films and series for Disney and Paramount.

Episode 7 - Carlos Benedito

Carlos Benedito Rodrigues da Silva is from São Paulo from Campinas, anthropologist, full professor of Sociology and Anthropology at UFMA and the creator of the Degree in African and Afro-Brazilian Studies, a pioneer in Brazil. He has a master's degree from UNICAMP and a doctorate from PUC-SP, and coordinates the Center for Afro-Brazilian Studies at UFMA. Its work focuses on cultural diversity, ethnic-racial relations, and affirmative action. He published the books From the Land of Springs to the Island of Love: Reggae, Leisure and Cultural Identity (1995), Rhythms of Identity: Mixtures and Syncretisms in the Culture of Maranhão (2007), Racial Equality Policy: Challenges and Practices in the School Environment (coordinator, 2019) and the Traditional Cultures Dossier (organizer, ABPN), in addition to countless articles. He is a singer-songwriter for the Akomabu Afro Block of the Centro de Cultura Negra do Maranhão.

Episode 8 - Rincon Sapiência

Rapper, producer, and entrepreneur Rincon Sapiência is one of the leading artists in Brazilian music. His debut album “Galanga Livre” won two trophies at the Multishow Award, which also earned him the title of Revelation of the Year, in addition to being chosen as Artist of the Year by the APCA. He created his own independent label, MGoma, which released his second career album in November 2019, entitled “Manicongo World: Dramas, Dramas and Afroreps”, entirely produced and directed by him.

Episode 9 - Conceição Evaristo

Conceição Evaristo, renowned writer, is from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. For over thirty years, she was a professor at the municipal schools of Niterói and Rio de Janeiro, where she began her academic life, received a master's degree in Brazilian Literature (PUC) and a doctorate in Comparative Literature at the Fluminense Federal University, where she also taught until 2011. The writer has a history of militancy in the black movement. His work had poetry as its gateway in 1990, published in the Cadernos Negros, organized by the collective Quilombhoy. In addition to poetry, he wrote novels, short stories, and essays. His books include the novels Ponciá Vicência (2003) and Alleys of Memory (2006); the Poems of Remembrance and Other Movements (2008); and the short stories Unsubmissive Women's Tears (2011), Olhos D'Água (2014), Stories of Slight Mistakes and Resemblances (2016) and Big Boy's Bedtime Song (2018). His work has been studied inside and outside the country. He has books translated and published in France and the United States, and teaches and lectures at universities and literary events around the world. This month he took over the chair of Art, Culture and Science at the University of São Paulo (Institute for Advanced Studies).

Episode 10 - Charles of Assumption

The poet Carlos de Assumpção, born in Tietê (SP, 1927), is an icon of the Black Movement. His poetry has been a mobilizing presence for decades, a reference. Graduated in Law and Literature, he worked as a teacher for many years. He comes from a militant family, his grandfather belonged to the Black Front and his parents were part of fighting and support organizations. His first book was published only in 1982, followed by three four. In 2020, his work was included in the volume I Will Not Stop Screaming (Cia das Letras), reaching new generations and renewing its reach. This year (2022) the poet became an honorary doctorate from UFRJ. At the age of 95, he is still active in the fight, participating in music and poetry soirees.