Brazil Starts Teaching of Black Culture with Africa Maps in All Schools

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The Special Secretariat of Policies for the Promotion of Racial Equality (SEPPIR) and the Ministry of Education signed, this May 25, an agreement for the distribution of maps of Brazil and of the African continent, for all Brazilian public and private schools.

The partnership supplements a 2003 law that makes mandatory the teaching of African history and culture in the schools of Brazil.

"By next year, we expect that libraries and schools already offer subjects through which students may learn about Africa's history, and what it represents to our country," explained SEPPIR's Minister, Matilde Ribeiro.

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On a speech on behalf of the President of the African Union, Olugesun Obasanjo, the Nigerian Ambassador said, "Africa counts on the partnership of countries like Brazil to overcome the past and painful experiences."

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[TheDebbieDee]

1. Cool beans!

What an eye-opening step forward for the Brazilian Ministry of Education to take!

[applegrove]

2. So important. Glad they are doing stuff to really give their kids

perspective on how the world has worked in the past. Those kids will go far for being taught the actual patterns of how the world works instead of some nationalistic myth. :woohoo:

[Ellen Forradalom]

3. Gee, maybe they should try that

in a nation with a huge population of African descent! Or is that too "politically correct" and oppresses the endangered white male?

[jeffrey_X]

4. What a grand idea....

I'd rather just have the truth taught in our schools rather than the white washed version shoved down everyone's throat.

"Thanksgiving....yea!!"
"Slavery was bad, but now they are equal...yea!!"
"Isn't this country great!!??"

[Tomee450]

5. Great!!

[benedictinator]

6. ....

all i can say is that it is about time

[benedictinator]

7. about time