Social Studies

Vanessa Wong

17 August, 11:21

Why did Ilê Aiyê limit membership in its parade to individuals of African descent with dark skin? To highlight the presence and plight of marginalized black populations and groups who were not included in mainstream portrayals of the nation of Brazil To contest the idea that black identity belonged to every Brazilian and to define black identity as a limited set of physical qualities that only belonged to a subset of the country's population. To exclusively associate African heritage and Afro-Brazilian cultural traditions with identifiably black individuals operating within a solely black space All of the above None of the above