Black Awareness Day 2024

Black Awareness Day takes place on November 20, 2024. The Day of Black Awareness ("Dia da Consciência Negra" in Portuguese) is celebrated annually in Brazil. It is a day on which to reflect upon the injustices of slavery and to celebrate the contributions to society and to the nation by Brazilian citizens of African descent. It takes place during the Week of Black Awareness. The day is marked on the anniversary of the death of Zumbi dos Palmares (1655–1695), the last leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares. Members of the organization "Black Movement" organize educational and fun events involving mainly children of African descent. Their focus during these events is to dissolve the perception of Africans' inferiority in society. Other "hot topics" in the black community during the Day of Black Awareness are the assimilation of African-Brazilian laborers with Caucasian-Brazilian and other laborers, ethnic identity, and black pride. Black Awareness Day has been celebrated since the 1960s and has only amplified its events in the last few years. Black Awareness Day used to be celebrated on 13th of May (the date of abolition of slavery in Brazil). However, Afro-Brazilians asked to change it to 20 of November to honor Zumbi's death. (With material from: Wikipedia)

More dates:

• Black Awareness Day on Nov 20, 2025 in Brazil
• Black Awareness Day on Nov 20, 2026 in Brazil
• Black Awareness Day on Nov 20, 2027