Valorizando a identidade negra na escola

Abstract

This academic work addresses the issue of valuation of black identity and the promotion of racial equality in the school environment. The methodology used was the application of an intervention project which uses the analysis, the microscope, the human skin characteristics for addressing ethnic and racial issues, in order to eliminate stereotypes related to black people and improve respect for individual physical qualities of (the) students. The proposal to introduce this practical activity on human skin in a Cultural Show, aimed to share reflections on racism held in the classroom, the school community. Other pedagogical practices, presented in Cultural shows and are very important in this respect, are also assessed according to the principles of valuation of racial diversity. According to the results, it determined the relevance of these educational proposals for the elimination of stereotypes in school and for the development of black identity.