Intelectuais negros/as e suas contribuições para a educação brasileira: memória, resistência e silenciamento

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the contributions of Black intellectuals to Brazilian education, highlighting the processes of memory, resistance, and silencing that have shaped their trajectories. It is guided by the following research question: How has Black intellectual production been incorporated into—or rendered invisible within—the Brazilian educational field? This is a qualitative study based on bibliographic and documentary research, conducted as a state-of-the-art review covering the period from 2003 to 2025. The theoretical framework draws on the works of Sueli Carneiro, Lélia Gonzalez, Kabengele Munanga, Clóvis Moura, and Nilma Lino Gomes, engaging with concepts such as epistemicide, structural racism, and the coloniality of knowledge. The findings reveal that, despite important legal advances, such as Law No. 10,639/2003 and Law No. 11,645/2008, Black intellectual production continues to face mechanisms of invisibilization within school curricula and teacher education. The study concludes that recognizing and valuing Black epistemologies is essential for building an anti-racist, pluralistic educational system committed to social justice.