Danielle Almeida is an antiracist artivist with a Master’s Degree in Educational Sciences from the University of Monterrey. She studied the History of Africa and Afro-Brazilians at the Federal University of Minas Gerais/Casa das Áfricas and holds a degree in Music from the Federal University of Pelotas. Since 2002, her studies and work have been focused on expressions of Black culture in Latin America, anti-racist education and Afro-diasporic aesthetics. She works with civil society organisations, governments and private initiatives in different countries, developing consultancies, research and projects which focus on implementing affirmative action policies for the inclusion of different forms of diversity in the corporate and educational sectors and in arts and cultural institutions. She is also a mentor for the AFROlab Programme for Black and Indigenous Entrepreneurs and Feira Preta – the largest festival of Afro-descendant culture in Latin America. As an artist and curator, Danielle performs in educational concerts, researching and interpreting repertoires performed by Afro-Latin American singers of the 20th century. She is currently on the curatorial team for the exhibitions Vadiagens Contemporâneas: Corpos Insurgentes na Arte Contemporânea no Século XXI and Diversos for Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil and Gentilização.