POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF COLLECTIVES OF BLACK STUDENTS IN BRAZILIAN HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

From the past two decades, the increase in the flow of black students provided by the implementation and implementation of diversity policies, especially affirmative action in higher education, has enabled a new configuration in Brazilian universities, especially in public universities. In this context, students organized on the basis of black racial identity, come together in collectives with the purpose of claiming agendas not yet surpassed by this group within universities, such as: maintaining access and ensuring their permanence in these institutions. This article aims to present an overview of some of the forms of political organization of collectives of black students present in universities in the State of Rio de Janeiro. We conclude this article with the understanding that black collectives have multiple forms of political organization and structure within the academic space, among them: the characterization by the absence of a standard form, by the rupture with the student movement, they value horizontality, and the inspection and monitoring of affirmative action policies aimed at maintaining them at Brazilian universities.