Quem tem a cor do lápis “cor de pele”? O apagamento da identidade e cultura de crianças negras dos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to reflect about identity and the black young children’s culture from the early years in Elementary School, and it came from an inquietude related to a visual culture artifact presented in Early Childhood Education and Early years in Elementary School as well (from 1º to 5º grades): The named “skin color” colored pencil. This is a bibliographic project craving to expand the political and educational space, fight against a system that has been harming children, and evoke the sense of transformation and humanity. Racial prejudice is expressed in manny manners and all of them need to be overthrown, even when people believe that a pencil has no meaning. The research process emerged from an inquietude that moved the author to look into studies when it comes to black children. The present study discusses racias bias in Brazil, the black representativeness in childhood and in the role of educational experts, the presence of Afro-Brazilian culture in the early years, an anti-racist education with arts and the meaning of the “skin color” colored pencil.