https://doi.org/10.1177/00219347211011587 Journal of Black Studies 2021, Vol. 52(6) 555–564 © The Author(s) 2021 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions DOI: 10.1177/00219347211011587 journals.sagepub.com/home/jbs Editorial Introduction Homenagem: Remembering the Life and Work of Abdias Nascimento Keisha-Khan Y. Perry 1 and Anani Dzidzienyo 1 Abstract This essay provides a brief introduction to this special issue focused on the life and work of Black Brazilian scholar-activist Abdias Nascimento. The contributors include, Vera Lucia Benedito, Ollie Johnson, Zachary Morgan, Elisa Larkin Nascimento, and Cheryl Sterling who all participated in a 2015 conference at Africana Studies at Brown University. This group of scholars aptly illustrate that Nascimento had long contributed to the internationalization of Black Studies as a field in US academe and he was crucial in establishing Brazil as a central component of the Black World. The essays have much to teach us about Nascimento’s views on the relationship between art and politics, the role of military service in shaping his activism, the significance of black politicians in the reconceptualization of Brazilian democracy, and the importance of preserving archives and expanding our understanding of the Black radical tradition. Keywords Abdias Nascimento, Pan-Africanism, Black Radical Tradition, Brazil 1 Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Corresponding Author: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, Brown University, 155 Angell Street, Churchill House, Providence, RI 02907, USA. Email: Keisha-Khan_Perry@brown.edu 1011587JBS XX X 10.1177/00219347211011587Journal of Black StudiesPerry and Dzidzienyo research-article 2021