Dear Readers,

We present the new number of the ABPN’s journal, Brazilian Association of Black Researchers, in its twentieth edition, composed of 9 papers on the Thematic Dossier "The importance of The Heteroidentification Commission in the insurance of Affirmative Actions for Black Men and Women in Brazilian Public Universities" organized by Prof. Eugenia Portela de Siqueira Marques (UFMS), as well as 3 papers and 2 reviews on diverse thematic interesting the black population in Brazil.

The dossier presents some experiences adopted by the heteroidentification commissions in public universities in Brazil, and it was proposed by the Working Group on Education and Ethnic-Racial Relations (GT 21 - 2017-2019 Board), of the National Association of Graduate Studies and Research in Education (ANPED). Most of the authors are researchers and members of the GT21 and of the ABPN who participated in the I Seminar about Affirmative Action Policies in Brazilian Universities and also in the self-declaration verifying committees in public universities, participating as well in the Training workshop on the topic of promoting racial equality and confronting racism for professors, faculty and members of commissions/self-declaration verifying boards, in compliance with the new Normative Guidance n. 04, published on April 06th 2018, guiding public selections from 08/20 to 09/31 2018, in the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul - UFMS, Campo Grande - MS.

We thank the collaborators, peer reviewers, authors, translators, editors, Editorial Board, Consulting Board, Board of Directors and other staff members/partners who enabled publishing this special number, as well as every researcher.

Our sincere thanks to all who contribute to the ABPN’s journal!

Modupé (We say thanks)!

Editorial Board

Anna M. Canavarro Benite (UFG)

Cintia Camargo Vianna (UFU)

Mércia Otaviana Barbosa de Sá Figueiredo (FAVENORTE)

José Antonio Novaes da Silva (UFPB)