ABSTRACT
This paper discusses the pandemic generated by the new coronavirus as a phenomenon related to the contexts of ethnic-social inequalities and systemic crises linked to colonialism. Racial injustices are believed to contribute to the diminishing capacities of black artists to dream, think and act. Therefore, we begin with the question: "What strategies have been designed to encourage black artists to resume their creative skills in the context of the pandemic?". The area of coverage is the state of Paraiba in Brazil. The goal is to share the processes related to the actions of the Forum of Black Artists of Paraiba in the fight for the implementation of anti-racist public policies for the Arts in times of pandemic. Theoretically, the concept of decoloniality is addressed as a collective project capable of generating emancipation through combative attitudes against the continuity of modern colonialism. We discuss the importance of valuing aspects of self-reflection, creative criticism and activism in the processes of resistance to the representations of racism and colonialism. The aim of this discussion is to guarantee the visibility of the importance of black cultural agents, involved in the chain of formation of culture, to become aware of the damage caused by racism and to create conditions for the promotion of racial equity for a more just society.