Conversations in the course Topics in ethnic-racial relations: teachings of bell hooks in nursing education

Abstract Objective To present the experience of the construction and implementation of the course “Topics in ethnic-racial Relations in the Context of Health” to students of the undergraduate Nursing degree based on the principles proposed by bell hooks' engaged pedagogy. Method The territory of doing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic was developed in the Virtual Learning Environment and in the collective construction of a Padlet®. The study goes through the lives of professors and monitors of the discipline, all black, and members of the Academic League of Health Nursing in the Black Population/UFRJ. The study took place from July to October 2021. The presentation of the results was based on hooks' thirty-two teachings. Result At the end of the course, the 26 enrolled students had the opportunity to reflect on where and how the experience of the conversations took place. Conclusions and implications for practice The course has become a legitimate device for confronting racism and prejudice, adding to the ongoing struggles for a discrimination-free approach to the multiple human groups that make up Brazilian society.