"I, black woman, resist": The struggle against racism, prejudice and discrimination in Brazilian society
“Black is my color” by Viviane The 25th of July, the international date of the struggle and resistance of black women, was chosen during the […]
Month: July 2012
One in four young black Brazilians don’t work or don’t study, according to the International Labor Organization
by Carolina Sarres Agência Brasil in Brasília The figures for poverty reduction and inequality in Brazil in recent years, are important advances and internationally recognized […]
One in four young black Brazilians don’t work or don’t study, according to the International Labor Organization
by Carolina Sarres Agência Brasil in Brasília The figures for poverty reduction and inequality in Brazil in recent years, are important advances and internationally recognized […]
Black Brazilians learn from South African leader Steve Biko
By Alejandra Martins Steve Biko sought to set black South Africans free from oppression and he died for it. He probably never imagined that 30 […]
Black Brazilians learn from South African leader Steve Biko
By Alejandra Martins Steve Biko sought to set black South Africans free from oppression and he died for it. He probably never imagined that 30 […]
July 25th is the International Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean Women’s Day: The day to celebrate the resistance to racism and sexism of black women in Latin American and the Caribbean
The International Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean Women’s Day was established on July 25, 1992, in a meeting in the Dominican Republic, and will be celebrated […]
July 25th is the International Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean Women’s Day: The day to celebrate the resistance to racism and sexism of black women in Latin American and the Caribbean
The International Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean Women’s Day was established on July 25, 1992, in a meeting in the Dominican Republic, and will be celebrated throughout Brazil. […]
Sueli Carneiro, director of the Geledés Institute for Black Women
Sueli Carneiro is the founder of Geledés, a black women’s organization which intertwines concerns of race and gender, and addresses the particular problems confronted by […]
Sueli Carneiro, director of the Geledés Institute for Black Women
Sueli Carneiro is the founder of Geledés, a black women’s organization which intertwines concerns of race and gender, and addresses the particular problems confronted by […]
In one Brazilian state, reports of racism grow by 9.3%; expert says racism "happens almost everyday" but victims "suffer in silence"
Fátima da Silva denounced an episode of racism that happened to her daughter in a private school. She received books from the campaign “For a […]
In one Brazilian state, reports of racism grow by 9.3%; expert says racism "happens almost everyday" but victims "suffer in silence"
Fátima da Silva denounced an episode of racism that happened to her daughter in a private school. She received books from the campaign “For a […]
Mother denounces racism against 4 year old daughter; the student was called “hideous black.”
According to the child’s mother, Fátima, the girl was insulted by the grandmother of a boy who was disgusted by the fact that her grandson […]
Mother denounces racism against 4 year old daughter; the student was called “hideous black.”
According to the child’s mother, Fátima, the girl was insulted by the grandmother of a boy who was disgusted by the fact that her grandson […]
While Afro-Brazilian access to college has increased nearly eight fold in the past decade, they remain nearly invisible in graduate studies
Altogether, the Census shows that only 0.11% of blacks and browns have master’s degrees and 0.03% possess doctorates. by Sarah Fernandes São Paulo – The […]
