Real talk: Why black television representation matters
Note from BW of Brazil: Black representation in the media is a common theme here on the blog precisely because, in Brazil, it is so […]
Month: February 2015
Are white women “aesthetically superior” to other women? How do standards of femininity affect black women?
Note from BW of Brazil: Today we touch upon a discussion about standards of feminine beauty and popular opinions in the public imagination. Last week, […]
Érika Moura, Carnaval’s Globeleza girl, says her dream came true: “I always wanted to be famous”
Note from BW of Brazil: Once again, Brazil’s Carnaval season has come and gone. But the spotlight will continue shine for the new girl who […]
Military Police in Salvador threaten community after bloodbath; activist flees the city
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s piece is a followup on a tense situation in the city of Salvador, Bahia, in Brazil’s northwest. Earlier this […]
“My parents told me to be proud of being black”, says Raquel Trindade, daughter of Brazil’s greatest black poet and a cultural ambassador in her own right
Note from BW of Brazil: Raquel Trindade is a personality that this blog has been wanting to present to its audience for some time! If […]
“Exotic morenas”: A debate on colorism, blackness and feminine archetypes of the ideology of racial mixture
Note from BW of Brazil: Anyone who has studied the topic of race has come across the classification morena (moreno for men). Morena/moreno has to be […]
After numerous denouncements, Facebook removes racist page that denigrated beauty of black women; but was the page creator right about one thing?
Note from BW of Brazil: Let me just start today’s post by saying that it’s been a very unpleasant week for black Brazilian women. The […]
Black women activists call for an end to ‘blackface’ Carnaval costumes!
Note from BW of Brazil: Just a few days ago, we posted another example of Brazil’s shameful practice of white actors painting their faces black […]
The right to [not] samba: the representation of black women in Carnival
Note from BW of Brazil: Carnaval 2015 has come and gone but the voices of black women about the representation of black women in the […]
Colorism – another weapon in the arsenal of white supremacy: what it is and how it works
Note from BW of Brazil: Racism in the land that would later be known as Brazil has existed perhaps since the colonization of the land […]
The women of the Salgueiro Samba School in Rio!
Note from BW of Brazil: Once again, Brazilian Carnaval has come and gone, but we can always appreciate great photos! Today, we bring you the […]
Faces of Afro Brazil 34
In number 34 of the series “Faces of Afro Brazil“, we present Isabelly Costa of the Salgueiro Samba School in Rio de Janeiro. See the rest […]
Disgraceful! TV program satirizes the sale of slaves using white actors in blackface
Note from BW of Brazil: Why don’t we just make it official? Blackface is and has been for many years part of Brazil’s historical catalog […]
Does Carnaval have prejudice against black queens? Are we seeing a whitening process? More voices weigh in
Note from BW of Brazil: A few days ago we presented a rising concern that the participation of blacks, specifically black women, is slowly being […]