Black literature for children – A survival weapon in a deeply racist society
Note from BW of Brazil: In numerous past posts, we dealt with the special problems that affect the lives of black children that grow up […]
Month: June 2015
NEGR.A – Collective of Black Authors: Through song, poetry and text, five women bring blackness and the feminine universe to the stage
Note from BW of Brazil: As we have seen in a number of recent posts, musical theater is one of genres that a number of […]
The imprisoned woman in Brazil is young, black and with low education; in one state prison, privatization coincides with prisoner increase of 624%!
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil is quickly increasing its stake in a “prison planet”. This is one conclusion that one could come if we […]
Recognizing white privilege: ‘His resume was much better than mine, but he was black and I have white skin and green eyes…’
Note from BW of Brazil: I often wonder. Beneath all of the rhetoric that people spew about uncomfortable topics or beliefs that aren’t true or […]
School and director that ordered child to cut his afro fined R$108,000 – Black children accepting their natural hair indicative of a rise in black pride
Note from BW of Brazil: The story we present today is a follow-up to a story presented here in December of 2013. It involved an […]
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day in Brazil – But among the diverse couples in commercials, why is the black woman kissing a mannequin and where are the black couples?
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil’s media, you just have to see it to believe it! Now I’m sure there will be those people who […]
With all the force of a black woman: Zaika dos Santos uses her music, encompassing various styles, to combat structural racism
Note from BW of Brazil: If one were to divide Brazil’s scene into style and genres, there would be enough for every region of to […]
The expression of racist opinions: freedom of expression or hate speech?
Translation of comment above “I can’t understand how he (the columnist) can approve of the coming of Haitians, Senegalese and the like, not in color, […]
“The black is the only individual in Brazil who has to assume his race/ethnicity”: Yasmin Thayná discusses how the experience of the black woman influenced her upcoming short film ‘K’Bela’
Note from BW of Brazil: The representation of the experience of being a Brazilian citizen is one that is often determined by one’s social class […]
Freeing one’s mind from the adoration of whiteness: After numerous relationships of sexual exploitation at the hands of white men, woman learns the liberating power of black love
Note from BW of Brazil: The space of relationships is yet another area where we find the challenges that face the Afro-Brazilian community. It is […]
“An open letter to my hair straightening friends”: On the wonderful experience of accepting our real beauty
Note from BW of Brazil: Anyone who has followed this blog for any amount of time knows that the issue of black hair is one […]
Federal University of Maranhão becomes first in Brazil to offer undergraduate degree in African and Afro-Brazilian Studies
Note from BW of Brazil: One of the principle reasons that Africans and black people throughout the world are so terribly stereotyped as inferior, less […]
13 racist expressions that they need to eliminate from their vocabulary
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil is a country that loves to ignore or dismiss accusations that it is a deeply racist society in its ideologies, institutions, […]
Brazil’s Workers’ Party has been in power since 2002 with strong support from Afro-Brazilians – But does the party simply exploit the black vote to remain in power?
Note from BW of Brazil: In reality, if we study other situations around the world, this scenario is quite familiar. Underprivileged black populations lend their […]
