Another case of white privilege? The attitudes toward perceived criminals when one is black and the other white
Note from BW of Brazil: One of the purposes for the existence of this blog is to show how race, or if you prefer, color, […]
Month: July 2015
Flaunting the privilege of whiteness: Councilman tells black protester, “I’m handsome and have blue eyes and you’re ugly!”
Note from BW of Brazil: If anyone reads this blog for any amount time they would surely come away with the idea that whiteness is […]
Is Brazil the new home of blackface? What’s driving an apparent fascination with wearing this makeup?
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, seriously, what’s going here? This blog is perhaps the first to present this issue to an English-speaking audience about […]
More from the land of “No, we aren’t racists” – Top news program’s first black weather girl targeted with numerous racist offenses on program’s social network
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, I can honestly say, this is absolutely shocking! What? Racist sentiments in Brazil?!?! The world must be ending! Alright, […]
Police detain three suspects in killing of 21-year old pregnant woman and stealing of her baby; woman confesses to committing the crime
Note from BW of Brazil: Sad. Shameful. Disgusting. Heartless. Horrendous. Tragic. There are still more words that could be used to describe this horrific crime. […]
21-year old missing woman’s body found. Victim that was nine-months pregnant had the baby ripped from her belly; child still missing
Note from BW of Brazil: Stories such as these are very painful to have to bring to the world. Among various topics that we regularly […]
Identity project raises the question of the black representation in pop culture
Note from BW of Brazil: Representation is a theme that we discuss on this blog almost daily. In a country such as Brazil in which […]
