Afro-Brazilian workers now earn 59% of the salary of white workers; in 2003 they earned 48%
Note from BW of Brazil: There is perhaps no better way of analyzing social/racial inequality in a society than by assessing the numbers. And one […]
Month: January 2016
Black artists from Brazil criticize the Oscars that only nominated whites; but what is the next step?
Note from BW of Brazil: In the today’s piece, we bring you a followup to a story posted here less than a week ago about […]
Why are American women so bothered by the Globeleza commercial? For the same reasons many Brazilian women are. But exactly what does this image say about black women?
Note from BW of Brazil: Yes it’s that time of year again. Carnaval is coming! Of c0urse if you live in Brazil, you’ve already seen […]
Reality show ‘BBB 16’ reproduces a stereotype considered racist with ‘doll sponge’ of afro hair in the program’s kitchen
Note from BW of Brazil: I really do have to believe that people responsible for such things DO in fact know that the things they say […]
“The black girl among them”: When the reality of an all-white social environment sets in
Note from BW of Brazil: In some of the personal stories featured on this blog, a number of writers recollect being ‘the only black girl/guy’ […]
‘My black’ is not like this: When black people cannot participate in the appropriation of their own culture
Note from BW of Brazil: A few weeks ago, we presented a story about a well-known party that is put on from time to time […]
The color of the elite: While Afro-Brazilians make up more than half of the population, whites make up 82% of professional elites
Note from BW of Brazil: Many who have ever been confronted with the racial question in Brazil will simply belittle the idea that the country […]
Angolan woman living in Mato Grosso do Sul wants Brazilians to know something: “Don’t be afraid of offending me; call me black. I love it”
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a shame that in 2016 a woman still has to make such declarations, but we have to remember that […]
Why no black Brazilian actor will ever boycott the nation’s top TV network Rede Globo
Note from BW of Brazil: The recent controversy over the lack of nominations of black actors and actresses for the Oscar Award ceremony has also been […]
“It’s not our fault”: The need for black women to have a very naturalized inner love to feel empowered in a racist, sexist world
Note from BW of Brazil: There is a well-known saying that goes “a picture is worth a thousand words” or “uma imagem vale mais que […]
Told she’ll only be a maid, or will need to use her “black sexuality” to move up in life, quota student fires back on why Brazil owes its black citizens
Note from BW of Brazil: The racial situation continues to heat up in Brazil as everyday there are more manifestations of rejection to the ascendance […]
Meet the candidates for the 2016 Ebony Goddess contest in Salvador, Bahia
Note from BW of Brazil: Last Saturday, one of Bahia’s most important black cultural organizations, Ilê Aiyê, crowned one of fifteen contestants competing for the title […]
Larissa Oliveira is chosen as Ebony Goddess in 37th annual competition exalting the beauty of black women in Salvador, Bahia
Note from BW of Brazil: Continuing a traditional that we have covered here since 2012, a 22-year old was named the newest ‘Goddess’ of black […]
“A black in my building, no”: Woman attacks neighbor with machete after a dispute over trash collection
Note from BW of Brazil: Of course there are always two sides to a story. Some say there are even three: one side, the other […]
