Actors Elisa Lucinda, Lázaro Ramos, Taís Araújo and Camila Pitanga form group to discuss series with only black actors
Note from BW of Brazil: Ya know, I think this type of initiative is a great idea. In a past article, I commented on how […]
Month: March 2017
UN Women launches digital action with black Brazilian women YouTubers in the fight against racism and for black representation
Note from BW of Brazil: Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade or so, you’re probably quite familiar with the star-making […]
Singer Ludmilla featured on cover of ‘Forbes Brasil’ list of ‘under 30’ most promising people: With success, artist now wants an international career
Note from BW of Brazil: Whether you are fan of singer Ludmilla or not, you have to admit, the girl has come a LLOONNGG way! […]
Police investigate racial discrimination in public day care in nation’s capital region: teacher washed hair of all students except black girl because she had “hard hair”
Note from BW of Brazil: By now most of this blog’s regular readers know that Brazil has a serious racial problem. It’s been well-documented here […]
“I don’t hire blacks”: President of Bayer Brasil denounces case of racism during job selection process after black acquaintance was eliminated due to race
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the past six decades, numerous studies have pointed to how racism in the job market helps to maintain the […]
Monica Costa: From the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to top entrepreneur in the Washington, D.C. area
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s always great when I discover international stories of the success that black Brazilian women are finding in other countries. […]
“Beautiful just like you”: teacher wears the same hairstyle as a student who had been told that her hair was ugly
Note from BW of Brazil: You gotta love stories like this on! Brazil needs for more black people in positions of influence to make statements such […]
“I have money so I’ll get away with it”! 70-year old lawyer pulls a black woman’s hair, slaps & calls her ‘monkey’; after paying bail, walks out of jail
Note from BW of Brazil: In previous articles posted on this blog, I’ve described racism in Brazil as the ‘perfect crime’. I define it as […]
“It was not the white who enslaved the black, it was the black who enslaved the black”: Funk singer Mr. Catra’s recent comments re-ignite debate on slavery
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I get into today’s story I must first reveal to readers that this story first made headlines about two […]
“What racism has already caused in my life”: A personal reflection on living in Brazil as a black girl/woman
Note from BW of Brazil: The topic is regularly discussed on this blog. And that’s simply because it exists and there are still people who […]
“Negra sou” (a black woman I am)!: Thesis explores affirmative action policies and development of identity of black women in a federal university
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so the topic is not new. As I’ve discussed in numerous previous posts, the exact figure of Brazil’s black […]
A mirror of false reflection that doesn’t fit our image, the word is not amor (love), it’s dengo
Note from BW of Brazil: As we continue to try to re-construct our realities as African peoples stolen from our lands, we must deal with the […]
Article by Veja, Brazil’s top news magazine, featuring actor couple Taís Araújo & Lázaro Ramos, irritates readers; citizens still can’t deal with race isssue
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s really interesting how one can gauge the climate of a particular country by just reading one article, the way […]
“A little nigger girl? Not here!” Scholarship student target of racist comment at event of FGV, one of Brazil’s top-ranking universities
Note from BW of Brazil: So once again, Brazil demonstrates its racist, exclusionary tendencies. As I’ve been following these incidents for time, it appears that […]