Enedina Marques: first black woman to earn an engineering degree
In 1945, in a field dominated by white men, Enedina Marques became the first black woman to earn an engineering degree in Brazil By Marques […]
Month: January 2020
Slavery in 2020: People working in conditions analogous to slavery
Slavery in 2020? Since 2003, more 3,000 cases of people working in conditions analogous to slavery were discovered in Brazil; in Bahia, 21 were recently […]
American White Supremacy: Brazil’s promotion of assimilation
American White Supremacy: Brazil’s promotion of assimilation Note from BW of Brazil: The text below was actually posted a little over a week ago by Professor […]
Palmitagem: The Discomfort in thinking about race and relationships
Palmitagem: The Discomfort in thinking about race and relationships Note from BW of Brazil: It’s been a long time coming, but now the topic is […]
Three Accusations of theft against innocent black people | Black Brazil
Three Accusations of theft against innocent black people | Black Brazil “She’s black! She stole it!”: In less than a week, three accusations of theft […]
Anna Carolina de Souza Neves killed by a stray bullet in Rio de Janeiro
Anna Carolina de Souza Neves killed by a stray bullet in Rio de Janeiro 8-year old Anna Carolina de Souza Neves dies after being struck […]
Difference between wages of whites and blacks due to racism
38% of black Brazilians earn one minimum salary or less; racism is the cause for about 31% of the difference between wages of whites and […]
Ana Flávia Magalhães presents stories overcoming denial of Afro-Brazilian
Note from BW of Brazil: Professor Ana Flávia Magalhães Pinto is someone whose work I have followed since I first became aware of her. Her […]
Genocide of black youth: More than half of police killed in Brazil
Genocide of black youth: More than half of police killed in Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: This is an intriguing topic and one that […]
Mixed Race of African Ancestry: Danrley Ferreira and Meghan Markle
Mixed Race of African Ancestry: Danrley Ferreira and Meghan Markle When whiteness wants to remind persons of mixed race of their African ancestry: The cases […]
Woman Threatens Black Street Vendor, calls him ‘monkey’
Woman Threatens Black Street Vendor, calls him ‘monkey’ Woman threatens street vendor and calls him ‘monkey’ after being scolded for throwing litter on the ground […]
Afro Brazilians are Still Under Represented on the Small Screen
Afro Brazilians are Still Under-Represented on the Small Screen Note from BW of Brazil: You don’t have to be a specialist, critic or even a […]
5 Black Teens Accuse bar owner, Security and Party-goers In Little Africa
5 Black Teens Accuse bar owner, Security and Party-goers In Little Africa 5 Black Teens Accuse bar owner, Security and Party-goers In Little Africa: “we […]
Brazil’s advertising industry Continues to Value Whiteness
Brazil’s advertising industry Continues to Value Whiteness Note from BW of Brazil: Last month, on December 24th, made 20 years since I developed an interest […]
