White lives matter: Masked group hangs white supremacy banner and gives Nazi salute in São Paulo
Note from BBT: We’ve seen signs all along that this element exists in Brazil. For decades, we’ve been told, in terms of racial issues, race […]
Month: November 2020
Afro Fashion Day: The 6th edition of the “Blackest Runway in Brazil” shines spotlight on black models and black designers
Note from BBT: All I can say is that I wish I could have been there. Well, maybe not this year as this whole Covid-19 […]
The myth continues: For Brazil’s President and Vice President, racism ‘doesn’t exist in Brazil’
Note from BBT: When I first became fascinated with the topic of race and black Brazilians two decades ago, I was amazed at how bold […]
In a Carrefour supermarket, 40-year João Alberto dies after security agent kneels on his back for four minutes; protests erupt across Brazil
Note from BBT: When I first heard the slogan Black Lives Matter some years ago, one of my first thoughts was, if black lives really […]
Resistance and Memory: November 20th, the National Day of Black Consciousness
Note from BBT: Perhaps because of this pandemic that has dominated the activities and memory of this year more than anything else, this year’s day […]
Video by Brazilian woman Kamilla Albino showing the diversity of black hair goes viral after being shared by Viola Davis
Note from BBT: Every now and then you gotta just enjoy something fun and simple. This blog often discusses the harsh realities of a racist […]
2017 winner Monalysa Alcântara says people didn’t accept a black Miss Brazil: “I suffered a lot’’
Note from BBT: Sixty-seven years, three black Miss Brasil winners. All of the other winners of the beauty contest have been white, or something close […]
Ingrid Silva: First black Brazilian ballerina featured on the cover of Vogue Brasil
Note from BBT: It’s a funny thing about blogging. Out of nowhere, an article that you posted a month ago, six months ago or even […]
“Anti-Racist Votes” platform presents candidates committed to the black agenda across Brazil
Note from BBT: It’s an issue that has been highly debated for the past few years in the African-American media: What are black and non-black […]
Despite being the “majority”, black candidates receive only 18% of campaign funds
Note from BBT: Today is November 15th and it’s election time. Millions of Brazilians will head to the polls to cast their votes for thousands […]
Mid-Term Elections in Brazil: Why is the number of blacks in political office so low?
Note from BBT: Whether we’re talking Brazil or the United States, politically, black people in both countries have something else in common: A lack of […]
“Identity is my perception, not yours”: Running for São Paulo’s city council, João Paulo Demasi declares himself black
Note from BBT: One of these topics is something I’ve been wanting to talk about for some time. The other is one of the “here […]
Passing for black? After new political campaign funding equality ruling, numerous white candidates “become black”
Note from BBT: Brazil, Brazil. What would Brazil be without some race controversy? But then, what would you expect from a country that simultaneously has […]
Why it’s wrong to say that “blacks enslaved blacks”
Note from BBT: Surely you’ve heard it a hundred times. “Don’t blame white people for black slavery when Africans sold other Africans into slavery”. Not […]
