Family that enslaved black woman for 38 years financed their daughter’s medical school tuition with woman’s pension
Note from BBT: I swear this story gets worse every time I look more into. I mean, the original story was disgusting enough as it […]
Month: January 2021
Why did Snoop Dogg exclude the black singer from an Instagram post celebrating the success of a song with two popular Brazilian artists…Not once, but TWICE?
Note from BBT: The first story in today’s post I actually became aware of last week in the middle of putting together a piece about […]
In Brazil, black entrepreneurship gaining strength: In Minas Gerais black women release Niari Cosméticos for black hair textures
Note from BBT: In Brazil, black entrepreneurship is exploding! It’s not something that I can verify just from the articles coming out about Afro-Brazilian emtrepreneurs, […]
“Go cut your nappy hair, it’s nothing to be proud of!”: Black conservative leads racist attacks on singer’s hair
Note from BBT: It seems that there’s no end to the absurdities that come out of this guy’s mouth. One of these days, I need […]
“Boss suggested I straighten my hair”: Receptionist wins suit after being fired because her hair didn’t meet “the prerequisites”
Note from BBT: When I first started this blog, formerly known as Black Women of Brazil, back in November of 2011, it took several months […]
Juliano Moreiro: On his 149th birthday, Google doodle pays homage to Brazil’s “Father of Psychiatry”
Note from BBT: This is a scenario I’m very much familiar with. Going to Michigan schools as a child, a teenager and as an adult, […]
Snoop Dogg shares video by Brazil’s SBT-TV owner Silvio Santos; but does rapper know racial issues black Brazilians have with the media mogul?
Note from BBT: It’s always funny to me when I come across two or more stories that, on the outside, don’t seem related, but then […]
Black Brazilian women scientists are honored in a new hobby book “Black Brazilian Women Scientists”
Note from BBT: This is yet another topic that I’m happy to see more black Brazilian men and black Braziliean getting involved. The sciences are […]
‘One goes up and pulls up the other’: What you need to understand about black victories on reality shows in 2020
Note from BBT: Today’s piece should really be considered a followup to the article I posted a few days ago about the black winners of […]
Yoruba Orixás and their similarities with Greek mythology and syncretism with Catholic saints
Note from BBT: The world of the orixás has long been fascinating to me. Having been into the Brazil thing for two decades now, there […]
January 1st marked the 217th anniversary of the Haitian Revolution
Note from BBT: My interest in Haiti should be an interest that we all share as descendants of African peoples. The Africans of Haiti were […]
Are “elite” members of the black movement “for sale”? After a recent deal involving the murder of a black man, some think so
Note from BBT: The tactic isn’t new. Whenever there is some sort of tragedy that affects people or causes death, companies associated with such tragedies […]
New comedy “Casa da Vó” (Grandma’s House) opens Wolo TV streaming service, the first focused on the black population
Note from BBT: Feliz Ano Novo to everyone reading this! This first post of 2021 is actually a report from the last week of 2020, […]
