“Why are you choking him?’: Military Police of São Paulo continue strangling young black men
Note from BBT: As police violence against black people in the United States continues, so too does it continue in Brazil. Of course, this isn’t […]
Month: April 2021
Reality show participant says his caveman wig is equal to a black man’s afro leading to debate on jokes and racism
Note from BBT: As you who follow this blog know, I’ve been following the goings on the Globo TV reality show Big Brother Brasil for […]
On April 7th, one of Brazil’s most beloved humorists, Mussum, would have turned 80; musician’s life and career symbolize changing attitudes on race in Brazil
Note from BBT: I can’t say for sure when I became aware of the late, great Mussum as a comic figure. I was familiar with […]
“Foreigners think that Brazil is black and mulata; but there are blonds too!” Comments of popular TV host from the 90s show concern with country’s image
Note from BBT: Several days ago, Brazil’s online black community expressed its discomfort, rejection and repudiation of the thoughts of one of the country’s richest […]
In a period of two weeks, three well-known Afro-Brazilian entertainers die from Covid-19; country continues to set record numbers with deadly second wave
Note from BBT: As record death tolls from Covid-19 continue to rise making Brazil the global epicentre of the pandemic, in a period of two […]
‘Enciclopédia Negra’: New ‘Black Encyclopedia’ presents more than 500 black Brazilian personalities, known and unknown, from different times in history
Note from BBT: I’ve mentioned many times how it was Africana: The Encyclopedia of African and African-American History that led me to a now two […]
Guinea pigs? Popular TV host Xuxa suggests prisoners be used to test vaccines instead of animals; Brazil’s prison population is nearly 2/3 black and brown
Note from BBT: Have any of you ever noted how quickly people are to apologize for things they say when it provokes public outrage? I mean, […]
