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Orixás for children: New book introduces children to the attributes of African deities and Afro-Brazilian culture in the struggle against religious intolerance

January 26, 2019 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: The release of a recent children’s book about the African deities known as orixás, or orishas, is important for a […]

A school for Bahia’s African descendants: Luiza Mahin School in Salvador immerses children in African/Afro-Brazilian History and Culture, instilling a pride in blackness

December 22, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Well, needless to say, I wish someone would have told me about this school in all of my years visiting […]

“At school, black boys are the ones that people most want to beat up”: How skin color directly affects the success and permanence of black students in the education system

December 7, 2018 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Racism in Brazil is cruel and perhaps the group most affected by this treatment are children of visible of African […]

Please don’t teach that black stuff!: For the second time in three months, parents of school children reject a teacher presenting black cultural material in class

June 25, 2018 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: When you analyze the everyday stories that come out of Brazil, it’s really not hard to understand why many children […]

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“The worst moment of school was when they talked about slavery. I felt humiliated”: The embarrassment of black children in classes about slavery and abolition

May 21, 2018 Marques Travae 4

If you start your history with slavery then everything else will look like progress ~ John Henrik Clarke Note from BW of Brazil: Reading this story […]

“My racist professor” hashtag exposes shocking recollections of racial discrimination experienced by black students in schools and universities

April 12, 2017 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: In reality, there shouldn’t be anything shocking or even surprising about the existence of racism in Brazilian schools because it’s […]

The Legacy of African Peoples: Afro-Brazilians push for the redemption of African History and the recognition of African contributions to humanity

January 15, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Over a number of decades, an awakening has been taking place among African descendants around the world. Since the time […]

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Black consciousness, human consciousness or lack of consciousness? Eleven reasons to discredit the myth of racial democracy

April 30, 2016 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Over the years of this blog’s existence, we often receive messages from many readers (both here and in social networking […]

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Being black or not: how the controversy surrounding the “mysterious black Prince Charming” speaks of the issue of racial identity in Brazil as a whole

January 13, 2016 Marques Travae 5

Note from BW of Brazil: The question of race, racial identity and racial classification will always be at the root of any question dealing with […]

Five things every black child learns in school – why it is necessary to broaden our references beyond the positivist perspective of Europeans

December 19, 2015 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil’s school system is yet another avenue for which persons of African ancestry are invisible or made to look inferior […]

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“Who’s afraid of black teachers?” Starting in the 1930s, Brazil began replacing black teachers until the profession was overwhelmingly white, middle class and female. Teachers remain mostly white still today

November 27, 2015 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Throughout this blog’s existence, we have sought to consistently demonstrate how Brazil has for decades attempted to maintain an standard […]

“Das Raízes às Pontas” (From the roots to the tips) – ‘Cabelos crespos’ (kinky/curly hair) and identity are the subject of an upcoming documentary

November 15, 2015 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Yet another intriguing, independent project here. The invisibility of Afro-Brazilian protagonists, actors/actresses and themes in Brazil’s mainstream media has long […]

The expression of racist opinions: freedom of expression or hate speech?

June 10, 2015 Marques Travae 1

Translation of comment above “I can’t understand how he (the columnist) can approve of the coming of Haitians, Senegalese and the like, not in color, […]

Writer Kiusam Oliveira talks about her book ‘The Sea That Bathes Goree Island’; work inspired by participation in World Festival of Black Arts in Dakar, Senegal

March 13, 2015 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Throughout the life of this blog we have consistently featured posts that discuss topics such as racism, racial identity and […]

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Orixás for children: New book introduces children to the attributes of African deities and Afro-Brazilian culture in the struggle against religious intolerance

A school for Bahia’s African descendants: Luiza Mahin School in Salvador immerses children in African/Afro-Brazilian History and Culture, instilling a pride in blackness

“At school, black boys are the ones that people most want to beat up”: How skin color directly affects the success and permanence of black students in the education system

Please don’t teach that black stuff!: For the second time in three months, parents of school children reject a teacher presenting black cultural material in class

“The worst moment of school was when they talked about slavery. I felt humiliated”: The embarrassment of black children in classes about slavery and abolition

“My racist professor” hashtag exposes shocking recollections of racial discrimination experienced by black students in schools and universities

The Legacy of African Peoples: Afro-Brazilians push for the redemption of African History and the recognition of African contributions to humanity

Black consciousness, human consciousness or lack of consciousness? Eleven reasons to discredit the myth of racial democracy

Being black or not: how the controversy surrounding the “mysterious black Prince Charming” speaks of the issue of racial identity in Brazil as a whole

Five things every black child learns in school – why it is necessary to broaden our references beyond the positivist perspective of Europeans

“Who’s afraid of black teachers?” Starting in the 1930s, Brazil began replacing black teachers until the profession was overwhelmingly white, middle class and female. Teachers remain mostly white still today

“Das Raízes às Pontas” (From the roots to the tips) – ‘Cabelos crespos’ (kinky/curly hair) and identity are the subject of an upcoming documentary

The expression of racist opinions: freedom of expression or hate speech?

Writer Kiusam Oliveira talks about her book ‘The Sea That Bathes Goree Island’; work inspired by participation in World Festival of Black Arts in Dakar, Senegal

‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support

Why do many foreigners see Brazilian women as sexual objects?

Black children are dressed as slaves in Independence Day civic parade in Paraná state in southern Brazil

‘’Yes, interracial love does exist, but some black people also use white people as a social passport, to feel more accepted’’, according to social influencer

Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity

In 2022, the World Cup starts on Black Consciousness Day and revives memory of the anti-racist struggle in Brazil

‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support

Once excluded from Brazil’s soccer fields, black players are now regularly the majority on the country’s World Cup team

Singer Anitta is a superstar, but for some, she is a terrible example with which to educate girls but that modern women feminists turn a blind eye

Juliana Nalú continues to be one of the great Brazilian models abroad; now being featured in brands of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, she is destined to become a top model

Juliana Nalú continues to be one of the great Brazilian models abroad; now being featured in brands of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, she is destined to become a top model

White couples, mixed couples and gay couples, but why did Brazilian advertisers ignore black couples on Brazil’s Valentine’s Day?

With “This is My Color” campaign and commercial, Avon launches makeup products to meet needs of wide range of black skin tones

Ten Black Brazilians included on 2020 MIPAD | Black Brazil Today

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