Barriers of Discrimination Prevent black ascension in the job market
Barriers of Discrimination Prevent black ascension in the job market Note from BW of Brazil: In general, when people speak of the issue of discrimination […]
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The price of being black & successful: Book by actor Lázaro Ramos presents a microcosm of obstacles Brazil constructs in the paths of its black citizens
Note from BW of Brazil: The talented actor Lázaro Ramos has appeared on the pages of this blog numerous times, particularly over the past few […]
December 3, 1977: Roseli da Silva was barred from entering a club in the city of Mogi das Cruzes; she became 1st recorded case of racism in the city
Note from BW of Brazil: 40 years. Four decades. That’s the amount of time that has passed since the city of Mogi das Cruzes recorded […]
How the military dictatorship persecuted black militants in the 1970s; the objective was avoiding the US Civil Rights Movement from reaching Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Many people who have expressed interest in the Afro-Brazilian struggle for equality have naturally made comparisons to a similar struggle […]
The black man who became the first case of racism in the courts in Brazil – In 1950s Rio, Fernando Dias was expelled from an elite school where white parents didn’t like seeing their children playing with a black boy
Note from BW of Brazil: When one keeps digging into Brazil’s past, little gems of its blatantly racist past (and which continues today) always seem […]
In the 1970s, Brazil’s intelligence agencies spied on black organizations; sought to frame the movement’s most outspoken activist
Note from BW of Brazil: Persons who are not familiar with Brazil’s history and the question of race often ask why it appears that the […]
Black psychologist says she was barred from accessing roof of luxury hotel in Rio de Janeiro
Note from BW of Brazil: The report below involves an accusation of racism against a hotel in Rio de Janeiro that happened last month (June […]
Glória Maria: First black woman journalist to work for Brazil’s top TV network
Glória Maria was one of the first profiles ever posted on this blog. On November 19 of 2011, this was the short bio we posted about her: […]
Apelonice Lima: The would be winner of a 1977 beauty contest in southern Brazil – Judge denied her victory because she was black
Apelonice Lima in Miss Rio Grande do Sul contest of 1977 In a previous article featuring the only black woman to ever win the Miss Brasil contest […]
Brazilian TV network’s usage of blackface and stereotypes causes outrage in online community
Once again, the Brazilian media has been accused of promoting demeaning images of its black population. The online social network, Correio Nagô, that presents itself as […]
Brazilian TV network’s usage of blackface and stereotypes causes outrage in online community
Once again, the Brazilian media has been accused of promoting demeaning images of its black population. The online social network, Correio Nagô, that presents itself as […]
