Ana Flávia Magalhães presents stories overcoming denial of Afro-Brazilian
Note from BW of Brazil: Professor Ana Flávia Magalhães Pinto is someone whose work I have followed since I first became aware of her. Her […]
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Spaces of freedom and autonomy – How black social clubs provided financial support and leisure activities for blacks in post-abolition Brazil
Note from BBT: It’s been a while since I’ve discussed the history of black social clubs in Brazil (see here, here and here), but it’s […]
May 13: What abolition? 133 years after the end of slavery in Brazil, racism and state violence still plague the black population
Note from BBT: Having been forced to take a brief hiatus in this past week, there has been a mountain of news stories that I’ve […]
Claiming our history: Photographic exhibit tells the story of thousands of invisible black Brazilians who helped construct the nation’s capital city of Brasília DF
Note from BBT: I’ve always been fascinated by Brazil’s capital city and Federal District, Brasília DF. I’ve never been there but I’ve come across many […]
The Generation of black intellectuals: Presenting cultural productions
The Generation of black intellectuals: Presenting cultural productions Note from BW of Brazil: In my nearly 20 year voyage into black Brazil, one of the […]
Book Reveals The Role of Black Intellectuals Against Racism
Book Reveals The Role of Black Intellectuals Against Racism Note from BW of Brazil: It is often said that history is written by the winners. […]
Documentary “A Última Abolição” (‘The Last Abolition’) shows the situation of blacks in modern day Brazilian society and contemplates an incomplete abolition
Note from BW of Brazil: Every year, on May 13th, Afro-Brazilian activists, writers and leaders reflect on what this date actually means. On May 13th, […]
The other side of the story: Experts say that the process of the abolition of slavery in Brazil occurred thanks to the leading roles of blacks for years
Note from BW of Brazil: In all of my years of schooling, from elementary school, to the university, the emptiness I often felt after sitting various […]
“Us by Us: Black Media in Action”: Women discuss the role of black media in 2016 edition of Festival Latinidades
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s that time of year again! Every year for the past nine years, countless hundreds of successful black Brazilian women […]
The ‘Mountaintop’ and the affirmation of black humanity and consciousness: Play about MLK encapsulates important period in Afro-Brazilian History
Note from BW of Brazil: We first covered the play featuring actor Lázaro Ramos and his wife actress Taís Araújo, a fictional account of Martin […]
Racism impairs scientific production of black researchers – How Brazil’s universities place obstacles in the path of Afro-Brazilian university students
Note from BW of Brazil: Coming across the material we present today brought to mind a piece written back in 2006 by José Jorge de […]
Why do we revere the 25th of July, the Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Women’s Day?
Note from BW of Brazil: Today is July 25th, the Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Women’s Day. A day in which black women reflect on the struggles […]
In Porto Alegre’s “Slut Walk”, group of black women make an intervention to protest against racism and violence
Note from BW of Brazil: For those who don’t know, to be a black woman in Brazil is to experience daily assaults on one’s very […]
Feminists in southern Brazil make provocative video against racism; call on black women to “blacken feminism”
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s post touches on several topics that have been covered on this blog for the past week. Those posts include Ana […]
