Stop killing us: Police violence motivates protest in Rio de Janeiro
Note from BW of Brazil: Stop Killing Us. Three words that attract attention and get right to the point. It is a phrase that’s been […]
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Protest in São Paulo against murder of Evaldo Rosa dos Santos
Protest in São Paulo against murder of Evaldo Rosa dos Santos Note: This past Sunday afternoon, an estimated 600-1,000 people came together in a demonstration/march […]
“How can we be better than white women if we’re not put on the same level?” International Women’s Day: Black women’s struggle against prejudice, violence and inequality
Note from BW of Brazil: People in Brazil often like to hide behind empty rhetoric such as the phrase “we are all equal”, which lets […]
Racism is cruel: 80% black Salvador, Bahia, where mall security tries to stop a man from buying a black child a meal and a black actor is shot by police
Note from BW of Brazil: Salvador, Bahia. Visits to that city always bring back pleasant memories. It was the first city that I ever visited in […]
Is there a black genocide going on in Brazil? Considering a number of important factors, the answer may be surprising
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, it’s a topic that has been mentioned in a number of articles on this blog. As such, readers should […]
Why black victim-playing doesn’t exist – Part of the white Brazilian population tries to delegitimize racism with the false idea of meritocracy in a country of slave-owning heritage
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s real. Conversations on race with the average Brazilian will generally go down the same paths. If you should suggest […]
Amnesty Int’l calls for reduction of black deaths; five activists from every region of Brazil carry casket and present 63,000 signatures to Ministry of Justice
Note from BW of Brazil: It is an issue that we can never talk too much about. Black youth in Brazil are dropping like flies, […]
Web series Palavra Negra (Black Word) exalts Afro-Brazilian poetry
Note from BW of Brazil: As we’ve pointed out in past posts, the internet has opened numerous new possibilities for exposure for independent artists that […]
