Long-time actress Chica Xavier: A career of more than 50 years
Along with Ruth de Souza and Léa Garcia, Chica Xavier represents the long-time presence of a handful of Afro-Brazilian actresses and is one of the most respected […]
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Ruth de Souza: On what would have been her 100th birthday, Google Doodle and Afro-Brazilian actors pay homage to legendary actress
Note from BBT. The month of May just passed the halfway point and just in two weeks, there’s been enough noteworthy news to fill up […]
Afro Brazilian Actresses and Filmmakers Criticize the Gap in representation
Afro Brazilian Actresses and Filmmakers Criticize the Gap in representation Note from BW of Brazil: A few questions. Is there a fear of black filmmakers […]
Taís Araújo honors black Brazilian actresses After Death of Ruth de Souza
In emotional post after the death of veteran actress Ruth de Souza, Taís Araújo honors other black Brazilian actresses Araújo mentioned several black actresses in […]
A Tribute to Ruth de Souza (Pioneering actress) From Black Actors
A Tribute to Ruth de Souza (Pioneering actress) From Black Actors Note from BW of Brazil: The tributes continue to pour in on social networks. Pioneering […]
Luana Xavier on Interracial Love: “What is Missing in Me”
Luana Xavier on Interracial Love: “What is Missing in Me” Note from BW of Brazil: Yesterday, June 12th, was the Dia dos Namorados in Brazil. It’s […]
Black actresses of recent soap opera unite in empowering photo shoot; women represent a new generation that is making a difference on the small screen
Note from BW of Brazil: I have to admit that I love the photos featured in this article. Five black actresses, of five different skin […]
Famed writer Carolina de Jesus was a dark-skinned black woman with wooly hair; should a fair-skinned woman with straight hair portray her in a play?
Note from BW of Brazil: When I first became aware of this story I must say I was kinda like, “Here we go again!” A […]
Embattled creator of TV show deemed racist elicits famous black friends to voice support for program; due to protests, show will not have second season
Note from BW of Brazil: The three-month roller coaster ride that was the Sexo e as negas TV series finally comes to a close tonight […]
When black elites sell out black activism: Female college professor fired over her protest of controversial TV series
Note from BW of Brazil: The controversial television series Sexo e as negas comes to a close as its final episode airs tomorrow night. The […]
Long-time actress Neuza Borges facing hard times, opens a thrift store in Salvador, Bahia
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s shameful to see what happens to many long-time entertainers when the steady work stops coming in. Although since the […]
Popular novela contributes to Brazil’s invisibility and stereotyping of blacks: Yet another example of “bamboozling”?
So yet another popular Brazilian novela (soap opera) has come to a close as the final chapter of the Record TV (Rede Record) network’s Dona […]
Essay and poem "Negra, Pérola, Mulher (Black, Pearl, Woman)" pays homage to important black Brazilian women
The Império da Tijuca Samba school’s Carnaval parade that paid homage to black women was the 2013 Series A champion in Rio de Janeiro! (See short […]
Actress Sheron Menezes: Through her and other actresses, "Today, black children have people in which they can see themselves"
The actress shows that she learned to make acarajé (fried bean fritters) (1) to play the confectioner Berenice in her latest novella, Lado a Lado […]
