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 […]
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“In Brazil, a black woman is worthless,” says award-winning African author Scholastique Mukasonga after her experiences in the country
Note from BW of Brazil: As I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few decades learning about Brazil, I’m often intrigued by how […]
As the Brazilian media continues to marginalize their talents, Afro-Brazilian actors take to stages in Rio to bring the black voice and experience to the public
As the Brazilian media continues to marginalize their talents, Afro-Brazilian actors take to stages in Rio to bring the black voice and experience to the […]
Nana Maternidade Preta: With photos and articles, collective blog “of black mothers for black mothers” details the experience of black motherhood
Note from BW of Brazil: It is an indisputable fact that black women have been giving birth to children in Brazil for hundreds of years. […]
“The racism nowadays still shocks me!” On the Day of Black Consciousness 80-year old Elza Soares releases new video for “The Cheapest Meat on the Market is the Dark Meat”
Note from BW of Brazil: Maybe you’ve never heard of singer Elza Soares. If you live outside of Brazil and never listened to the music […]
“The Case of the Wrong Man” documentary exposes the genocide of black youth in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Needless to say, I would really like to be able to watch this film! Why? Well, because it touches on […]
Lawyer and former government secretary has gun pointed at her, is violently frisked and called ‘neguinha’ by Military Police; black colonel calls it an isolated incident
“What do you call an educated negro with a B.A. or an M.A., with a B.S., or a PhD? You call him a nigger, because […]
March Against the Genocide of Black People: Majority of women victimized by homicide are black
Note from BW of Brazil: Today, in cities throughout Brazil, the Movimento Negro and other organizations will lead the Second Marcha (Inter) Nacional contra […]
Military Police shots kill young woman returning home from party in Rio; after car pursuit, at least 7 shots were fired
Note from BW of Brazil: Is there any end in sight for this type of senseless police murder? Of course it is too soon to […]
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 […]
Rallies in Rio, São Paulo and Brasília DF honor the memory Cláudia Ferreira, a black woman that was shot and dragged to her death
Note from BW of Brazil: As we have seen far too many times to count, the country of the World Cup continues to be a country […]
Price of life lowered a bit more in Brazil: Family mourns, daughter of shooting/dragging victim speaks out
Note from BW of Brazil:The shooting and subsequent dragging of a woman’s body from the back of a police vehicle is once again provoking shock […]
Black woman shot dead; body is dragged on the ground attached to the bumper of a police car!
Note from BW of Brazil: What the…?!?!? Why does it seem that police atrocities in Brazil, particularly in Rio, seem to always get worse? It […]
