Reverse racism? Top retail store announces management training program for only blacks and Brazilians cry foul
Note from BBT: Today’s piece is a story that I wanted to cover when it first became a hot topic back in September, but due […]
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Why it’s wrong to say that “blacks enslaved blacks”
Note from BBT: Surely you’ve heard it a hundred times. “Don’t blame white people for black slavery when Africans sold other Africans into slavery”. Not […]
Sérgio Carmargo is The Mouthpiece of Extreme Right | Black Brazil
Sérgio Carmargo is The Mouthpiece of Extreme Right Note from BW of Brazil: It is the year 2020 and according to the Gregorian calendar that […]
Members of black social movement occupy headquarters of the Palmares
Members of black social movement occupy headquarters of the Palmares Note from BW of Brazil: The election of far right extremist President Jair Bolsonaro has […]
Why we need black writers
Note from BW of Brazil: In past articles, the work of Regina Dalcastagnè has demonstrated the extreme invisibility of Afro-Brazilian writers as well as fully developed, […]
In the southern state of Paraná, a descendant of a quilombo, communities established by fugitives escaping slavery, becomes the first to earn a Ph.D
Note from BW of Brazil: The history of the quilombo is an important piece in the struggle of Afro-Brazilians. These independent communities were established by […]
In recognition of July 25th: The International Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean Women’s Day
Note from BW of BRAZIL: As we have done for the past three years, today we recognize the International Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean Women’s Day. […]
Mãe Gilda, a symbol of the fight against religious intolerance, to be honored with a bust
Note from BW of Brazil: Religious intolerance has been an issue in Brazil for about as long as enslaved Africans have existed in the nation. […]
Northeastern state of Alagoas celebrates the Day of Black Consciousness with cultural activities
Note from BW of Brazil: Yesterday was November 20th, Brazil’s National Day of Black Consciousness, and displays of Afro-Brazilian culture were vibrant throughout the country […]
For black leaders of heavily Afro-Brazilian state of Bahia, Marina Silva being black and female is not enough; activists lay out 16-point agenda
Note from BW of Brazil: With only four days remaining before Brazilians head to the polls for the first of a probable two votes, according […]
The only black presidential candidate, Marina suffers resistance among Afro-Brazilians
Note from BW of Brazil: With black Brazilians being nearly invisible in Brazil’s sphere’s of power, one would think that the strong possibility of Marina […]
Zumbi dos Palmares: An African warrior in Brazil – The legend of the nation’s greatest black leader continues to be a topic of debate and inspiration
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes there are topics, figures and subjects that are simply too monumental to approach in simply one post. Today’s topic […]
Theater group Circuito Musical Palmares brings Afro-Brazilian history to the stage in the northeast
Note from BW of Brazil: The presentation of the black aesthetic and stories told from the perspective of the Afro-Brazilian are sorely lacking throughout all […]
Crossover appeal: How racially stigmatized music is accepted when the face is white – The case of singer Anitta
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so there’s a lot going on here in this post. The posts touches on many of the topics that […]
