Depicting Jesus: Mary and Joseph as Black Men and Women
Depicting Jesus: Mary and Joseph as Black Men and Women Mangueira and Grande Rio stand out with black Jesus and defense of Candomblé By Marques […]
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8 Suspects of Plundering of Afro Brazilian religious temples are arrested
8 Suspects of Plundering of Afro Brazilian religious temples are arrested Note from BW of Brazil: This is more than a little disturbing. Attacks and demonization […]
Afro-Brazilian religions win court ruling against Record TV; network’s programs demonized adherents and possibly incited violent attacks on houses of worship
Note from BW of Brazil: This is some unexpected good news! Long overdue but never late than never. In past posts, this blog has tried […]
Drug traffickers and pastors united by prejudice? Is Evangelical demonizing of Afro-Brazilian religions to blame for recent violent assaults?
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes it’s pretty amazing the things that happen in Brazil but people still wanna believe that “we are all equal“. […]
Leaders of Afro-Brazilian religions living in fear as “Evangelical drug dealers” destroy seven temples in one month in Rio; traffickers filmed, posted assaults online
Note from BW of Brazil: We must really ask ourselves, what the hell is going on in Rio de Janeiro? In numerous previous posts, we’ve […]
Documentary project ‘Brasil: DNA África’ helps 150 Afro-Brazilians trace their ancestral roots
Note from BW of Brazil: For decades, Brazil has developed its reputation as one of the most racially diverse countries in the world. After centuries […]
Religious intolerance leads to death of 90-year old priestess and stoning in head of 11-year old girl; both initiates of Candomblé – Fanatic Evangelicals accused in both incidents
Note from BW of Brazil: When will it end? The past few weeks have been very difficult for followers of the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé. It seems […]
Women across Brazil continue to organize for the 2015 Black Women’s March in November!
Note from BW of Brazil: This is really beginning to look exciting! Ever since the announcement of the Marcha das Mulheres Negras 2015 (Black Women’s […]
Again?!? Clothing store is target of criticism after using white model to represent the African goddess Iemanjá
Note from BW of Brazil: Wow! So here we go again with another assault on a black image. The end of the year is fast […]
May the orixás (deities) protect her: Afro-Brazilian religious leader’s temple has suffered eight violent attacks in eight years
Note from BW of Brazil: The persecution of followers of African-oriented religions is another form of intolerance that we’ve been following for some time. There’s […]
Rio judge declares Afro-Brazilian religions “are not religions”; retracts statement but long history of religious persecution continues
Note from BW of Brazil: Although the controversy provoked by this decision started back in May and was only somewhat resolved in mid-June, the ramifications […]
In Rio, practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions are being evicted from communities by Evangelical drug dealers
Note from BW of Brazil: Religious intolerance and prejudice has existed in Brazil ever since the first descendants of African slaves began practicing their beliefs […]
Maria Beatriz Nascimento (1942-1995): Intellectual militant of the Movimento Negro, poet and historian of quilombos, Brazil’s runaway slave societies
Maria Beatriz Nascimento (1942 – 1995) “Being black is facing a history of almost five hundred years of resistance to pain, physical and moral suffering, the […]
