17 black Brazilian women who fought against the institution of slavery that you won’t find in history textbooks
Note from BW of Brazil: Here at the Black Women of Brazil blog, we feature many stories, past and present that focus on the struggle […]
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When they can’t beat you, they can always resort to the sell-out negro: São Paulo elects black city councilor who is as against black cause as any white conservative
“When white folks can’t defeat you they’ll always find some Negro—some boot-licking, butt-licking, buck-dancing, bamboozled, half-baked, half-fried, sissified, punkified, pasteurized, homogenized nigger—that they can trot […]
In Brazil, solitude has a color – Is there a solution to the continuing problem of the ‘single black female’?
Note from BW of Brazil: By way of social media, the issue has been a topic of debate, high emotions, arguments and accusations for some […]
Creator of TV program deemed racist invited to black awards ceremony; students of nation’s only black college repudiate the invitation
Note from BW of Brazil: I must say that after reading the news last week I was little disgusted and disappointed. About what, you ask? […]
The Black Woman of Cariri remains forgotten: The undermining of blackness in a northeastern city
Women of the organization Pretas Simoa during a recent protest in Cariri Note from BW of Brazil: Over the past century, Brazilian elites have […]
“Anemic bastard. Die you black”: After racist graffiti, black women’s group hold public protest
Note from BW of Brazil: Racism in Brazil seems to be as regular as a capoeira display or a soccer match. Reports on this blog […]
