OUR TURN – Invisible on small screen, black Brazilians create their own ‘TV channels’
Note from BBT: As the title of the piece below says, it’s black Brazil’s turn to shine in the media. For years, this blog as […]
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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 […]
March 14, a day in which we remember three important Afro-Brazilians: Marielle de Franco, Carolina de Jesus and Abdias do Nascimento
Note from BBT: A few years ago, in 2019, I remember seeing a flyer that was beoing circulated around the internet. The image featured photos […]
Ruth de Souza: Pioneer of Black Representation in Brazilian TV
Ruth de Souza: Pioneer of Black Representation in Brazilian TV Note from BW of Brazil: We always know that death will eventually come to pass. […]
Victories of black theater groups are the highlight of the Shell Award
Victories of black theater groups are the highlight of the Shell Award Note from BW of Brazil: What a night! In some ways, as the […]
On average, on Brazil’s top TV networks, Globo, Record and SBT, only 8% of current casts of soap operas are black
Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve said this before, it’s an across the board policy. Since the controversy surrounding the cast of Brazil’s top television […]
Theater piece ‘Trem de Minas’ generates controversy with usage of ‘blackface’; black activists protest, issue manifesto: theater discontinues usage of makeup
Note from BW of Brazil: Ya know, this is getting to be very predictable. A white person or group of white people don blackface, black […]
Culture silences racism: Black artists are gaining visibility and occupying spaces in institutions that previously ignored them
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, in reality, I would have to disagree with the title chosen for today’s post. Cultural practices and exhibits may […]
Melanina Acentuada spectacular brings together works of black Brazilian playwrights
Note from BW of Brazil: With so many independent black theater and film productions being released on You Tube one could say that black Brazilian entertainment […]
“In Brazil it’s normal to be racist, abnormal is to fight against it”
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s something we’ve pointed out in a number of previous posts here on the blog. There is nothing new about […]
Spectacular ‘Preta-à-Porter’ by the Coletivo NEGA portrays the prejudice faced by black women in Brazilian society
Note from BW of Brazil: Musicals and plays are areas in which Afro-Brazilian groups have been utilizing to present issues and experiences of the […]
Book about the career of pioneering actress Ruth de Souza will be released in Rio
Note from BW of Brazil: Today, in the 21st century, the role of Afro-Brazilian women in Brazilian film and television remains minuscule although there has […]
Why must my hair be straight to see the ‘best in me’?
Note from BW of Brazil: The past few decades have brought about a number of activists, blogs, collectives and groups that are challenging what we […]
Echoes that don’t stop: Black theater redraws new scenario
Note from BW of Brazil: The topic of black Brazilian theater is something that we cover from time to time here on the blog. As […]
