Brown People’s problems: Pardos Exist and They’re not black
Brown People’s problems: Pardos Exist and They’re not black Note from BW of Brazil: This is a topic I never tire of discussing, precisely because […]
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Whitewashing history?: Activists protest choice of ‘white’ actress to portray 17th century enslaved woman considered country’s first black lawyer
Note from BBT: Why is that this story seems so familiar? An accusation that an historically black figure has been whitewashed, thought to be white […]
Almost white, almost black: After a long historical discussion, pardos (brown or people of mixed race) gain a new identity: light-skinned blacks
Note from BBT: Although I’m quite accustomed to this topic, at a certain point, it gets to be a little tiresome. This coming from a […]
“I’m 32 years old, but I’ve only been black for five”: Through her children and understanding of own features, consultant transitions into blackness
Note from BBT: I like to post stories like the one below from time to time to remind readers of what racial identity is like […]
Rebeca Mello Disqualified from an Affirmative Action Program
Rebeca Mello Disqualified from an Affirmative Action Program Note from BBT: I swear, the more this continues, the more interesting it gets. It’s actually kind […]
“I’m black!” Woman accused of committing fraud after entering a university through affirmative action even though she doesn’t look black
Note from BBT: I thought I had seen it all in terms of people defining themselves as black in order to take advantage of affirmative […]
“I’m not parda (brown/mixed)! | I’m black and I have a right to this identity!”
Note from BW of Brazil: This is always an intriguing debate/discussion and I’ll say it again: I don’t think there will ever be complete consensus […]
The Majority in Public Universities of Brazil Are Black | Black Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: For the past few days, a hot topic that has been discussed is the news being divulged in major media outlets […]
Carlos Marighella Once again shows Brazil’s problem with skin color
Carlos Marighella Once again shows Brazil’s problem with skin color Note: I have to admit, I LOVE a good debate! And this latest one coming […]
Students disapproved by a university quota commission protest; according to commission of racial self-declaration, students weren’t black or brown enough
Note from BW of Brazil: This whole thing is beyond intriguing. For years, Brazil’s system of quotas has provoked all sorts of controversial reactions and […]
Court declares one must “look like an African descendant in the eyes of the average man” to qualify for affirmative action, rejecting another case of a white student “passing” for black
Court declares one must “look like an African descendant in the eyes of the average man” to qualify for affirmative action, rejecting another case of […]
