Good hair, bad hair? Black Brazilian women and girls also struggle with this hegemonic ideology
“I have hard/nappy hair and I’m beautiful” Good hair, yes sir! Brazil is experiencing a peak of racism where prejudice against curly/kinky hair harms […]
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Bad hair or bad hair day? Singer clarifies his statement that many interpreted as racist; black fan steps forward in defense
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so today’s feature is a follow up to a recent controversy involving the comment of a singer in boy […]
When black children learn the idea of "bad hair" in the least expected place: home
By Fabiana Mascarenhas As a child I was ashamed of my hair. I dreamed of having a hairstyle like my friends in class, always straight […]
Black hair: The Problem Isn’t with Curly It’s with Nappy!
Note from BBT: People who have kept up with this blog for at least a year know that the issue of hair texture is a […]
Fear of the fro? Dancer is the Target of Brazil’s Anti-blackness
Fear of the fro? Dancer is the target of Brazil’s anti-blackness Note from BW of Brazil: When I first saw this photo I thought to […]
Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” Stereotypes Associate Product
Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” Stereotypes Associate Product Note from BW of Brazil: So, here we go again. I’ve said it before, sometimes I really do […]
Mixed Race of African Ancestry: Danrley Ferreira and Meghan Markle
Mixed Race of African Ancestry: Danrley Ferreira and Meghan Markle When whiteness wants to remind persons of mixed race of their African ancestry: The cases […]
Down in Black Bahia: Revisiting My First Trip To Salvador, Bahia
Down in Black Bahia: Revisiting My First Trip To Salvador, Bahia Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes it’s really an adventure to re-visit, re-read or […]
Mariana Villanova: The Black Woman has begun to speak of herself
Mariana Villanova: The Black Woman has begun to speak of herself Note from BW of Brazil: I can still remember pretty well when I first discovered […]
Beyond the aesthetic question, kinky/curly hair is a symbol of resistance against racism: after straightening for years, woman feels empowered with natural hair
Note from BW of Brazil: The discovery of the beauty in kinky/curly hair is a process that tens of thousands of Afro-Brazilian women are experiencing […]
Black female employee of marketing company humiliated and fired after denouncing racism; boss told her to remove her braids
Note from BW of Brazil: The rising trend of tens of thousands of Afro-Brazilian women coming to accept and wearing their hair in its natural […]
Thank You for a Wonderful year! Presenting the Top 10 posts of 2015 (and then some) at Black Women of Brazil
As unbelievable as it seems, once again we’ve come to the close of yet another year! This is the fifth time this blog has seen […]
After being accused of mocking natural black hair and earning millions in the process, entrepreneur Zica Assis responds. But is her argument convincing?
Note from BW of Brazil: A few days ago, we posted an article by a blogger who expressed her disappointment in the derogatory representations and […]
Zica Assis, the founder of Beleza Natural salon, is perhaps Brazil’s richest black woman; but did she earn her fortune by co-signing negative views of black hair?
Note from BW of Brazil: Ya know, it often rings true that there is always another side to a story. This writer has learned this […]
