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. […]
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Writer Cristiane Sobral: Lack of black representation in Brazilian literature
Writer Cristiane Sobral: Lack of black representation in Brazilian literature Note from BW of Brazil: More than the reports and studies that discuss the existence and […]
Is there space for black women in ballet? Amanda Lima wants to show black girls that they too can perform classical dance, even not having the “standard look”
Is there space for black women in ballet? Amanda Lima wants to show black girls that they too can perform classical dance, even not having […]
Video producers filling the gap of black representation in the media; YouTube Black Brasil event at Google building in São Paulo features two popular content producers
Video producers filling the gap of black representation in the media; YouTube Black Brasil event at Google building in São Paulo features two popular content […]
“Institutional racism ends up impeding our careers and ascension in political power”: Superior Electoral Court judgment may increase black women’s space in politics
Note from BW of Brazil: In Brazil, both in the past as well as today, the power elites of the country have ALWAYS been white […]
UN Women launches digital action with black Brazilian women YouTubers in the fight against racism and for black representation
Note from BW of Brazil: Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade or so, you’re probably quite familiar with the star-making […]
“Lack of black representation causes symbolic death,” says Monique Evelle, creator of innovative social network of collaborative learning
Note from BW of Brazil: Representation. The discussion of which has only grown in importance in recent years in a key factor in the rising […]
Enegrecendo (blackening) YouTube: doing what TV has never done – Afro-Brazilians use the internet for a black representation that the media pretends doesn’t exist
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s really not hard to see. This very blog has been talking about it from nearly the beginning. What are […]
Recognition through art: Is there a place for blacks in theater? Group in Belo Horizonte brings black representation to the stage and streets
Note from BW of Brazil: Theater is one of the areas where artists are bringing black stories, black culture and the black aesthetic into the […]
Raça Brasil, Brazil’s longest-running magazine targeting the Afro-Brazilian population, celebrates 25 years
Note from BBT: Reaching twenty-five years is always an accomplishment, whether we’re talking about a marriage, some record-breaking sports feat or a business. Twenty-five years […]
With a career spanning 34 years, Margareth Menezes talks about racism in Axé music and intolerance of Afro-Brazilian religions
Note from Black Brazil Today: The image is still fresh in my mind. The first time I ever saw Bahian singer Margareth Menezes was in […]
Weeks after the torching of a statue of man known for killing Indians and blacks, city of são Paulo announces construction of statues of five black personalities
São Paulo will have five new statues of black personalities Writer Carolina de Jesus will be one of those honored By Marques Travae with information […]
White couples, mixed couples and gay couples, but why did Brazilian advertisers ignore black couples on Brazil’s Valentine’s Day?
Note from BBT: I came across the piece below only a few days ago, and because of its reference to Dia dos Namorados, Brazil’s Valentine’s […]
Aziza, meaning ‘precious’ in Swahili, a publisher that only publishes black authors, open in São Paulo
Note from BBT: Today’s story is yet another example of something that African-Americans have been accustomed to for years: black publishers and black booksellers. Whenever […]
