The Film Marighella and the Necessary Black Revolution in Brazil
The Film Marighella and the Necessary Black Revolution in Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: When you get into the study of Brazil, eventually, you will […]
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From the fear of a “black revolution”, to military occupation, to thousands of recent immigrants, murder of Haitian man is not Brazil’s first consideration of the “Haitian question”
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the past few years, this blog has featured a number of stories dealing Brazil’s connection with Haiti. And as […]
In Brazil, black entrepreneurship gaining strength: In Minas Gerais black women release Niari Cosméticos for black hair textures
Note from BBT: In Brazil, black entrepreneurship is exploding! It’s not something that I can verify just from the articles coming out about Afro-Brazilian emtrepreneurs, […]
All Hail the King: Pelé, The Greatest soccer player of all-time, turns 80
All Hail the King: Pelé, The Greatest soccer player of all-time, turns 80 Note from BBT: I can’t say with any certainty when I first […]
90 years of Tony Tornado: With his Afro James Brown Influenced Soul
90 years of Tony Tornado: With his Afro James Brown Influenced Soul Note from BW of Brazil: He spoke about black pride, exposed racial discrimination, […]
Black People as a form of Militancy: Photographer sees his portraits
Black People as a form of Militancy: Photographer sees his portraits Note from BW of Brazil: When black people have access to certain things, they make […]
Revolutionary Carlos Marighella: November 4 – 50 Years of Assassination
Note from BW of Brazil: Yesterday, November 4, marked 50 years since the assassination of the Bahian revolutionary Carlos Marighella. Still a figure that many […]
Afrofuturism in Brazil: Unite Technology with Ancestral Tradition
Afrofuturism in Brazil: Unite Technology with Ancestral Tradition Note from BW of Brazil: The experiences, memories and outlook of African descendants in the African Diaspora is […]
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 […]
Brazilian old school/new school singers, rappers, DJs & dancers remake ‘70s funk classic “Mandamentos Black” for release of Netflix’s ‘The Get Down’ in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: I guess you could say this under-appreciated period in Brazilian Popular Music is one of my favorites (see here, here […]
Black Rio: Exposition, documentary and book recover the history of the ‘bailes black’ (black soul dances) of 1970s Rio de Janeiro
Note from BW of Brazil: It was a fascinating era in Brazilian history. . Thousands of black teens and young adults donning the best 1970s […]
“The day in which Beyoncé became black”: The view from Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: OK so the media bombshell that was the Super Bowl performance of American singer Beyoncé is already old news. But […]
In the 1970s, Brazil’s intelligence agencies spied on black organizations; sought to frame the movement’s most outspoken activist
Note from BW of Brazil: Persons who are not familiar with Brazil’s history and the question of race often ask why it appears that the […]