The Generation of black intellectuals: Presenting cultural productions
The Generation of black intellectuals: Presenting cultural productions Note from BW of Brazil: In my nearly 20 year voyage into black Brazil, one of the […]
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Book Reveals The Role of Black Intellectuals Against Racism
Book Reveals The Role of Black Intellectuals Against Racism Note from BW of Brazil: It is often said that history is written by the winners. […]
Why is the work of black intellectuals ignored in Brazilian universities? Halls of higher learning are yet another example of whitewashing
Note from BW of Brazil: This should actually come as no surprise. As we have consistently documented here on this blog, Afro-Brazilians have been made […]
Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity
Note from BBT: When we speak of the question of black unity and why it is necessary, it appears to be a topic that’s pretty simple. […]
Lélia de Almeida Gonzalez: revolutionized the movement for black Brazilian
Lélia de Almeida Gonzalez: revolutionized the movement for black Brazilian Note from BW of Brazil: Like other important figures in the modern day black Brazilian […]
Hélio Bolsonaro is Confronted by Activist of the Movimento Negro
Hélio Bolsonaro is confronted by activist of the Movimento Negro Note from BW of Brazil: Less than a month ago, I covered an event that […]
In Brazil, there are a number of streets and avenues named after people who you may never have known were black
Note from BW of Brazil: Last week, on January 25th, one of the most important cities in Brazil, São Paulo, commemorated its 465th anniversary. Having […]
“Literature is in the hands of white men”: In a book market that continues to ignore black writers, author Conceição Evaristo is finally earning due recognition after nearly 30 years in the game
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s taken many years to finally get to the place of recognition in the literary world, but writer Conceição Evaristo […]
In Salvador, Bahia, a professor and project use African-oriented clothing to strengthen black identity and interest community in the African Diaspora
In Salvador, Bahia, a professor and project use African-oriented clothing to strengthen black identity and interest community in the African Diaspora By Marques Travae When […]
Documentary “A Última Abolição” (‘The Last Abolition’) shows the situation of blacks in modern day Brazilian society and contemplates an incomplete abolition
Note from BW of Brazil: Every year, on May 13th, Afro-Brazilian activists, writers and leaders reflect on what this date actually means. On May 13th, […]
Publisher Malê gathers black authors to change a market that portrays them as criminals, servants or slaves, where 2.5% of novelists were black until 2014
Note from BW of Brazil: There are so many areas in which black Brazilians lack opportunities that, as much as this blog as covered the […]
The loneliness of the black intellectual: Why do blacks ascending to positions of better socioeconomic stability almost without exception opt for a family with whites?
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes when I consider the impact of indoctrination, social engineering and racism in Brazil, it sometimes looks to me like […]
Where are the black professionals of Brazil? Two projects seek to combat the invisibility of blacks in the media and in the job market
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a topic that is constantly discussed on this blog. Where are Afro-Brazilians in numerous areas of Brazilian society? In […]
Catalog highlighting work of 180 black women released at Flip, one of Brazil’s top literary events; book demonstrates the invisibility of black women authors
Note from BW of Brazil: As with so many other areas of Brazilian society, when discussing the issue of literature, the question must be asked: […]
