No braids here! Woman must pay employer $15,000
Note from BBT: What is going on here? Imagine this. Your supervisor humiliates you in front of co-workers and demands that you take the braids […]
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Roots of the Diaspora: Documentary ‘Enraizadas’ | Story of Nagô Braids
Roots of the Diaspora: Documentary ‘Enraizadas’ | Story of Nagô Braids Note from BW of Brazil: Looking at the preview of this documentary reminds of […]
Are white Brazilian women “blackfishing”? What’s the deal with them suddenly rocking braids, kinky hair and African face paint?
Note from BW of Brazil: WTF?!! I just became familiar with the term “blackfishing” a few days ago. Doing a little investigation and I find […]
Teacher requests that mother tie down, braid or straighten child’s hair so that classmates accept her; isolated by other children, girl usually plays alone
Teacher requests that mother tie down, braid or straighten child’s hair so that classmates accept her; isolated by other children, girl usually plays alone By […]
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 […]
Young white woman attracts attention for her beauty wearing braids; style inspired by black blogger – Another case of loving black style without black people?
Note from BW of Brazil: So what have we here? There’s no way that this could be another case of a white woman being […]
“Braids are a salvation for those who have bad hair”: Boy band provokes controversy with comments about afro textured hair
Note from BW of Brazil: Imagine this. You have a whole pool full of dirty water. You take a 16 ounce glass and scoop out […]
“I lost my job because I braided my hair”: Woman shares her own experience with discrimination
Note from BW of Brazil: The issue of hair is a common theme on this blog. And it will continue to be an issue as […]
Braids, extensions and dreads are among most worn black hairstyles
Crislene Assunção, Black Beauty winner Lorrayne Silva and Adriano Fransérgio Whoever thinks that all black hair styles are restricted to the “black power (afro)” style is mistaken. […]
“Get out, monkey!’’: In São Paulo, comedian-musician Eddy Jr. leaves his apartment after racist attack; incident triggers protest in front of apartment
Note from BBT: To begin today’s story, I will request that you file this one in the ‘Brazilians aren’t racists’ folder. You’ll see why in […]
Musician Milton Nascimento’s 1972 album ‘Clube da Esquina’ voted best Brazilian record of all time!
Note from BBT: Today’s piece incorporates a text written by Vitor Paiva called “Milton Nascimento: Clube da Esquina voted best Brazilian record of all time” […]
Anitta wins a VMA becoming the first Brazilian to win the award
Note from BBT: I can’t pretend to be a fan of her music, but I can admit that I admire and am impressed by her […]
Meet WD, the singer with the soaring voice who became a favorite after singing ‘Eu Sou’, his song about resistance, race and prejudice on ‘The Voice Brasil’
Note from BBT: When I became aware of the subject of today’s post, I thought that it was very fitting that he would be featured […]
In Rio de Janeiro, a group formed by five black women doctors opens their own clinic
Note from BBT: Often times when I come across headlines online that show black men or black women as individuals or as a group accomplishing […]
