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 […]
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Black Racism: 21 people tell When They Realized They Were Black
Black Racism: 21 people tell When They Realized They Were Black Note from BW of Brazil: As long as I’ve been learning about what it […]
Interracial Relationships: Eugenics and Militancy in Brazil
Interracial Relationships: Eugenics and Militancy in Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve said all along, the question of why so many black Brazilians, particularly […]
13 Brazilian Female Rappers Who are Famous in the World
13 Brazilian Female Rappers Who are Famous in the World Note from BW of Brazil: For anyone who happens to catch the ”Brazil bug”, sooner […]
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 […]
Culture resists: Still vastly under-represented in film and television, Afro-Brazilians are making their presence felt in theater, music, literature and art
Note from BW of Brazil: I have never tried to avoid the facts. Afro-Brazilians continue to be vastly under-represented in the Brazilian film and television […]
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 […]
On whites, persons of mixed race and those who are African descendants when convenient
Note from BW of Brazil: Question. Whenever the concept of race comes up, how do you define it? Is it simply a biological concept? Is […]
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 […]
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 […]
Two incidents in two weeks show that one is not safe from racial insults on the public bus
Note from BW of Brazil: As you’re probably aware by now, incidents of racism and racial slurs, as they are a regular part of Brazilian […]
“I’m not ashamed to be who I am: black”: 14-year speaks of her transition from shame to pride of her natural hair
Note from BW of Brazil: In Brazil, the national mythology tells us that “we are all equal”. What the mythology doesn’t reveal is that in […]
“I’ve never felt prejudice in relation to my color”: Group Power For the Black People call out beauty contest winner; emphasize need for black consciousness
Note from BW of Brazil: The question and discussion of race, racism and black identity has been at the center of the struggle of Brazil’s […]