Why did a Church pastor in Bahia refuse to baptize a young black women?
Why did a church pastor in Bahia refuse to baptize a young black woman? Note from BW of Brazil: A few months back I remember […]
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“How can we be better than white women if we’re not put on the same level?” International Women’s Day: Black women’s struggle against prejudice, violence and inequality
Note from BW of Brazil: People in Brazil often like to hide behind empty rhetoric such as the phrase “we are all equal”, which lets […]
What? She’s not naked??? Why the ‘new Globeleza’ commercial is an advance for the representation of black women in Brazil and what it says about activism
Vermelho Note from BW of Brazil: Really? Already? I guess I’m not the only one who was caught by surprise by the new, annual Globeleza […]
For black women, just taking to streets is already a form of resistance: Black females talk about ‘cabelo crespo’, kinky/curly hair
Note from BW of Brazil: Walk around any number of Brazilian cities across the country and something is sure to strike you about the Afro-Brazilian […]
Black women have difficulty finding mates, maintaining long-term relationships and getting married
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s post features a story produced by the Correio Braziliense newspaper based in Brazil’s capital city. The story approaches a […]
Commenter blames outrage against steel wool/scouring pad hair incident on "hysterical atittudes of americans" while completely ignoring Brazilian militancy: Black Women of Brazil responds
UNEafro rally (left), Black is Back rally (right): taking militancy to the streets It comes as no surprise that people were outraged by what […]
“Go cut your nappy hair, it’s nothing to be proud of!”: Black conservative leads racist attacks on singer’s hair
Note from BBT: It seems that there’s no end to the absurdities that come out of this guy’s mouth. One of these days, I need […]
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 […]
Favela Barber: Afro-Brazilians Adapting Own Aesthetics of Beauty
Favela Barber: Afro-Brazilians Adapting Own Aesthetics of Beauty Note from BW of Brazil: Having been studying the Afro-Brazilian community for two decades, one thing that […]
Mixed Race of African Ancestry: Danrley Ferreira and Meghan Markle
Mixed Race of African Ancestry: Danrley Ferreira and Meghan Markle When whiteness wants to remind persons of mixed race of their African ancestry: The cases […]
Coming to terms with female palmitagem (preference for whiteness): “Deeply hurt and exploited, I no longer want to be used as a sex hole for white boys”
Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve been wanting to post this piece as soon as I read it. It is a very important piece in […]
Natural black hair and the politics of resistance: In a Eurocentric Brazil that rejects African features, wearing natural hair is more than just an aesthetic statement
Note from BW of Brazil: Hearing the word Brazil outside the country conjures various images for foreigners. For people who have never been here, what […]
Police investigate racial discrimination in public day care in nation’s capital region: teacher washed hair of all students except black girl because she had “hard hair”
Note from BW of Brazil: By now most of this blog’s regular readers know that Brazil has a serious racial problem. It’s been well-documented here […]
“Palmitagem exists, I am an example”: Black man reflects on growing up in Rio & how the culture and racial hierarchy influences the adoration of white girls
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I present today’s text I would like to provide a little background of how it came to be. It […]
