“An open letter to my hair straightening friends”: On the wonderful experience of accepting our real beauty
Note from BW of Brazil: Anyone who has followed this blog for any amount of time knows that the issue of black hair is one […]
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Black Brazilian women abandoning hair straightening techniques in favor of natural hair textures
Adriana André decided to free herself of hair straightening all at once, shaving her head. Women are choosing to leave the chemicals aside and accepting […]
Black hair: The Problem Isn’t with Curly It’s with Nappy!
Note from BBT: People who have kept up with this blog for at least a year know that the issue of hair texture is a […]
Singer Offered a gig but only if She Straightened her hair | Black Brazil
Singer Offered a gig but only if She Straightened her hair Note from BW of Brazil: What is Brazil without its anti-black, racist sentiments? I […]
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 […]
The Presence of blacks in TV commercials is Increasing Day by Day
The presence of blacks in TV commercials is Increasing Day by Day Note from BW of Brazil: There was no way I couldn’t notice it. […]
Race influences salary: Average salary difference between black women and white men is 56.4%, according to study
Note from BW of Brazil: There is no doubt that black Brazilian women have great strides in many sectors of society. And much of this […]
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 […]
“Solta esse black” (set your ‘fro free) project: In Rio de Janeiro, black girls discover their beauty, confront sexism and racism after accepting natural hair
Note from BW of Brazil: It should be pretty clear by now why this blog focuses so much on the acceptance of natural black hair […]
“Negra sou” (a black woman I am)!: Thesis explores affirmative action policies and development of identity of black women in a federal university
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so the topic is not new. As I’ve discussed in numerous previous posts, the exact figure of Brazil’s black […]
“Stop seeing your blackness as something negative”: Encrespa seminar in Piauí teaches empowerment through appreciation of black aesthetic
Note from BW of Brazil: Needless to say, this is impressive to see. This blog has been covering the Encrespa movement for some time and […]
‘In Brazil, no one is white’, says Anitta: Long accused of whitening her look, singer’s new look provokes comments of black cultural appropriation
Note from BW of Brazil: When I read about this story I knew that it would be necessary to discuss it on the blog as […]
Racism and self-esteem: Afro-Brazilians share experiences and challenges of living in a society that is a constant assault on one’s blackness
Note from BW of Brazil: The title of today’s article sums up a great part of what this blog is all about. The development of […]
Why do the vast majority of funk music videos by male singers overwhelmingly feature white and light-skinned mestiça women in lead and background roles?
Note from BW of Brazil: The origins of today’s post actually go back several months. The first incident that made me think of covering this […]
