3 Cases of Black Racism: Black Citizens Continues to be Called Monkey
3 Cases of Black Racism: Black Citizens Continues to be Called Monkey Note from BW of Brazil: So a few days ago, I caught wind of […]
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Man who sent racist messages to black photographer will be indicted for racism and slander; says he is not racist because he considers himself black
Note from BW of Brazil: You all should know by now that Brazil isn’t and has never been a racial democracy. I mean, you could […]
Still seen as being ‘out of place’ by many in Brazilian society, black students face the racism of professors and colleagues in universities
Note from BW of Brazil: The presence of black bodies on college and university campuses nowadays is far more than what one would have observed […]
“I do not mix my blood with sh*t”, “(My son) is beautiful and white!”, “”I’m not interested in people that never get to my skin tone”: In northeast, dentist jailed after numerous denouncements of racism
Note from BW of Brazil: So today I’m posting the other headline-making racist incident that I referenced in a previous post. Again, I don’t always […]
The perfect crime! In court judgments of cases of racism, 67% of the cases are won by defendants and only 29% by the victims
Note from BW of Brazil: The numbers say it all. I’ve said in a number of past posts that Brazil has a very sufficient form […]
Rio public prosecutor condemns teacher for act of racism on beach; she called blacks & mulattoes a ‘sub-race’ that shouldn’t be on beach – says she isn’t racist
Note from BW of Brazil: This case is so very Brazilian. I say this based on so many past incidents of the sort. So that […]
“We put people like you in the line of fire at the shooting range”: Black woman threatened in country club. Case again brings institutional racism that seeks to keep Afro-Brazilians in their ‘place’ to the forefront
Note from BW of Brazil: So many things come to mind when I think of the details involving today’s story. For one, it reminds me […]
March 21, the International Day against Racial Discrimination: Black students open up about racism and the fight against prejudice
Note from BW of Brazil: On a day recognized internationally for the struggle against racism (and Brazil certainly needs such a day), we present yet […]
Racism at 30,000 feet! Members of youth group targets of racist comments on flight; airline employees interrogate group after they protest
Note from BW of Brazil: Wow…just wow! Brazil can’t manage to overcome racism even at 30-40,000 feet off of the ground! In reality, there’s nothing […]
When will racism in Brazil end up with imprisonment and instead of these “we are all such and such” campaigns?
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a question we’ve long pondered here at BW of Brazil. In our almost four years of existence we’ve documented […]
Police identify 30 people in investigation of internet racism against popular actress – but black Brazilians are called “monkey” everyday: what will they do about this when the victim isn’t famous?
Note from BW of Brazil: Below we present a short update on the situation involving the racist hostility directed at actress Taís Araújo last week in […]
After video receives one million views, model who suffered racism on a bus in the Federal District listens to stories of other victims
Note from BW of Brazil: Another day, another example of the ‘racial democracy’….Not! In the story below we learn about the experience of a model […]
As more blacks develop pride in their natural hair, Brazil’s racism continues its psychological oppression: Design student describes her ordeal with a university professor
Note from BW of Brazil: As anyone who has read this blog for any amount of time must know by now, Brazilian society does not […]
Trouble catching a cab? Constant police harassment? Majority in prisons and slums? 127 years after the end of slavery, racism continues to dominate the lives of black Brazilians
Note from BW of Brazil: Yesterday, May 13th, marked the 127th year since the official abolition of slavery in Brazil. And while the institution of […]
