March of Black Women: July 25th The International Day of Afro-Latino
Note from BW of Brazil: Spread the word. It’s July 25th, the International Day of Afro-Latino and Caribbean Black Women, and black women in various […]
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After first national March of Black Women, Prsident Dilma Rousseff meets with group and reaffirms commitment to the struggle of black women
Note from BW of Brazil: The historic first national March of Black Women brought a lot of attention to the issues of black Brazilian women. […]
Powerful images show the strength and greatness of the 1st March of Black Women in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. If that’s the case, today, even if we […]
More than half of Brazilian women consider themselves feminists, reveals survey
Note from BBT: Today’s topic has been one that has intrigued me for a number years. In fact, when I first started posting material on this […]
Photographer Januário Garcia, who documented black history and culture in Brazil for decades, dies at age 77, a victim of Covid-19
Note from BBT: Black Brazil has lost another giant. It’s only been a little over a month since the passing of great samba musician, Nelson […]
Lélia de Almeida Gonzalez: revolutionized the movement for black Brazilian
Lélia de Almeida Gonzalez: revolutionized the movement for black Brazilian Note from BW of Brazil: Like other important figures in the modern day black Brazilian […]
Necessity of black Population discuss By Black women from Minas Gerais
Necessity of black Population discuss By Black women from Minas Gerais Note from BW of Brazil: When people sometimes ask me what inspired me to […]
In the city of Goiânia, 1,000 black women activists, leaders and specialists gather for the National Meeting of Black Women; event attended by Angela Davis
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s this sort of organizing that inspired me to create a blog about the situation of black women of Brazil in […]
“It’s time to vote for black women!”: In 2018 elections, more mulheres negras running for public office; Rio de Janeiro is the state with most black women running
Note from BW of Brazil: 2018 is shaping up to be one of the most important elections in many years for Brazilians. Of course, the […]
“History shows that black women will always be willing to fight against injustice”, says militant Nilma Bentes, an organizer of the Black Women’s March
Note from BW of Brazil: I know from time to time, newer readers of this blog may scratch their heads and struggle to understand why […]
Must black elites “sell out” to maintain status? Black women put Minister of Human Rights on blast after she denominates President “godfather of black women”
Note from BW of Brazil: Why does this seem to be such a common story? Black person struggles, achieves success and reaches the pinnacle of […]
“Women That Inspire”: Reflecting on a magical night when 16 incredible black Brazilian women commanded the stage for “TED Talks São Paulo”
Note from BW of Brazil: The struggle of black Brazilian women is one that has been steadily building momentum for the past few decades. Through […]
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 […]
Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, films video for his song “Black Woman” with cast of Afro-Brazilian women in Rio and Porto Alegre
Note from BW of Brazil: In a post from November of 2013, BW of Brazil presented an article about an homage to the late, great […]
