Faces of Afro Brazil 27 – “You need to do something with that hair” and other reasons why we march
‘You need to do something with that hair’ “This is what Carolina heard in her job interview. The racism that she suffered many also […]
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In Porto Alegre’s “Slut Walk”, group of black women make an intervention to protest against racism and violence
Note from BW of Brazil: For those who don’t know, to be a black woman in Brazil is to experience daily assaults on one’s very […]
The Black Woman of Cariri remains forgotten: The undermining of blackness in a northeastern city
Women of the organization Pretas Simoa during a recent protest in Cariri Note from BW of Brazil: Over the past century, Brazilian elites have […]
Feminists in southern Brazil make provocative video against racism; call on black women to “blacken feminism”
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s post touches on several topics that have been covered on this blog for the past week. Those posts include Ana […]
Can black women exist within a feminist movement dominated by white women?
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a common issue. Many a movement or organization that have specific ideals, goals and demands attempt to build coalitions […]
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 […]
Why is the black woman seen as a sex object?
Photo: “Black women are not meat” Simple, thought-provoking and straight to the point post by Brazilian journalist Carol Patrocínio. In this piece, she touches on many […]
