Public hearing questions the image of black women in the media
Note from BW of Brazil: The recent controversy over a Globo TV series that recently ended a three-month run that was marred by protests, criticisms […]
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Jonathan Ferr’s Urban Jazz: Drawing on the African past, musician’s ‘A Jornada’ short film presents an Afro-futuristic reading of the experience of blackness
Note from BBT: I can’t really remember when I first became of aware of musician Jonathan Ferr or his short film “A Jornada”. I vaguely […]
Almost white, almost black: After a long historical discussion, pardos (brown or people of mixed race) gain a new identity: light-skinned blacks
Note from BBT: Although I’m quite accustomed to this topic, at a certain point, it gets to be a little tiresome. This coming from a […]
President Bolsonaro is responsible for 25% of racist statements by Brazilian officials
Note from BBT: Call it the “Bolsonaro Effect”. In general when we speak of racist comments, behavior, jokes, etc. in Brazil, usually, along with the […]
Our Light Skinned blackness will not be negotiated | Black Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes when I’m considering a piece that should be covered for this blog, I stumble across interesting other pieces that […]
Black Men in Masks: Reactions of Police and People | COVID-19
Black Men in Masks: Reactions of Police and People “Relax! The mask is because of Covid-19!!”: In three different states, reactions of police, security and […]
Black Brazilian men and women accuse each other of having white preferences
Black Brazilian Men and Women Accused Of Having white Preferences Note from BW of Brazil: The relatively recent debate over palmitagem isn’t actually new at […]
Three Accusations of theft against innocent black people | Black Brazil
Three Accusations of theft against innocent black people | Black Brazil “She’s black! She stole it!”: In less than a week, three accusations of theft […]
Lari old native of Rio: Showed How White Men can be Racist
Lari old native of Rio: Showed How White Men can be Racist Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve approached the topic of the hyper-sexualized image […]
Afro-Brazilian religions win court ruling against Record TV; network’s programs demonized adherents and possibly incited violent attacks on houses of worship
Note from BW of Brazil: This is some unexpected good news! Long overdue but never late than never. In past posts, this blog has tried […]
Black and from the northeast, Etiene Medeiros becomes the first Brazilian woman to be world champion of swimming; takes gold in the 50-meter backstroke
Note from BW of Brazil: I LOVE it when women that this blog has already previously featured have to be featured again for something amazing […]
Mother denounces school textbook images as racist; in photo, black character is associated with cleaning services job, a long-held stereotype
Note from BW of Brazil: How are racist ideologies maintained and continuously widely divulged in an enormous country with a population of more than 200 […]
Still a slave in 2016! Why are Brazil’s top two TV networks both airing series based in the slavery era?
Note from BW of Brazil: The objective that led to the creation of this blog was always to present to an English-speaking audience interesting material […]
The black woman for marrying is the white woman
Note from BW of Brazil: In today’s text, Aline Xavier approaches a topic that has been covered in a number of posts on this blog: […]
