Beauty, sisterhood, natural hair and black community: A day with the Meninas Black Power
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s wonderful to see a group of black women coming together to enjoy their togetherness, community and sisterhood through a […]
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Creator of the Meninas Black Power (Afro Girls) project speaks about the growing natural black hair movement in Brazil
Élida Aquino Created by Élida Aquino, a Rio de Janeiro student of nursing and midwifery, the fanpage Meninas Black Power* is a project that […]
Brazilian Men Wearing Large Afros is “A Fight for a Greater Cause”
Brazilian Men Wearing Large Afros is “A Fight for a Greater Cause” Note from BW of Brazil: Na impressive transformation. That’s how I would describe […]
Who are the references for our black children? Athletes, entertainers and prominent media figures continue to be the role models for young people
Who are the references for our black children? From a very early age, the imagination of children drives dreams of who they aspire to be […]
Talking to the black community: Black women finding a “place of speaking” to discuss issues with other sistas on the internet, radio and YouTube
Black women finding a place of speaking to discuss issues of black women on the internet, radio and YouTube “I don’t want to know of […]
Being black (in a country that doesn’t want to be)
Note from BW of Brazil: Yes, the question of identity. When this blog first started back in 2011, we posted an article about the complexities […]
Singer Luciane Dom speaks on her negritude and the appreciation of black identity
Note from BW of Brazil: From the time this writer became aware of singer Luciane Dom, I wanted to know more. Her sound, her voice […]
“It’s not our fault”: The need for black women to have a very naturalized inner love to feel empowered in a racist, sexist world
Note from BW of Brazil: There is a well-known saying that goes “a picture is worth a thousand words” or “uma imagem vale mais que […]
“For us, by us!”: Afronta, new newspaper in Minas Gerais brings black faces and culture to media outlets
Note from BW of Brazil: As followers of this blog well know, media representation is a regular and important theme for us. And it should […]
Meet Brazil’s black “It” girls of the blog-o-sphere: With growing followings, these ladies have become the ones to watch for women seeking fresh fashion ideas!
Note from BW of Brazil: On this blog we often tackle the topic of the low level of black representation in the media. But one […]
School and director that ordered child to cut his afro fined R$108,000 – Black children accepting their natural hair indicative of a rise in black pride
Note from BW of Brazil: The story we present today is a follow-up to a story presented here in December of 2013. It involved an […]
In Brazilian commercials, only little white girls with straight hair can be ‘princesses’
Note from BW of Brazil: Here at BW of Brazil we consistently demonstrate the obsession with whiteness in Brazil’s media. But sometimes one has to […]
The under-representation of Afro-Brazilians on television
Note from BW of Brazil: Throughout the history of television in Brazil, persons of visible African ancestry have been largely invisible, under-represented or presented in tried […]
For the love of natural black hair: Bahian woman wins the first ever Miss Black Power Brasil contest!
Note from BW of Brazil: All I can say is “rock, rock on sistas!” Mad love to the efforts of so many black women throughout […]
