Black Barbie Agency Seeks to Promote Black Protagonism
Black Barbie Agency Seeks to Promote Black Protagonism Fashion student creates an agency focused on black protagonism Beyond simply featuring black models, every phase of […]
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The Technological advances criminalize by race In Brazil | Black Racism
The Technological advances criminalize by race In Brazil | Black Racism Note from BW of Brazil: Let’s face it, we all love technological advances and are […]
Liniane Constructed her identity as a black woman through studies
Liniane Constructed her identity as a black woman through studies Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a common story that one hears when researching the […]
Bruna Braga creates new formats of humor and speaks about woman
Bruna Braga creates new formats of humor and speaks about the woman Note from BW of Brazil: All I can say is, it’s about time! […]
Turma da Mônica turns Milena into Ariel after Disney announcement
Note from BW of Brazil: The Turma da Mônica (Monica’s Gang in its English edition) cartoon has been a Brazilian favorite for 60 years and […]
“How can we be better than white women if we’re not put on the same level?” International Women’s Day: Black women’s struggle against prejudice, violence and inequality
Note from BW of Brazil: People in Brazil often like to hide behind empty rhetoric such as the phrase “we are all equal”, which lets […]
In ultra-Eurocentric Brazil, black parents seek representation in literature for their children
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s no secret that black children in Brazil have very few choices when it comes to having role models to […]
PretaLab (Black Women’s Lab): With support from the Ford Foundation, initiative seeks to stimulate inclusion in the techno world of the global economy
Note: Brazilian society has long deemed black women as only being appropriate for low skill and domestic labor, or gyrating to Carnaval’s driving samba rhythms. This […]
“I hope that the lives of other blacks can change by watching our characters”: Even being on TV, actors speak about the prejudice they’ve experienced
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the past decade I can say that there have a few positive changes of note in representations of black […]
“Palmitagem exists, I am an example”: Black man reflects on growing up in Rio & how the culture and racial hierarchy influences the adoration of white girls
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I present today’s text I would like to provide a little background of how it came to be. It […]
Meet Ana Flávia: From Salvador, Bahia, she recently made history after becoming the first black woman to win the Ford Models contest
Note from BW of Brazil: Well anyone who heard about this story recently just knew that she would make headlines here at BW of Brazil! […]
Brazil’s racist tendencies can be brutal on the self-esteem of Afro-Brazilians; teacher puts together photo project to show students how beautiful they really are
Note from BW of Brazil: As you have no doubt figured out from the details and recollections of so many people on this blog, Brazil […]
Racism and self-esteem: Afro-Brazilians share experiences and challenges of living in a society that is a constant assault on one’s blackness
Note from BW of Brazil: The title of today’s article sums up a great part of what this blog is all about. The development of […]
The veiled racism in the schools: We need to talk about our black children
Note from BW of Brazil: The introduction to racism and white supremacy for the black Brazilian child starts very early on in life. Whether it’s […]
