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“Marriage between blacks is a political act”: Kenia Maria discusses her marriage with actor Érico Brás and how blacks are taught to appreciate the “Aryan type”

June 13, 2017 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: What a pleasant surprise! Sometimes things just work out so perfectly that they seem to be planned. That is the […]

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In Brazil, we speak “Pretoguês” (black Portuguese): Lélia Gonzalez and Afro-Brazilian Portuguese as a political act of resistance

February 15, 2017 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: As many of us have come to learn, language is yet another weapon that European colonizers have used over the […]

A political act: When I cut my hair and decided to recognize myself as a black woman

August 12, 2014 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The journey into blackness in Brazil is often a long-winding, sometimes confusing journey, with stops through self-hatred and denial. In […]

Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity

July 19, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: When we speak of the question of black unity and why it is necessary, it appears to be a topic that’s pretty simple. […]

White couples, mixed couples and gay couples, but why did Brazilian advertisers ignore black couples on Brazil’s Valentine’s Day?

July 5, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: I came across the piece below only a few days ago, and because of its reference to Dia dos Namorados, Brazil’s Valentine’s […]

O amor preto cura? (Does black love heal?): Black couples discuss the question and what it means in an anti-black society

May 5, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: It’s a question that more and more black Brazilians are asking themselves. O amor preto cura?, meaning, does black love heal? It’s […]

The “father of Afro-Brazilian history”, intellectual Manuel Querino, a mix of WEB and Booker T., credited Africans with bringing civilization to Brazil

March 7, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: I first became aware of the name Manuel Querino through the work of Kim Butler, professor of African Studies at Rutgers University. […]

Black Speeches: On Black Consciousness Day in Brazil, TV special presented historical speeches of people who fought for racial causes from 1600 to today

March 3, 2021 Marques Travae 1

Note from BBT: The February Black History Month in the United States officially ended a few days ago. The November Month of Black Consciousness in […]

On this date in 1935 was born one of Brazil’s most important intellectuals, a leading voice of black women and Afro-Brazilians, Lélia Gonzalez

February 1, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: It’s very fitting that the subject of today’s post is being featured on what would have been her 86th birthday as well […]

“They kill us in the name of Jesus”: Followers of Candomblé religion detail threats by Protestants and “dope dealers for Jesus”

January 24, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: Thursday was January 21st, and as someone’s post on IG reminded me of that it was the National Day for Combating Religious […]

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“Marriage between blacks is a political act”: Kenia Maria discusses her marriage with actor Érico Brás and how blacks are taught to appreciate the “Aryan type”

In Brazil, we speak “Pretoguês” (black Portuguese): Lélia Gonzalez and Afro-Brazilian Portuguese as a political act of resistance

A political act: When I cut my hair and decided to recognize myself as a black woman

Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity

White couples, mixed couples and gay couples, but why did Brazilian advertisers ignore black couples on Brazil’s Valentine’s Day?

O amor preto cura? (Does black love heal?): Black couples discuss the question and what it means in an anti-black society

The “father of Afro-Brazilian history”, intellectual Manuel Querino, a mix of WEB and Booker T., credited Africans with bringing civilization to Brazil

Black Speeches: On Black Consciousness Day in Brazil, TV special presented historical speeches of people who fought for racial causes from 1600 to today

On this date in 1935 was born one of Brazil’s most important intellectuals, a leading voice of black women and Afro-Brazilians, Lélia Gonzalez

“They kill us in the name of Jesus”: Followers of Candomblé religion detail threats by Protestants and “dope dealers for Jesus”

Bahian woman Suellen Massena finds success on the internet sharing proverbs of the Yorùbá people

“Anti-Racist Votes” platform presents candidates committed to the black agenda across Brazil

Project to translate works of African and black Latin American writers

Afro-Brazilian fashion: Weapons of Resistance Against Racial..

‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support

Why do many foreigners see Brazilian women as sexual objects?

Black children are dressed as slaves in Independence Day civic parade in Paraná state in southern Brazil

‘’Yes, interracial love does exist, but some black people also use white people as a social passport, to feel more accepted’’, according to social influencer

Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity

In 2022, the World Cup starts on Black Consciousness Day and revives memory of the anti-racist struggle in Brazil

‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support

Once excluded from Brazil’s soccer fields, black players are now regularly the majority on the country’s World Cup team

Singer Anitta is a superstar, but for some, she is a terrible example with which to educate girls but that modern women feminists turn a blind eye

Juliana Nalú continues to be one of the great Brazilian models abroad; now being featured in brands of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, she is destined to become a top model

Juliana Nalú continues to be one of the great Brazilian models abroad; now being featured in brands of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, she is destined to become a top model

White couples, mixed couples and gay couples, but why did Brazilian advertisers ignore black couples on Brazil’s Valentine’s Day?

With “This is My Color” campaign and commercial, Avon launches makeup products to meet needs of wide range of black skin tones

Ten Black Brazilians included on 2020 MIPAD | Black Brazil Today

Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” Stereotypes Associate Product