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Porto Alegre and Minneapolis: Besides the brutal murders of black men, the cities also have high racial inequality indexes in common

December 1, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: It’s been about a week and a half since the murder of João Alberto Freitas, a 40-year old black man in a […]

For blacks, the end of the line: a panorama of racial inequality in the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul is evident in job opportunities, income and politics

June 19, 2017 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: As has been documented time and time again, it is not only the numbers that prove the profound racial inequalities […]

Racial inequality in the education system: The modern day slavery that Brazil insists it doesn’t see

February 24, 2017 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Can we be real about this? Inequalities in access to quality education should be considered a crime. How can any […]

For ‘Financial Times’, neo-Nazi groups challenge Brazil’s myth of racial democracy; racial inequality and racist sentiments unmasked myth decades ago

January 14, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes when I see reports such as a recent one in the Financial Times, it’s actually a little funny to […]

Dedicated to the struggle against racial inequality and the class struggle, the UNEGRO organization completes 26 years

July 19, 2014 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: For many decades, the Federative Republic of Brazil was a country that steadfastly denied racist treatment of its African descendant population. […]

Black women organizations participate in conference to address racial inequality in the media

November 10, 2013 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: If you’ve followed this blog for any amount of time you know that the representation of inclusion of black Brazilian […]

Racial inequality in Brazil: a look at how race/color affects women in terms of health care

October 15, 2013 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The questions of health and health care (along with income and education) are but two of the areas in which […]

“What Brazil really wants to be is blonde,” says researcher of racial inequality

May 13, 2013 Marques Travae 0

Photo: Top, left to to right: Rafaella, sister of soccer star Neymar, actress Aparecida Petrowky, soccer star Neymar and singer Juliana Diniz. Bottom, left to right: […]

Afro-Brazilians make up 76% of population in three states and are the majority in 56.8% of Brazilian cities; racial inequality still persists

December 8, 2012 Marques Travae 3

Photo: Núcleo de Estudos Afro-Brasileiros (Neab) Prejudice in relation to skin color is still a reality faced by blacks today. Anthropologist Maria de Lourdes Siqueira, who […]

In the southern city of Porto Alegre, health numbers reflect racial inequality; While 8.2% of white children under the age of five die from HIV, the rate for black children jumps to 54%

September 20, 2012 Marques Travae 0

Marco Quintana Elaine Soares presented HIV stats data at a seminar in July in the city of Porto Alegre In Porto Alegre, located in the […]

Segregation in education: Blacks make up less than 10% of students in the top 20 private schools in Brazil

May 26, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: The question of access to education is one that I like to keep up with from […]

Shocking! Brazilian police killed 17 times the number of blacks than American police killed in 2019

May 4, 2021 Marques Travae 1

Note from BBT: With a number of controversial murders of black men by police forces happening in the United States, racial inequality in overall terms […]

“I was the only one in my graudating class”: 20 years after Brazilian universities began affirmative action, college is still a lonely experience for black students

March 21, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: Much has been said and written about the massive increase of black students in Brazilian univerities. Just twenty years ago, seeing a […]

“My father was one of the only blacks in medical school; (32 years later) it was the same with me”

February 7, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: It’s no secret that affirmative action policies have made a huge difference in Brazil in allowing tens of thousands of black and […]

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Porto Alegre and Minneapolis: Besides the brutal murders of black men, the cities also have high racial inequality indexes in common

For blacks, the end of the line: a panorama of racial inequality in the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul is evident in job opportunities, income and politics

Racial inequality in the education system: The modern day slavery that Brazil insists it doesn’t see

For ‘Financial Times’, neo-Nazi groups challenge Brazil’s myth of racial democracy; racial inequality and racist sentiments unmasked myth decades ago

Dedicated to the struggle against racial inequality and the class struggle, the UNEGRO organization completes 26 years

Black women organizations participate in conference to address racial inequality in the media

Racial inequality in Brazil: a look at how race/color affects women in terms of health care

“What Brazil really wants to be is blonde,” says researcher of racial inequality

Afro-Brazilians make up 76% of population in three states and are the majority in 56.8% of Brazilian cities; racial inequality still persists

In the southern city of Porto Alegre, health numbers reflect racial inequality; While 8.2% of white children under the age of five die from HIV, the rate for black children jumps to 54%

Segregation in education: Blacks make up less than 10% of students in the top 20 private schools in Brazil

Shocking! Brazilian police killed 17 times the number of blacks than American police killed in 2019

“I was the only one in my graudating class”: 20 years after Brazilian universities began affirmative action, college is still a lonely experience for black students

“My father was one of the only blacks in medical school; (32 years later) it was the same with me”

‘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

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