“What profile do I fit?” – Racial Profiling: Why are black men in vehicles suspicious?
Note from BBT: There is simply no way to get around the fact. In Brazil, if you’re classified as black or of African ancestry, your phenotype […]
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Suspicious of shoplifting: Shopping While Black | 11-year old black girl
Suspicious of shoplifting: Shopping While Black | 11-year old black girl Note from BBT: So what is it a report on Brazil without a good […]
Neighbors Report Young Photographer for Suspicious Behavior | Racism
Neighbors Report Young Photographer for Suspicious Behavior | Racism Persecuted as a suspect, young black man who practiced photography denounces racism in Jundiaí “Can a […]
The wage gap between men and women in Brazil: Does it make sense to say that the capitalist puts machismo above profit?
Note from BBT: I’ve mentioned in my recent YouTube videos that I’ve been wanting and have started exploring some topics that I hadn’t really considered […]
89 year old black woman subjected to slavery in the city of Santos for 50 years
Note from BBT: From the time I started studying issues of race in Brazil, I became aware of the lengths that citizens would go to […]
Halloween vs. Saci Pererê, the one-legged black boy: Why some Brazilians are calling for a folkloric character to replace October 31st traditions
Note from BBT: Any non-Brazilian who has taken interest with elements of Brazilian culture will be familiar with the character known as Saci Pererê. I […]
In video from the state of Espírito Santo, black woman having a psychological breakdown seen being punched, kneed in face by Military Police
Note from BBT: In Brazil for the past week or so, there have been a string of shocking incidents that have made headlines. Well, to […]
Black Bandits: How Brazil’s media continues to perpetuate the racist image of black criminals
Black Bandits: How Brazil’s media continues to perpetuate the racist image of black criminals By Marques Travae In past reports I have referenced the works […]
Black Brazilians are advancing in the undergraduate programs that most train executives, but are still invisible to companies
Note from BBT: It is clear that things are changing for black Brazilians. After two decades of affirmative action policies, more access to higher education […]
‘’This business of social inclusion is effed up’!’’: Young black woman denounces racial slurs after winning beauty contest
Note from BBT: It always blows me away when I hear people make these types of comments. You can read the comment to which I refer […]
Bike riding while black: YouTuber recording video for channel interrupted when police approach him with guns drawn
Note from BBT: What more can anyone say beyond ‘why?’. As what happens on social networks these days, on Sunday I saw this video being […]
Guinea pigs? Popular TV host Xuxa suggests prisoners be used to test vaccines instead of animals; Brazil’s prison population is nearly 2/3 black and brown
Note from BBT: Have any of you ever noted how quickly people are to apologize for things they say when it provokes public outrage? I mean, […]
Bossa Nova and white fear: Subtle mechanisms of racism erased Johnny Alf as the “Father” of one of the most important musical movements in Brazil
Note from BBT: It’s hard to really say what my true introduction to Brazilian Music was. Maybe it was the 1964 Miles Davis album Quiet […]
“She’s so white, she doesn’t seem to be your daughter. How lucky she is!”: Journalist reveals episodes of racism experienced by black mothers and children
Note from BBT: When I first read today’s story, I knew I had to not only share it, but I also had to comment because […]
