Playing The Victim | “Whining”: Shall We Talk about Privileges?
Playing The Victim | “Whining”: Shall We Talk about Privileges? Note from BW of Brazil: With protests making headlines in recent weeks, the discussion of […]
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Court suspends Sérgio Camargo’s appointment as president of Palmares
Court suspends Sérgio Camargo’s appointment as president of Palmares Note from BW of Brazil: Popular protest still DOES have a certain level of power that […]
3 Cases of Black Racism: Black Citizens Continues to be Called Monkey
3 Cases of Black Racism: Black Citizens Continues to be Called Monkey Note from BW of Brazil: So a few days ago, I caught wind of […]
Movimento Negro interrupts tribute to Princess Isabel in the Congress
Movimento Negro interrupts tribute to Princess Isabel in the Congress Note from BW of Brazil: The rumblings of revolt began about a week and a half […]
Homeland of futebol cleats: book Reports on the overcoming of racism
The homeland of futebol cleats: book Reports on the overcoming of racism Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil has never been a country that is […]
Is there space for black women in ballet? Amanda Lima wants to show black girls that they too can perform classical dance, even not having the “standard look”
Is there space for black women in ballet? Amanda Lima wants to show black girls that they too can perform classical dance, even not having […]
The new faces of blackness: Other forms of approaching the racial question in Brazil are gaining strength, and its results can already be felt in the fight against inequality
Note from BW of Brazil: New times, new tactics, new faces. I’m never one to place too much value in reports that come out of […]
Why black victim-playing doesn’t exist – Part of the white Brazilian population tries to delegitimize racism with the false idea of meritocracy in a country of slave-owning heritage
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s real. Conversations on race with the average Brazilian will generally go down the same paths. If you should suggest […]
“I don’t hire blacks”: President of Bayer Brasil denounces case of racism during job selection process after black acquaintance was eliminated due to race
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the past six decades, numerous studies have pointed to how racism in the job market helps to maintain the […]
Article by Veja, Brazil’s top news magazine, featuring actor couple Taís Araújo & Lázaro Ramos, irritates readers; citizens still can’t deal with race isssue
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s really interesting how one can gauge the climate of a particular country by just reading one article, the way […]
Consultant Patrícia Santos de Jesus explains how companies that include minorities understand the customer better and gain more market share
Note from BW of Brazil: As loyal readers of this blog know, the issue of racism in Brazilian society is a major theme covered on […]
When they can’t beat you, they can always resort to the sell-out negro: São Paulo elects black city councilor who is as against black cause as any white conservative
“When white folks can’t defeat you they’ll always find some Negro—some boot-licking, butt-licking, buck-dancing, bamboozled, half-baked, half-fried, sissified, punkified, pasteurized, homogenized nigger—that they can trot […]
“Blacks don’t wear name brand shoes and clothes!”: Man physically assaulted because of his clothing; black woman blocked from entering a shopping mall
Note from BW of Brazil: Another day, another report from a Brazil where “we are all equal”. All of the stories featured in today’s post […]
“Where are our dolls?”: According to study, only 3% of dolls for sale on online stores in Brazil are black
Note from BW of Brazil: In reality is should come as no surprise. As much as we’ve documented this for the past few years, the […]
