Comedian Tia Má reflects on the color of love and black relationships
Comedian Tia Má reflects on the color of love and black relationships Note from BW of Brazil: As I’ve already mentioned in a previous post, the […]
Search Results for "white women" media beauty
beauty in black bodies: Deconstructing the ideal standard of whiteness
Note from BW of Brazil: It is an honest and necessary question: Why is it so difficult to see beauty in black bodies? It is […]
Two prominent black Pagode singers Unite to Exalt black beauty
Two prominent black pagode singers unite to exalt black beauty Note from BW of Brazil: Could this be a situation that defines the idea of […]
Who are the references for our black children? Athletes, entertainers and prominent media figures continue to be the role models for young people
Who are the references for our black children? From a very early age, the imagination of children drives dreams of who they aspire to be […]
Black women detail racism at concert of musician Jorge Ben; at end of show, artist invited women onstage, but production team only allowed white women
Fan reports episode of racism at concert of legendary musician Jorge Ben; at end of show, artist invited women onstage to dance, but production team […]
The whitening process and transfer of ‘black money’ continues – 76% of Brazil’s World Cup stars marry white women: Is love really color-blind?
Note from BW of Brazil: The origin of how today’s article came out is quite intriguing. In 2013, I was contacted by a London-based Nigerian […]
Is there a double standard on beauty and “big hair”? Recent reactions to a black woman not being able to secure employment due to her hair seem to suggest yes
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s quite obvious that Brazil doesn’t like natural, cabelo crespo (kinky/curly) hair. It should be quite obvious by now. Recently, […]
“I want five black women in the top spots”, says Kell Rosan; beauty was only black woman of 27 candidates in recent “Goddess of Brasil” pageant
Note from BW of Brazil: In reality, this shouldn’t really be that hard to see. As I’ve been following this sort of thing for years, I […]
The discarding of identity in Brazil’s media: Where being black and invisible is the rule rather than the exception
Note from BW of Brazil: I must admit, I stopped watching TV regularly several years ago. The media vehicle simply stopped being important to me. […]
With no sponsors and far fewer followers than popular white women, black women YouTubers resist and gain space by force
Note from BW of Brazil: With the absence of adequate representation in the mainstream media, many Afro-Brazilian women have taken to YouTube to reach other […]
The black woman in beauty pageants
Note from BW of Brazil: The recent victory of Sabrina Paiva in the Miss São Paulo 2016 contest has been a hot topic since this past […]
Why do black women blame black men for wanting white women when they too worship white men? We, as black people, have ALL been conditioned!
Note from BW of Brazil: Alright, so it’s getting hot! Past posts on the topic of so many prominent black Brazilian men in relationships or married […]
You black men who prefer white women and we black women who you pass over
Note from BW of Brazil: It seems that a hot topic never completely disappears. It may even fade into the background for a while but […]
Brasília-based photographer celebrates the power and beauty of Afro-Brazilian women in the photo layout ‘Superafro: The Power of the Black Woman’
Note from BW of Brazil: Yet another example of “do-it-yourself” representation. These are the faces that we need to see more of and as about […]
