Segunda PRETA: Dedicated to giving visibility to black in Belo Horizonte
Segunda PRETA: Dedicated to giving visibility to black in Belo Horizonte Dedicated to giving visibility to black actors and actress in Belo Horizonte, segundaPRETA, meaning […]
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March 22: The birthday of Jorge Ben, the guitarist who revolutionized Brazilian music mixing Samba, Bossa Nova and Soul with lyrics that celebrated blackness
Note from BBT: In my March 4th post on the Orquestra Afro-Brasileira, I mentioned a CD compilation called Putumayo Presents Brasileiro that was my official […]
Black actresses of recent soap opera unite in empowering photo shoot; women represent a new generation that is making a difference on the small screen
Note from BW of Brazil: I have to admit that I love the photos featured in this article. Five black actresses, of five different skin […]
TV host/model Isabella Fiorentino gets a slight tan, defines herself as black; black followers check her, but she doesn’t understand why they get so aggressive
TV host/model Isabella Fiorentino gets a slight tan, defines herself as black; black followers check her, but she doesn’t understand why they are so aggressive […]
A pioneer of Afro-Brazilian dance, Marlene Silva speaks of her trajectory of talent, struggle and resistance; will be honored in spectacular spotlighting black artists
Note from BW of Brazil: Have you ever had one of those moments in which you know the work of some important artist but you […]
The Bahia artist Thiago Borba portrays black beauty and seeks to deconstruct racism in his photographic project ‘Black is Beautiful’
Note from BW of Brazil: Stunning! Absolutely stunning! Since the beginning of this blog, one of the principal motives was to present opinions and experiences […]
Black Power! Entrepreneurs in Salvador, Bahia join forces for a new online venture that uses 100% black business owners and models!
Note from BW of Brazil: For readers who may not know, when the term “black power”, said in English rather than “poder negro” in Portuguese, […]
“Preto” or “Negro”? In Portuguese both mean ‘black’, but which term should be used to define black people? Ghanaian-Brazilian man’s video on the topic goes viral
Note from BW of Brazil: In director Spike Lee’s 1992 epic film about the legendary human rights activist Malcolm X, there was an important scene […]
In short films, women are playing a leading role in the production of ‘Cinema Negro’, Black Cinema
Note from BW of Brazil: Welcome to 2016 and welcome back to Black Women of Brazil! It’s great to know that readers have the interest […]
13 racist expressions that they need to eliminate from their vocabulary
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil is a country that loves to ignore or dismiss accusations that it is a deeply racist society in its ideologies, institutions, […]
Whipping your racism: A little story demonstrating the racist words, phrases and thoughts embedded in everyday Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Very creative text! Today’s piece is a work of fiction written by Stephanie Ribeiro who has been featured on the […]
The de-Africanization of Brazilian samba: Racial politics behind the most Brazilian of all rhythms
Note from BW of Brazil: So once again a week of joy, celebrations and revelry arrives in Brazil with the annual Carnaval festivities happening all […]
Researcher associates black female samba singers with the struggles of black women’s movements
Note from BW of Brazil: The history of the Brazil’s national music, samba, is in many ways very representative of the history of representation and […]
