Black Race Awards Honors Actor/Singer Tony Tornado
Black Race Awards Honors Actor/Singer Tony Tornado Note from BW of Brazil: I can still remember very well when I first heard the name Tony […]
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President Bolsonaro is the Racist Chief of the Brazilian Ku Klux Klan
President Bolsonaro is the Racist Chief of the Brazilian Ku Klux Klan Note from BW of Brazil: Well, I couldn’t have put it better myself. I […]
Court declares one must “look like an African descendant in the eyes of the average man” to qualify for affirmative action, rejecting another case of a white student “passing” for black
Court declares one must “look like an African descendant in the eyes of the average man” to qualify for affirmative action, rejecting another case of […]
Does leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro’s rejection of former KKK leader David Duke’s endorsement mean he is automatically not a white nationalist? Analysis may provide clues
Does leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro’s rejection of former KKK leader David Duke’s endorsement mean he is automatically not a white nationalist? Analysis may provide […]
“You won’t be able to study in this school anymore because it does not match your color; your family is black and you have to live apart from us”; 10-year old black girl told after “Brazilian Trump” is elected, she will need to find a new school
“You won’t be able to study in this school anymore because it does not match your color; your family is black and you have to […]
Teacher requests that mother tie down, braid or straighten child’s hair so that classmates accept her; isolated by other children, girl usually plays alone
Teacher requests that mother tie down, braid or straighten child’s hair so that classmates accept her; isolated by other children, girl usually plays alone By […]
In defense of the racial democracy myth: Military Police acknowledge stopping more black people but deny that racism influences such actions
In defense of the racial democracy: Military Police acknowledge stopping more black people but deny that racism influences such actions By Marques Travae; images courtesy […]
“Where are the white people?!?” New television commercial by Brazilian cosmetics chain receives 40% dislikes on You Tube after featuring a black family
“Where are the white people?!?” New television commercial by Brazilian cosmetics chain receives 40% dislikes on You Tube. Why? It featured a black family on […]
Leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro says there is no racism in Brazil; even denounced by Attorney General, is it possible that he is not racist?
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, really now? Brazil has long built its reputation around the world as a so-called “racial democracy” by having its […]
The election may have divided Brazil into red and blue, but Brazilians voted overwhelmingly for one color: white
Note from BW of Brazil: As anyone who follows Brazilian politics knows, President Dilma Rousseff of the Workers’ Party (PT) was re-elected to a second […]
From denial to consciousness: One didn’t know he was black, the other denied the existence of racism – Two Afro-Brazilian militants tell their stories
Note from BW of Brazil: In the last 80 years or so, Brazil successfully promoted itself to the world and Brazilian citizens as a “racial […]
New series ‘Sexo e as negas’ debuts: critics denounce portrayal of black women, stars and creator counter criticism
Note from BW of Brazil: The controversy over this new program, which has already been the topic of four posts here on the blog, will […]
From the kitchen to the bedroom: A brief historical analysis of the role of black women in Brazilian novels, television and film
Note from BW of Brazil: With the debut of the new Globo TV series entitled Sexo e as negas and its accompanying controversy, it is […]
Neymar and Dani Alves: Brazil’s “blond bombers” and the ongoing whitening of blackness in Brazil
“White Americans find it as difficult as white people elsewhere to divest themselves of the notion that they are in possession of some intrinsic value […]
