Faculdade Zumbi dos Palmares: Releases book ‘Black Box’ | Black Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: It sees that Brazil’s only majority black college, Faculdade Zumbi dos Palmares (UniPalmares) is making some moves. A few weeks […]
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Zumbi dos Palmares: An African warrior in Brazil – The legend of the nation’s greatest black leader continues to be a topic of debate and inspiration
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes there are topics, figures and subjects that are simply too monumental to approach in simply one post. Today’s topic […]
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 […]
Members of black social movement occupy headquarters of the Palmares
Members of black social movement occupy headquarters of the Palmares Note from BW of Brazil: The election of far right extremist President Jair Bolsonaro has […]
Palmares Foundation President Denies Racism and Criticizes Zumbi
Palmares Foundation president denies racism, criticizes Zumbi and calls for an end to the black movement f Palmares Foundation president denies racism, criticizes Zumbi and […]
Our stories: The history of quilombo Palmares, one of the greatest stories of black resistance to slavery, is now in comic form in ‘Angola Janga – A history of Palmares’
Note from BW of Brazil: It goes with saying that, in terms of Black History, the story of the great quilombo known as Palmares is […]
Netflix series ‘Dear White People’ lead character Sam speaks about Afro-Brazilian heroes Zumbi and Dandara on Brazil’s Black Consciousness Day
Brazilian fans of the Netflix series ‘Dear White People’ get a special treat: Lead character Sam speaks about Afro-Brazilian heroes Zumbi and Dandara on Brazil’s […]
Black She-roes: Author Jarid Arraes brings black female representation in her book about legendary black freedom fighter Dandara of Palmares
Note from BW of Brazil: As we all know, black representation in any genre is an ongoing struggle. Even more so if we consider only […]
Dandara, the wife of Zumbi, Brazil’s greatest black leader, was a revolutionary warrior in her own right
Note from BW of Brazil: The story of Afro-Brazil’s greatest leader, Zumbi of the quilombo known as Palmares, is a figure whose memory is etched into the […]
In 2022, the World Cup starts on Black Consciousness Day and revives memory of the anti-racist struggle in Brazil
Note from BBT: How fitting it is that the 2022 World Cup is starting in the month of November. I say this because, for those […]
In São Paulo, protestors set statue of notorious explorer ablaze; Manuel de Borba Gato was known for the hunting, genocide and rape of blacks and Indians
In São Paulo, protestors set statue of notorious explorer ablaze; Manuel de Borba Gato was known for the hunting, genocide and rape of blacks and […]
Even with the challenges of black authors publishing books in Brazil, Afro-Brazilian literature is gradually gaining more space in bookstores
Even with challenges of black authors publishing books in Brazil, the presence of Afro-Brazilian literature continues to grow By Marques Travae For years I’ve noted […]
May 13: What abolition? 133 years after the end of slavery in Brazil, racism and state violence still plague the black population
Note from BBT: Having been forced to take a brief hiatus in this past week, there has been a mountain of news stories that I’ve […]
O amor preto cura? (Does black love heal?): Black couples discuss the question and what it means in an anti-black society
Note from BBT: It’s a question that more and more black Brazilians are asking themselves. O amor preto cura?, meaning, does black love heal? It’s […]
