Afrofuturism: The Use of Ancestral Elements To Create future worlds
Afrofuturism: The Use of Ancestral Elements To Create future worlds Note from BW of Brazil: Can you remember the first time you were exposed to […]
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Afrofuturism in Brazil: Unite Technology with Ancestral Tradition
Afrofuturism in Brazil: Unite Technology with Ancestral Tradition Note from BW of Brazil: The experiences, memories and outlook of African descendants in the African Diaspora is […]
“Thinking of blackness, who we are as a people, and where we need to go”: Audio-visual producer Morena Mariah explains how Afro-futurism is an option to reach new perspectives
Note from BW of Brazil: Can we imagine a different future for the global black population? One in which that is not connected to struggles […]
Jonathan Ferr’s Urban Jazz: Drawing on the African past, musician’s ‘A Jornada’ short film presents an Afro-futuristic reading of the experience of blackness
Note from BBT: I can’t really remember when I first became of aware of musician Jonathan Ferr or his short film “A Jornada”. I vaguely […]
Afro-Brazilian Classical Music: The memory of black music in the Orquestra Afro-Brasileira
Note from BBT: Shortly after I began to dive into the experiences of black folks in Brazil, it wasn’t long after that my attention would […]
“Heroes with African faces are a cure for our historical trauma”, says Afrofuturist writer, Fábio Kabral
Note from BBT: Sometimes I have to wonder if we all know to what degree existing in a Eurocentric world affects our psyches as black […]
“Black Beauty: the night we are all ebony goddesses” – In Bahia, legendary bloco afro Ilê Aiyê crowns its 40th “Ebony Goddess”
Note from BW of Brazil: On Friday, February 15, 15 finalists competed for the yearly crown of the Deusa do Ébano (Ebony Goddess) of the legendary […]
Series ‘Afronta’ features interviews with prominent names on contemporary Afro-Brazilian scene, shows blacks creating networks, generating autonomy
Note from BW of Brazil: These are very exciting times for Afro-Brazilians involved in the arts and entertainment. Although it is true that Brazil’s mainstream […]
Jal Vieira: Meet the Brazilian stylist who created three “Wakanda” looks for Marvel
Note from BBT: We all know how big the blockbuster film Black Panther was just a few years ago. As much as I tried to […]
Brazil’s ‘Beyhive’ checks professor after “Black is King” Criticism
Brazil’s ‘Beyhive’ checks professor after “Black is King” Criticism Note from BW of Brazil: If you live in the United States, no one has tell […]
Feira Preta is the largest black cultural event in Latin America
Feira Preta is the largest black cultural event in Latin America, but even with 18 years of success, it suffers the same fate of black […]
The black entrepreneurial spirit: 18th annual Feira Preta
The black entrepreneurial spirit: 18th annual Feira Preta (Brazil’s black expo) Note from BW of Brazil: Well, another edition of Feira Preta has come and […]
13 Brazilian Female Rappers Who are Famous in the World
13 Brazilian Female Rappers Who are Famous in the World Note from BW of Brazil: For anyone who happens to catch the ”Brazil bug”, sooner […]
Senzala Hi-Tech: Music considers a future where black people “Exist”
Note from BW of Brazil: To be honest, I don’t even remember how I stumbled upon the music of the Hip Hop collective known as Senzala […]
