Depicting Jesus: Mary and Joseph as Black Men and Women
Depicting Jesus: Mary and Joseph as Black Men and Women Mangueira and Grande Rio stand out with black Jesus and defense of Candomblé By Marques […]
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“With white skin and light colored eyes, the defendant doesn’t have the stereotype of a crook,” says judge in sentencing man for attempted car-jacking and murder
Note from BW of Brazil: This is the type of thing that trips me about Brazilians, even among highly educated people. The image of the […]
“You look at his face and don’t know if you hand over your phone or take off your panties”: White women rappers provoke cries of racist stereotypes with recent comments about Hip Hop group
Note from BW of Brazil: You know, if you didn’t know anything about Brazil, you might be surprised that these sort of controversies even happen. I won’t […]
How long will black women be maids in your novelas (soap operas)? Why Brazil’s media needs more black writers and directors
Note from BW of Brazil: The more things change the more they stay the same. That’s my basic assessment of black characters on Brazilian TV […]
Another innocent victim in the ‘war on drugs’: 16-year-old student shot dead in favela during shootout between police and drug traffickers in Rio
Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve said it several times in past posts. With the prevalence of violence throughout Brazil, I could run a blog […]
Accused of theft because of his color, young black university student repents the many times he said that “racism doesn’t exist”
Note from BW of Brazil: When reading our numerous posts on racism in Brazil, new readers who might have only recently become conscious of a […]
Subliminal message or just a creative display? Black mannequin hung upside down by its feet in a window display of a Rio shopping mall
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s story is so typical of Brazil. It’s one of those stories in which people will most definitely declare a […]
“This is a hold up! All white people give up your goods!” – Armed assailants rob bus and choose victims by skin color
Note from BW of Brazil: Well here’s an intriguing piece of news. Along with all of the other stories about how the question of […]
“In Brazil, Ferguson happens everyday”: But where is the widespread protest?
Note from BW of Brazil: No, the “hands up, don’t shoot” pose in the photo above is not from Ferguson, Missouri, nor is it from […]
Middle-class vigilante group sought to “catch and kill”; thought to be responsible for tying black teen naked to a pole in Rio
Note from BW of Brazil: The story involving the young black male who stripped naked and tied to a pole by his neck provoked outrage […]
“Where is Amarildo?” 3-week disappearance of black bricklayer after police arrest in Rio garners international support
Note from BW of Brazil: The following story has actually been developing and gaining steam for the past few weeks. A poor, 42-year old (some […]
Dionária da Silva Santos: Black affirmation and the humanization of all of society
Dionária da Silva Santos Educator and militant of the Movimento Negro in Jequié, Bahia. Brazil was the last country to formally abolish slavery and today it has […]
Dionária da Silva Santos: Black affirmation and the humanization of all of society
Dionária da Silva Santos Educator and militant of the Movimento Negro in Jequié, Bahia. Brazil was the last country to formally abolish slavery and today it has […]
