Genocide of black youth: More than half of police killed in Brazil
Genocide of black youth: More than half of police killed in Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: This is an intriguing topic and one that […]
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“The Case of the Wrong Man” documentary exposes the genocide of black youth in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Needless to say, I would really like to be able to watch this film! Why? Well, because it touches on […]
Nós temos um sonho (we have a dream): song and video brings together all-star group of black artists from Belo Horizonte in song against the genocide of black youth
Note from BW of Brazil: Song has a long history of providing the inspiration and soundtrack for great social movements. Emotionally-charged musical arrangements combined with […]
“We will not be killed without reacting”: Showing that ‘Black Lives Matter’ in Brazil, Third March Against the Genocide of Black People mobilizes youth of Salvador, Bahia
Note from BW of Brazil: The brutal murders and disappearances of black people, specifically black males, continues to be a serious problem throughout Brazil. With […]
Reduction of age of criminal responsibility will legitimize genocide of black youth; reports show that it doesn’t solve the problem
Note from BW of Brazil: The controversy over the proposal to lower the legal age of criminal responsibility has raged for a while now. For […]
Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity
Note from BBT: When we speak of the question of black unity and why it is necessary, it appears to be a topic that’s pretty simple. […]
“What profile do I fit?” – Racial Profiling: Why are black men in vehicles suspicious?
Note from BBT: There is simply no way to get around the fact. In Brazil, if you’re classified as black or of African ancestry, your phenotype […]
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 […]
Guinea pigs? Popular TV host Xuxa suggests prisoners be used to test vaccines instead of animals; Brazil’s prison population is nearly 2/3 black and brown
Note from BBT: Have any of you ever noted how quickly people are to apologize for things they say when it provokes public outrage? I mean, […]
Afro-Brazilians are as complex as any other group, but like one participant on a reality show, we need more people who want to be Brazil’s greatest black leader
Note from BBT: The episodes of the 21st season of the reality show Big Brother Brasil have demonstrated the many problems and clashes among black […]
‘Sem Asas’ (no wings), film about police murder of black boys, wins ‘Brazilian Oscar’ for best short fiction
Note from BBT: It’s a topic that needs to be discussed. I knew there was a serious problem when I started reading reports on the […]
In Rio, security cams catch police shoot down two young black men on moped; bodies dumped, later found with bullet wounds
Note from BBT: Before I get into today’s story, I must first reveal that I’ve been aware of it since Monday afternoon when the story […]
Nothing new: In Brazil, supermarkets and businesses have a history of aggression against black customers
Note from BBT: The murder of João Alberto Silveira Freitas by security forces at a Carrefour supercenter on November 19th, the night before the national […]
Director Jeferson De focuses on cruel reality of black life and death
Note from BBT: We’ve all heard the saying “time flies”, and this definitely applies to the film that is the focus of today’s post. It’s […]
