Black hair: The Problem Isn’t with Curly It’s with Nappy!
Note from BBT: People who have kept up with this blog for at least a year know that the issue of hair texture is a […]
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Natural black hair and the politics of resistance: In a Eurocentric Brazil that rejects African features, wearing natural hair is more than just an aesthetic statement
Note from BW of Brazil: Hearing the word Brazil outside the country conjures various images for foreigners. For people who have never been here, what […]
Singer Ludmilla reveals her natural hair for the first time and covers the Brazilian edition of Cosmopolitan with her new look
Note from BW of Brazil: I like it…I like it A LOT!! Here at BW of Brazil, we’ve followed the career of singer Ludmilla since […]
Always told to straighten or keep their hair short, young blacks ignore stigmatization, are abandoning chemicals & sharing tips for maintaining natural looks
Note from BW of Brazil: It can’t be stressed enough. Afro textured hair is one of the principal characteristics of African ancestry that has long […]
Celebrating the power of choice: 10 beautiful black Brazilian women empowered with straight hair
Note from BW of Brazil: As with many topics we cover on this, today’s post is on a topic that offer an alternative; the other […]
Does love have a standard? Does love have color? Damn straight! And in Brazil, that color is NOT black! Black women speak out…
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a long, ongoing debate that we’ve touched upon on this blog on numerous occasions. It never fails. Black man. […]
“Negra Rosa, Rosa Negra” blog shares tips to help black women who want to transition to wearing natural hair
Note from BW of Brazil: In Brazil today, what one could call a natural hair revolution among Afro-Brazilian women continues to grow. The hair of […]
Maternity hospital blog writes that women are straightening hair in an attempt to make “children more beautiful” and provokes protests
Note from BW of Brazil: First things first, this news is actually not new; it’s actually from earlier in year (January 24th). But what happened […]
Brazilian society continues to ostracize natural black hair: woman followed by store security simply because of her hair.
Note from BW of Brazil: Here we go again! If you’ve followed this blog for any amount of time, you know that the issue of […]
Black Brazilian women abandoning hair straightening techniques in favor of natural hair textures
Adriana André decided to free herself of hair straightening all at once, shaving her head. Women are choosing to leave the chemicals aside and accepting […]
Black hair in Brazil: A revolution in the making
Gone are days when kinky/curly hair was synonymous with mistreated and laborious hair. Nowadays in Brazil, kinky/curly hair is increasingly associated with self-assertion, self-esteem, behavior […]
“We want representation beyond a shampoo commercial”: Blogger Rosangela Silva releases own brand of lipsticks for black women but affirms representation is much more than just cosmetics
Note from BW of Brazil: Afro-Brazilian activists have long argued that Brazil has the largest population of black people outside of the African continent. And this […]
“I just play futebol”: After racist taunts during game in Spain, Neymar continues Pelé’s shameful history of silence on race issues
Note from BW of Brazil: He’s back!!! It’s funny, in our year-ending New Year’s Eve post featuring our most viewed posts of the year, futebol […]
