Rocket Launch Center Threatens to Force Quilombola families off land
Rocket Launch Center Threatens to Force Quilombola families off the land Note from BW of Brazil: The city of Alcântara, Maranhão, in Brazil’s northeast, is the […]
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Brazil’s Supreme Court declares quilombo land decree constitutional; historic regions are lands established by fugitive slaves
Note from BW of Brazil: Great news here! I must admit, when I started hearing activists chattering about a push for a land grab, disgustingly […]
“Not one less quilombo!”: On August 16th, the future of millions of quilombolas (maroon society inhabitants) will be decided in the Federal Supreme Court
Note from BW of Brazil: This coming week, Brazil’s Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal) will make a decisionn that will affect the lives of tens […]
Brazilian government threatens the land rights of quilombolas; inhabitants are descendants of fugitive slave communities protected by Constitution
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s been a while since I approached this topic and now more than ever, we must inform the world of […]
75% of quilombolas, descendants of runaway slave societies, live in extreme poverty
Note from BW of Brazil: The history of quilombos in Brazil is an important part of the history of black resistance within a racist society. […]
Black Movement Denounces Moro to the Inter-American Commission
Black Movement Denounces Moro to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Note from BW of Brazil: If you didn’t already know, let me inform you: The […]
40 years of the Movimento Negro Unificado! On July 7, 1978, various black organizations came together to form Brazil’s modern day black rights movement
Note from BW of Brazil: 40 years! Four decades of struggle, marches, lectures, speeches, rallies and organizing. 40 years is a long time in some […]
For long-time militant Vilma Reis, Bahia’s police are “being used to support the drug state” in a “war against blacks”
Note from BW of Brazil: Is there an undeclared war on Brazil’s black population on the part of the State? Perhaps a better question would […]
“How are we, Black Women, on International Women’s Day?” – Black Brazilian Women continue preparation of 2015 Black Women’s March!
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s date, March 8th, always serves as a day of reflection. For on this day, around the world, millions of women […]
The only black presidential candidate, Marina suffers resistance among Afro-Brazilians
Note from BW of Brazil: With black Brazilians being nearly invisible in Brazil’s sphere’s of power, one would think that the strong possibility of Marina […]
“Revolt of the Turbans”: Demands of the black population proclaimed in Rio during historic demonstrations
Note from BW of Brazil: In a week that the Brazilian news magazine Veja referred to as “Os sete dias que mudaram o Brasil (The Seven […]
Trajectory of the documentary “Raça” features three black personalities in the struggle for racial equality
Note from BW of Brazil: The BW of Brazil blog has featured the work and opinions of filmmaker Joel Zito Araújo in a number of posts. […]
Afro-Brazilians make up 76% of population in three states and are the majority in 56.8% of Brazilian cities; racial inequality still persists
Photo: Núcleo de Estudos Afro-Brasileiros (Neab) Prejudice in relation to skin color is still a reality faced by blacks today. Anthropologist Maria de Lourdes Siqueira, who […]
Black Brazilian community being evicted by the Brazilian Navy!
Sign: Governor Jacques Wagner join with our President Dilma and the mayor of Simões Filho, we are asking for urgent help because we are being evicted […]
