Students in defense of the Quotas Law For the guarantee of rights
Students in defense of the Quotas Law For the guarantee of rights Note from BW of Brazil: On May 30th, in the second national demonstrations against […]
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Photo of black college students wearing graduation gowns goes viral; image shows that even after nearly two decades of quotas, graduations remain mostly white
Note from BW of Brazil: Images such as these featured here today are reasons for why the issue of quotas and affirmative action policies have been […]
Black activists of federal university occupy dean’s office against ‘destruction’ of racial quota policy; should a white grandchild of a black grandparent be allowed access to affirmative action?
Note from BW of Brazil: So you see, today’s story is really at the crux of the matter when one speaks of race and policies […]
Due to the phenomenon of white students declaring themselves black, Coletivo Negrada launches campaign against fraud in racial quotas
Note from BW of Brazil: The implementation of quotas in Brazil’s public universities has been one of the most hotly debated topics in the nation’s history. […]
Doctor declares himself black and passes into 1st place in selection process through system of quotas
Note from BW of Brazil: So here we go again! The article below actually surfaced about a month ago but is very pertinent to a […]
Why do blacks have less access to health care than whites in Brazil?
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s no secret. The tentacles of racism reach so many areas of society that one would be completely out of […]
At Brazil’s top university, black militants invade a class and initiate a debate on quotas and racism
Note from BW of Brazil: So the debate rages on! Nowadays it’s impossible to get an understanding of how people see race, class and privilege […]
While still a miniscule figure, black executives of Brazil’s top 500 companies jumped from 1.8% to 5.3% in the last decade; access to education still key to diversity
Note from BW of Brazil: The past decade has brought about many changes in terms of access of black Brazilians to middle-class status. As education […]
Number of young blacks in college quadruples, but 91% still don’t have access
Censo da Educação Superior (Higher Education Census) 2011 shows great progress in enrollment of young blacks and browns between 1997 and 2011 BRASILIA – On […]
While Afro-Brazilian access to college has increased nearly eight fold in the past decade, they remain nearly invisible in graduate studies
Altogether, the Census shows that only 0.11% of blacks and browns have master’s degrees and 0.03% possess doctorates. by Sarah Fernandes São Paulo – The […]
While Afro-Brazilian access to college has increased nearly eight fold in the past decade, they remain nearly invisible in graduate studies
Altogether, the Census shows that only 0.11% of blacks and browns have master’s degrees and 0.03% possess doctorates. by Sarah Fernandes São Paulo – The […]
Militants protest for Afro-Brazilian and poor access to higher education in front of the president’s palace
On the morning of Wednesday, June 27, militants of the organization, Educafro, protested in front of the Palácio do Planalto, which is the official workplace […]
Militants protest for Afro-Brazilian and poor access to higher education in front of the president’s palace
On the morning of Wednesday, June 27, militants of the organization, Educafro, protested in front of the Palácio do Planalto, which is the official workplace […]
Fashion Rio’s invisible black model and the battle over quotas
Scarcity of black models at Fashion Rio reopens debate on quotas As I mentioned in an article a few days ago, all eyes were […]
