Laws to Produce Racial Segregation: Experiences of a black journalist
Laws to Produce Racial Segregation: Experiences of a black journalist Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve said it for years. You don’t need laws that […]
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What the racial map of Brazil reveals about segregation; African-American woman shares her experience living in an upper crust neighborhood of São Paulo
Note from BW of Brazil: Quick. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word segregation? Do you think of Apartheid-era South Africa? Do […]
“Be on the lookout! Two negroes spotted walking on the beach!” – Facebook post by residents of Rio’s richest neighborhood again displays racist sentiments
Note from BW of Brazil: So here we go again! For readers who aren’t familiar with it, Rio de Janeiro has a lloonngg history of […]
“Next time, be born white! You have a complex because of being born mulata with hard hair!” Woman is verbally assaulted on Rio beach by middle-aged white woman, a Hitler supporter
Note from BW of Brazil: More from the land of “we Brazilians aren’t racists!” Today’s latest example of unbridled, in your face racism is not […]
Racial Democracy or Informal Apartheid? South Africa and Brazil: Two historical, cultural contexts and different times, the same segregation
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the years, there has been a long running debate as to which nation is/was the most racist against black […]
Brazilian-styled segregation strikes again! Military Police in Rio stops bus, rounds up group of black teenagers headed for Copacabana beach
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, the Military Police are at it again doing what they do best: harassing people and treating people as second-class […]
Racism on Rio’s beaches: Residents don’t want poor blacks there “dirtying up the beaches”
Note from BW of Brazil: In the news lately have been reports of confusions on some of Rio de Janeiro’s world famous beaches. The controversy […]
The favela (slum) is a Field of Extermination of Black People
The favela (slum) is a Field of Extermination of Black People Note from BW of Brazil: When you really stop and think about the situation […]
Outlining for death: White, Black areas and redlining of Brazilian cities
Outlining for death: White, Black areas and redlining of Brazilian cities Note from BW of Brazil: After carefully following this pattern of black death in […]
Interactive Map Shows Distribution of Ethnic Groups in Brazil
Interactive Map Shows Distribution of Ethnic Groups in Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: If you’ve ever been to Brazil and went strictly as a […]
Are Afro-Brazilian politicians under attack? Death threats, racist comments, & exclusion mark experiences of 4 recently elected black members of Congress
Note from BW of Brazil: It never fails to amaze how Brazil has for so many years been promoted as a cordial country free of […]
“I feel like I’ve been sent back to the whipping post!” Black woman lost her place in medical school when white students declared themselves black to take advantage of affirmative action program
Note from BW of Brazil: And on it goes. In recent years, I’ve posted a number of stories relating to the practice of white Brazilians […]
Black elites, stereotypes and prejudice: Mônica Valéria Gonçalves has two degrees and is a legal adviser but was still mistaken for a prostitute
Note from BW of Brazil: In order to adequately tackle the problems of racism, the racial hierarchy and white supremacy in Brazil, there are several […]
As an impeachment process clouds the future of Brazil’s president, how should blacks position themselves on the political crisis?
Note from BW of Brazil: Media outlets throughout the world from Spain to Mexico, China to the United States have covered the ongoing circus that […]
