The sin of skin: black doorman and delivery man called ‘monkey’
The sin of skin: In two different incidents, black doorman and food delivery man called ‘monkey’ and ‘black bastard’; delivery man punched by angry customer […]
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Too light to portray a dark-skinned woman? After controversy, singer Fabiana Cozza renounces role as legendary Dona Ivone Lara in a musical
Note from BW of Brazil: This is a follow up report on the controversy surrounding the choice of singer Fabiana Cozza to portray a very […]
“She’s black but she ain’t BLACK!” Black community criticizes selection of light-skinned woman to portray beloved, darker samba singer Dona Ivone Lara
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, once again it’s on! I first caught wind of the controversy last week and decided, like I often do, […]
Journalist digitally darkens skin color of important white Brazilians and foreignors for exhibit and is accused of using blackface
Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve been wanting to cover this story since I first learned about it over a month ago. Today, I won’t […]
Why do the vast majority of funk music videos by male singers overwhelmingly feature white and light-skinned mestiça women in lead and background roles?
Note from BW of Brazil: The origins of today’s post actually go back several months. The first incident that made me think of covering this […]
Passing for black? Student with white skin and green eyes declares himself black and competes for position in Brazil Foreign Ministry under the system of Affirmative Action
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, he’s back in the news again! We first covered this controversy involving a white-looking man attempting to take advantage […]
Singer Preta Gil’s skin color lightened on magazine cover
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so we’ve seen this type of thing before. The “accidental” lightening of the skin of certain entertainers has been […]
Singer Anitta is a superstar, but for some, she is a terrible example with which to educate girls but that modern women feminists turn a blind eye
Note from BBT: In our own timeframes of personal development, there will come times when we must be willing and able to consider opposing opinions […]
Black singers shine on ‘The Voice Brasil’; recent death and career overview of musical maestro demonstrates huge influence of black Brazilian musicians
Note from BBT: The sudden death of the musician, arranger, producer and bandleader Letieres Leite last month saddened me for several minutes when the news […]
From Luedji Luna to Martinho da Vila, to Orquestra Afrosinfônica and Tuyo, meet the black Brazilians nominated for Latin Grammy awards
Note from BBT: Black Brazilian musical artists are finally beginning to get their just due. As Brazilians and as black. This may not sound like […]
With an inspiring mix of classical, African, Brazilian music and Jazz, the Orquestra Afrosinfônica is nominated for a Latin Grammy award
Note from BBT: I don’t really remember exactly how I learned about the Orquestra Afrosinfônica, which could be translated as the ‘afrosymphonic orchestra’, but once […]
Singer Iza reaches the 100 million streams mark on Spotify, named GQ’s Woman of The Year and receives visit from Beyoncé’s NGO
Note from BBT: Like the old saying goes, you’ve come a long way baby. This certainly applies to the singer Iza. She is one of […]
August 12: The birthdate of one of Brazil’s greatest singers, Clara Nunes; the artist would have turned 78
August 12: The birthdate of one of Brazil’s greatest singers, Clara Nunes; the artist would have turned 78 Note from Black Brazil Today: In numerous past […]
‘’This business of social inclusion is effed up’!’’: Young black woman denounces racial slurs after winning beauty contest
Note from BBT: It always blows me away when I hear people make these types of comments. You can read the comment to which I refer […]
