beauty in black bodies: Deconstructing the ideal standard of whiteness
Note from BW of Brazil: It is an honest and necessary question: Why is it so difficult to see beauty in black bodies? It is […]
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Is a dog’s life more important than that of a black man? Activist notes white celebrities expressing sorrow over murdered dog but silent on young black male murder at supercenter
Note from BW of Brazil: As I have maintained for a long time, a key difference that I note between racist acts and racists in Brazil […]
Coming to terms with female palmitagem (preference for whiteness): “Deeply hurt and exploited, I no longer want to be used as a sex hole for white boys”
Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve been wanting to post this piece as soon as I read it. It is a very important piece in […]
“Can I take out all my hair and put in blond hair?”, a 3-year old black girl asks her mother – The effects of whiteness on black children
Note from BW of Brazil: If you really want to know how perceptions of race affect people, all you really need to do is talk to […]
“She doesn’t represent the gaúcha woman (who) is white and beautiful, not black”: Contestant in beauty contest target of comments questioning her participation
Note from BW of Brazil: Oh well, here we go again. Over the years I’ve covered quite a few of these beauty contests that take […]
Do voices have color? Controversy arises after activists discover that vast majority of voice overdub actors of ‘Black Panther’ film are white
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s amazing how many intriguing developments and details are coming out, all connected to the release of the blockbuster film […]
When is blackface not actually blackface? Journalist defends her photo exhibit that digitally blackened the faces of numerous prominent white people
Note from BW of Brazil: HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of Black Women of Brazil’s readers and welcome to 2018! For my first post of […]
Netflix series ‘Dear White People’ (Cara Gente Branca) winning over new fans in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: This is my second feature here discussing the Netflix series Dear White People and its availability on the Brazilian market. […]
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 […]
The incredible case of a black ‘palmiteiro’: He doesn’t want a ‘commitment’, but radically changes his mind when a white woman enters his life
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a dialogue that desperately needs to happen! In Brazil today, the black population is waking up by the hundreds […]
Journalist offends Senator Regina Sousa racially and socially; refers to her as an “anta”. Second time a white media personality has insulted the senator
Note from BW of Brazil: If one follows the racial situation in Brazil for any amount of time, one would begin to understand both styles […]
“You’re black but beautiful and intelligent”:Black congresswoman votes in favor of president’s impeachment – Earns support of the right while many black women say she doesn’t represent them
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s story, another side of the twisted soap opera that is the impeachment process of Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff. It […]
“OMG!! He’s…..black?!?” The ‘disappointing’ discovery that a popular white blogger’s boyfriend isn’t the ‘Prince Charming’ they expected
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s so funny the watch how Brazilians continuously claim that in Brazil “we are all equal” or, “racism is a […]
In 80% black Salvador, Bahia, African-American neuroscientist Carl Hart says “blacks seem to be in the hands of white people”
Note from BW of Brazil: A few days ago here on the blog, we featured a story that detailed the experiences of non-Brazilian blacks visiting […]
