The fight for Public Health through the fight against racism in the medical industry
by Sandra Martins Discussing racism as a major cause of unequal treatment among Brazilians, compromising the health and lives of more than half of society, […]
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"Being black and female is very difficult in Brazil", says Ivone Caetano, first black judge of Rio de Janeiro
The first black judge of Rio de Janeiro, Ivone Caetano Ivone Caetano was the first black woman to become a judge of the Court of […]
A blacker middle class: families of Brazil’s middle-class boom
Previously concentrated at the base of the pyramid of income, blacks are 80% of the 35 million people that ascended socially, pointing to a […]
Minister predicts that new Quota Law will increase the number of black students entering Brazilian federal universities from 8,700 to 56,000 per year
Luiza Bairros, Minister of the Secretariat for Policies to Promote Racial Equality by Luana Lourenço of Agência Brasil The minister of Seppir (Secretariat […]
Brazil implements Affirmative Action Law for Public Universities
The legislation was signed into law by President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil By Simon Romero, New York Times RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s government has […]
Brazil: Where "The Help" is still an unequal reality for black women
The 2011 film “The Help” portrayed the cruel realities of the lives of black domestic workers in 1960s Mississippi. In modern day Brazil, the […]
Once quoted as saying "It’s not racism when a black revolts against a white", Matilde Ribeiro runs for National Secretary of the Combat of Racism
Matilde Ribeiro is an accomplished woman. She holds a Ph.D in Social Service, was the Advisor for the Rights of Women in the City Hall […]
Black Brazilians begin to fight back
Ivete Sacramento, who became Brazil’s first black president of a major university in 1998, said she’s saddened every day when she looks out the balcony […]
Racist grafitti and Neo-Nazis in Brazil: The evidence that can’t be denied
“Fora crioulo (Out with the crioulos/blacks)” Last week on May 1st, several news outlets in Brazil reported that the front of a building located across the […]
Racist grafitti and Neo-Nazis in Brazil: The evidence that can’t be denied
“Fora crioulo (Out with the crioulos/blacks)” Last week on May 1st, several news outlets in Brazil reported that the front of a building located across the […]
In unanimous decision, Brazilian Supreme Court rules Affirmative Action policies are constitutional
The issue of affirmative action and quotas to increase access of Afro-Brazilians to Brazil’s finest universities has been a hotly debated topic in Brazil for the […]
Myths and prejudices: Afro-Brazilians make up only 3.5% of heads of Brazil’s largest companies
Lia Maria dos Santos is an economist and a plastic artist. She is currently unemployed but says she does a lot of interviews Myths and […]
Myths and prejudices: Afro-Brazilians are make up only 3.5% of heads of Brazil’s largest companies
Lia Maria dos Santos is an economist and a plastic artist. She is currently unemployed but says she does a lot of interviews Mythsand prejudices […]
Afro-Brazilians suffer ‘institutionalized discrimination’ in health services, says director of NGO
Besides having less access to health care than whites, the black population also suffers from an”institutionalized discrimination” in public health services in the country, according […]
