TV series completely whitens Ancient Egypt; cast features 40 actors, all white
Note from BW of Brazil: It wasn’t until the mid-1990s when I began to investigate the deeper historical meanings of blackness. Physical blackness and identity […]
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“My p*ssy is power”: Researcher will travel to US to discuss the intersection of funk music and feminism
Note from BW of Brazil: The funk music that comes out of Brazil’s favelas has been a topic discussed here on the blog in a […]
Is black in style now? Brazilian rap and funk, the latest black art forms to suffer cultural appropriation
Note from BW of Brazil: Today we re-visit an issue that should always be considered in the context of racist, Eurocentric, multi-racial societies: cultural appropriation. […]
Mother requests help from school; white boy says her daughter was ugly because she’s black
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s feature, a letter from a concerned mother to her daughter’s school, brings to the fore a number of […]
Faces of Afro Brazil 27 – “You need to do something with that hair” and other reasons why we march
‘You need to do something with that hair’ “This is what Carolina heard in her job interview. The racism that she suffered many also […]
Theodosina Ribeiro: The first black woman elected to São Paulo’s city council. Now in her 80s, she is still committed to the advancement of Afro-Brazilians
Note from BW of Brazil: Theodosina Ribeiro is an important reference for black women in the political struggle in Brazil. She was the first black […]
Violent gang rape scene in soap opera speaks to the social situation of black Brazilian women
BW of Brazil: Today, we’ll be dealing with a controversial scene that was recently shown on a popular TV novela as well as a very […]
Professor, rapper and militant Vera Veronika: Down for the cause in Hip Hop as well as in academia
Note from BW of Brazil: Overcoming a number of obstacles, Vera Veronika is a woman of various accomplishments. Her achievements and outlook as a black […]
Angela Davis declares support of the black Brazilian women’s march; rally seeks to bring together at least 100,000 women
Valdecir Nascimento of the Odara Institute of Black Women with Angela Davis Rally seeks to bring together at least 100,000 black women The executive coordinator […]
