Brazil’s top TV network makes a mockery of the Month of Black Consciousness in a satirical skit
Note from BW of Brazil: As has been noted on a few previous posts this month, the month of November is celebrated as the Month […]
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One black writer among 70 Brazilians at Frankfurt Book Fair highlights historic black invisibility in the world of literature as well as society
Note from BW of Brazil: This is a follow analysis of the near complete exclusion of Afro-Brazilian writers at the prestigious Frankfurt Book Fair in […]
Reminiscing about the slavery era: Why the new maids’ law was necessary
Note from BW of Brazil: Much has been written about the new domestics law that extended new rights to the millions of people that work […]
As preparation for 2016 Olympics continue, Brazil continues to deal with its slavery past
Facing up … the ethnic make-up of Brazil’s population has long been glossed over. by Nicolas Bourcier Groundworks for the 2016 Olympics bring questions of […]
Feminist Vanda Menezes and the echoes of black resistance: "My feminism is black"
Echoes of black resistance in Serra da Barriga, in Alagoas (northeastern Brazil), land of Zumbi of Palmares*, run through the veins of Vanda Menezes, black militant […]
Dr. Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva: "Racism expels the black child from school"
Dr. Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva, Ph.D in Education and Humanities, is a researcher and professor of Curriculum & Instruction and Ethnic-Racial Relations at the […]
Dr. Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva: "Racism expels the black child from school"
Dr. Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva, Ph.D in Education and Humanities, is a researcher and professor of Curriculum & Instruction and Ethnic-Racial Relations at the […]
