126 years of abolition: black women and the meaning of May 13th
Note from BW of Brazil: Another May 13th has come and gone but even 126 years after this historic day when Princesa Isabel signed […]
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The Frente Negra Brasileira: In the 1930s, government and intelligence agencies extinguished the first large scale Afro-Brazilian rights organization
Note from BW of Brazil: When many people around the world think of the black struggle for equality it is often immediately associated with figures such […]
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 […]
What happened to the black Brazilian woman on May 14, 1888?: The day after the abolition of slavery
Black women on May 14th, 1888 It was a sunny Sunday, when Princess Isabel signed the Lei Áurea (Golden Law) which abolished Slavery in Brazil. […]
Eight year-old Maria Victórya Manzi de Sant’anna won Brazil’s “Little Miss” contest and will represent the country in the international competition in Mexico this month
Note from BW of Brazil: Although this blog is dedicated to sharing the achievements and struggles of Brazilians of visible African descent with a focus […]
Victim of racism, man shot after being accused of stealing a motorcycle
An argument in downtown Curitiba (capital/largest city of Paraná, southern Brazil), which may have been motivated by racism, ended with Sérgio Luiz Prates Chaves Jr., […]
Black men, white women in Brazil: Although common, still a taboo
Soccer player Robinho and wife Vivian Junes Research shows how prejudice manifests itself in interracial relationships The basis of this article is an interpolation of […]
Black men, white women in Brazil: Although common, still a taboo
Soccer player Robinho and wife Vivian Junes Research shows how prejudice manifests itself in interracial relationships The basis of this article is an interpolation of […]
