Black Movement Denounces Moro to the Inter-American Commission
Black Movement Denounces Moro to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Note from BW of Brazil: If you didn’t already know, let me inform you: The […]
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Between color and candomblé: Professor Kiusam de Oliveira explains how involvement with Afro-Brazilian religions strengthened her as a black woman
Note from BW of Brazil: One of the key areas of study to understanding the brutal experience of the enslavement and the assault on African […]
President’s reforms racist and genocidal, say leaders of Movimento Negro in protest; government austerity measures leading to demonstrations across the country
Note from BW of Brazil: The social situation in modern day Brazil has many wondering how they will survive, particularly under new measures being taken […]
“We put people like you in the line of fire at the shooting range”: Black woman threatened in country club. Case again brings institutional racism that seeks to keep Afro-Brazilians in their ‘place’ to the forefront
Note from BW of Brazil: So many things come to mind when I think of the details involving today’s story. For one, it reminds me […]
Movimento Negro in mourning: Former Minister of Racial Equality dies at age 63 – Expressions of admiration and sorrow continue to pour in
Note from BW of Brazil: Sad news to report today. A few days ago we all received the news that Luiza Bairros, the former Minister […]
“In Brazil it’s normal to be racist, abnormal is to fight against it”
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s something we’ve pointed out in a number of previous posts here on the blog. There is nothing new about […]
Black militants and middle/upper class whites clash in demonstration -Whites support police action leading to murder of 10-year old black child, blacks protest
Note from BW of Brazil: Surely some people must sometimes wonder ‘what the hell is going on Brazil?’ But the things that are coming out […]
“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 […]
How the military dictatorship persecuted black militants in the 1970s; the objective was avoiding the US Civil Rights Movement from reaching Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Many people who have expressed interest in the Afro-Brazilian struggle for equality have naturally made comparisons to a similar struggle […]
Why does the success of these black women bother people so much?
Note from BW of Brazil: Perhaps the question posed by the title of this article could be complicated for some; requiring further investigation into the […]
Brazil, stop killing black women!
Note from BW of Brazil: Tomorrow is the big day! For the past few years we’ve updated you on the historic first March of Black […]
“Does it take work leaving your hair like that?” – We resist! Sou negra (I am a black woman)!” – The development of black identity for a negro-mestiça
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s piece once again reflects upon Brazil’s method of assaulting the development of black identity. Numerous articles on this blog […]
Were 20 million Afro-Brazilian women sterilized? With recent controversy in Kenya, we re-visit the sterilization controversy of the late 1980s in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: The focus of today’s post is of a controversial but of a very important nature that has made headlines around […]
Why are Brazilians indifferent to the death of blacks, unlike in the US?
Note from BW of Brazil: The title of this article has been a question that has been asked for some time since the murders of […]
