Black Brazilian woman describes her experiences wearing her natural hair in the US and hair rituals of black American women
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s post is really part of the reason for the BW of Brazil blog in the first place – the […]
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Mundinha Araújo: Founder of the Center of Black Culture in northeastern Brazil explains how Angela Davis and the Jackson 5 influenced her to wear her natural hair in the 1970s
Note from BW of Brazil: The question of hair is a topic that is often discussed here on the blog. As Brazil has always been […]
Beauty Clara Paixão transitions from weave to her natural hair texture
Clara Paixão: bloco Cacique de Ramos & Beija-Flor Samba School of Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro When she entered the Muse of Caldeirão of Huckcompetition in 2007, […]
Black Brazilian women abandoning hair straightening techniques in favor of natural hair textures
Adriana André decided to free herself of hair straightening all at once, shaving her head. Women are choosing to leave the chemicals aside and accepting […]
Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity
Note from BBT: When we speak of the question of black unity and why it is necessary, it appears to be a topic that’s pretty simple. […]
“Hair transition”: During the quarantine, black men are letting their hair grow out for the first time
Note from BBT: Since about March of 2020, our lives have been effectively changed. I sometimes wonder what the overall costs and damages have been […]
“Kinky/curly hair must be exalted”: black Brazilian women discuss their struggles in a society that rejects natural black hair
Note from BBT: It’s been a while since I posted something that was directly tied to the politics of hair. For many years, the question […]
After controversy, singer Ludmilla appears on Big Brother Brasil and demands respect for natural black hair wearing a straight lacefront wig
Note from BBT: It’s funny how things work out sometimes. One incident happens and then a short time later, a nother incident happens that may […]
“I’m not racist; my father has hair like yours!”: When is a comment racist? Sometimes, it depends on intent as black hair takes center stage on reality show
Note from BBT: I swear, if you wanna learn about Brazil, in many ways, all you gotta do is watch or follow the news from […]
In its 21st season, Brazil’s most popular reality show, Big Brother Brasil, will have largest number of black participants in its history
Note from BBT: I was trying to figure out what was going on. On one of my social network accounts, I read that rapper Karol […]
In Brazil, black entrepreneurship gaining strength: In Minas Gerais black women release Niari Cosméticos for black hair textures
Note from BBT: In Brazil, black entrepreneurship is exploding! It’s not something that I can verify just from the articles coming out about Afro-Brazilian emtrepreneurs, […]
“Boss suggested I straighten my hair”: Receptionist wins suit after being fired because her hair didn’t meet “the prerequisites”
Note from BBT: When I first started this blog, formerly known as Black Women of Brazil, back in November of 2011, it took several months […]
Video by Brazilian woman Kamilla Albino showing the diversity of black hair goes viral after being shared by Viola Davis
Note from BBT: Every now and then you gotta just enjoy something fun and simple. This blog often discusses the harsh realities of a racist […]
Black hair: The Problem Isn’t with Curly It’s with Nappy!
Note from BBT: People who have kept up with this blog for at least a year know that the issue of hair texture is a […]
