President Bolsonaro is responsible for 25% of racist statements by Brazilian officials
Note from BBT: Call it the “Bolsonaro Effect”. In general when we speak of racist comments, behavior, jokes, etc. in Brazil, usually, along with the […]
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Sementes: Documentary explores the rise of black women in politics
Sementes: Documentary explores the rise of black women in politics Note from BBT: Brazil has always been a country that has reserved some of its […]
Afro Brazilian Actresses and Filmmakers Criticize the Gap in representation
Afro Brazilian Actresses and Filmmakers Criticize the Gap in representation Note from BW of Brazil: A few questions. Is there a fear of black filmmakers […]
Slavery: 4.8 million Africans were enslaved in Brazil
Slavery: 4.8 million Africans were enslaved Note from BW of Brazil: As descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States, we African-Americans grow up learning about […]
Vidas Negras Importam (Black Lives Matter) | Racist Violence in Brazil
Vidas Negras Importam (Black Lives Matter) | Racist Violence in Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: A new era is coming to Brazil. To be […]
The Passivity of Brazilian Society in the Face of Black Genocide
The passivity of Brazilian Society in the Face of Black Genocide Note from BW of Brazil: Before you read the article to come, let me […]
132 Years of Abolition of Slavery in Brazil | May 13th-2020
132 Years of Abolition of Slavery in Brazil | May 13th-2020 Note from BW of Brazil: For those not familiar with the history of slavery […]
Alan Soares: Founder of the Black Money Movement in Brazil
Alan Soares: Founder of the Black Money Movement in Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: The term “black money” has popped up on this blog […]
Book about black resistance to slavery become mini-series in the US
A book about black resistance to slavery become a mini-series in the US Note from BW of Brazil: Can you say B-I-G N-E-W-S??? This is definitely […]
Nicho 54 Institute Seeks to Increase participation of black professionals
“Black people need to construct their own narratives”: Nicho 54 institute seeks to increase participation of black professionals in Brazil’s film industry Nicho 54 is […]
Slave hunters in Brazil like Bigger Long from the Movie ‘Harriet’
Slave hunters in Brazil like Bigger Long from the Movie ‘Harriet’ Note from BW of Brazil: With this recent release of the highly anticipated Kasi Lemmons-directed […]
Yacy and Yara Sá: The twin descendants of fugitive slave communities
Note from BW of Brazil: I actually told you guys about this wonderful duo that is the focus of today’s post a few days ago. In […]
Diaspora Black: Afro tourism project raises $600,000 in crowdfunding
Diaspora Black: Afro tourism project raises $600,000 in crowdfunding Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve been going to the annual São Paulo event known as […]
Giovana Xavier: “Editorial market discovered that black women sell”
Giovana Xavier: “Editorial market discovered that black women sell” Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve written this numerous times in past posts. If you’re a […]
