You black men who prefer white women and we black women who you pass over
Note from BW of Brazil: It seems that a hot topic never completely disappears. It may even fade into the background for a while but […]
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Brasília-based photographer celebrates the power and beauty of Afro-Brazilian women in the photo layout ‘Superafro: The Power of the Black Woman’
Note from BW of Brazil: Yet another example of “do-it-yourself” representation. These are the faces that we need to see more of and as about […]
In Brazil, white women can even claim one of the few titles the society reserves for black women: Blond actress named ‘top mulata’ in contest
Note from BW of Brazil: You know, if you really think about, you can actually predict the next academic discourse that will be taught on […]
Persecuted as the only black woman in a beauty pageant, Carolina Pinheiro dos Passos says: “I represent blacks!”
Note from BW of Brazil: One can gain quite a bit of insight into how race plays out in many minds by simply analyzing something […]
Afronta newspaper: Black and independent media in the city of Belo Horizonte
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so we first brought you the story of an independent, black newspaper in one of Brazil’s largest cities, Belo […]
“For us, by us!”: Afronta, new newspaper in Minas Gerais brings black faces and culture to media outlets
Note from BW of Brazil: As followers of this blog well know, media representation is a regular and important theme for us. And it should […]
Are white women “aesthetically superior” to other women? How do standards of femininity affect black women?
Note from BW of Brazil: Today we touch upon a discussion about standards of feminine beauty and popular opinions in the public imagination. Last week, […]
After numerous denouncements, Facebook removes racist page that denigrated beauty of black women; but was the page creator right about one thing?
Note from BW of Brazil: Let me just start today’s post by saying that it’s been a very unpleasant week for black Brazilian women. The […]
Traditionally “queens” and “godmothers” of the drumbeat during Carnaval, are black women losing their places to white women?
Note from BW of Brazil: I know how some will react to today’s topic. “Why are you bringing the race thing into Carnaval? Carnaval is […]
Adriana Bombom wants to be the “Brazilian Oprah Winfrey” but is this even possible in Brazil’s Eurocentric media?
Note from BW of Brazil: What woman wouldn’t want to trade places with the American media mogul Oprah Winfrey? The presence of a black woman […]
Apartheid continues in Bahia: In a 76% black state, 75% of beauty contestants are white; meanwhile agency requests only “white skinned” candidates for job vacancy
Note from BW of Brazil: Why does this story seem so familiar? Hmmm, let’s see…Now I remember! This exact same contest was the subject of […]
My black is beautiful: meet the women bloggers who are filling the void in Brazil’s Eurocentric beauty market
Note from BW of Brazil: The beauty and appreciation of blackness has long been a theme that we promote here at BW of Brazil and […]
Video production requests a more dignified representation for black women in the media
Note from BW of Brazil: Black Brazilian women, for the most part, do not see themselves represented by Brazil’s mass media. Regularly, Brazil’s major TV […]
Inspired by Lupita Nyong’o, young women talk about prejudice and of the appreciation of black beauty
Note from BW of Brazil: The recent double victories of actress Lupita Nyong’o were celebrated throughout the African Diaspora and in black Brazilian social media […]
