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 […]
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Only five days to go!! On November 18th, 20,000 black women will march on the nation’s capital!!!
Note from BW of Brazil: Unbelievable! It’s always amazing to see how time flies, especially when there is a lot of planning, organizing and participation […]
“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 […]
From the Haitian Revolution to Salvador, Bahia to Baltimore, Maryland, the issue is still racial, pale face!
Note from BW of Brazil:It seems that the rhetoric is the same wherever one looks. Whether it’s the 211 years since the Haitian Revolution to […]
“How are we, Black Women, on International Women’s Day?” – Black Brazilian Women continue preparation of 2015 Black Women’s March!
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s date, March 8th, always serves as a day of reflection. For on this day, around the world, millions of women […]
Ferguson and NY are in Brazil! Inspired by protests in the US, thousands take to the streets in São Paulo to protest police violence against Afro-Brazilian youth
Note from BW of Brazil: This has been a topic of discussion for many weeks in meetings and social forums in activists circles. In the […]
“In Brazil, Ferguson happens everyday”: But where is the widespread protest?
Note from BW of Brazil: No, the “hands up, don’t shoot” pose in the photo above is not from Ferguson, Missouri, nor is it from […]
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 […]
Not even the entrance of a black candidate breaks the silence around racism in the 2014 elections
Note from BW of Brazil: You know, this situation sounds so vaguely familiar. A black candidate of mixed race who has a legitimate chance of […]
Announcement! “Black Women’s March Against Racism and For Well Being – 2015” announced in the nation’s capital!
Note from BW of Brazil: Last week’s third annual CONAPIR conference in the capital city of Brasília brought together various representatives of black Brazilian women’s […]
Can black women exist within a feminist movement dominated by white women?
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a common issue. Many a movement or organization that have specific ideals, goals and demands attempt to build coalitions […]
Day of Black Consciousness 2012: photos of festivities in cities throughout Brazil
November 20this said to be the day that the great Palmares quilombo (maroon society of runaway slaves) leader, Zumbi, was killed in 1695. In 1971 a group […]
