Why Brazilian Racism is More Effective than American Racism?
Why Brazilian Racism is More Effective than American Racism? Note from BW of Brazil: I knew it wouldn’t be very long before this question would […]
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International Women’s Day: Thousands of Women Defend Rights | March 8
Note from BW of Brazil: Being International Women’s Day yesterday, tens of thousands of women of all sizes, colors, hair color and textures took to the […]
Brazilian Military Troops accused of Rape, Pedophilia | Black Brazil
Brazilian military troops accused of rape, pedophilia, coercion and child abandonment on Haiti Peace Mission By Marques Travae Too many unanswered questions in this report, […]
Why Brazilians are protesting President’s Education Cuts | João’s story
Note from BW of Brazil: Let me first say that João’s story is not rare in Brazil. In fact, there are perhaps hundreds of thousands of […]
Truth Commission on Black Slavery in Brazil: A Public Hearing
Note from BW of Brazil: The discussion of the call for reparations has been on the agenda Commission for the Truth of Black Slavery in […]
In a ceremony in New York, 11 Brazilians are honored among 224 of the Most Influential People of African Descent in the World; award given to high achievers under 40
In a ceremony in New York, 11 Brazilians are honored among 224 of the Most Influential People of African Descent in the World; award given […]
General Mourão, VP choice of presidential candidate, “Brazilian Trump”, Jair Bolsonaro, says Indians are “indolent”; blacks are “tricksters” that use “magic”
Birds of a feather? Running mate of presidential candidate, the “Brazilian Trump”, Jair Bolsonaro, declares Indians are “indolent” and blacks are “tricksters” that use “magic” […]
Eugenics in Brazil: In the early 20th century, elites believed racial improvement was only possible with a project favoring predominance of the white race
Note from BW of Brazil: You know, the further you look into Brazil’s past the more you come to realize that the country’s leaders were […]
What the racial map of Brazil reveals about segregation; African-American woman shares her experience living in an upper crust neighborhood of São Paulo
Note from BW of Brazil: Quick. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word segregation? Do you think of Apartheid-era South Africa? Do […]
The price of being black & successful: Book by actor Lázaro Ramos presents a microcosm of obstacles Brazil constructs in the paths of its black citizens
Note from BW of Brazil: The talented actor Lázaro Ramos has appeared on the pages of this blog numerous times, particularly over the past few […]
Amnesty Int’l calls for reduction of black deaths; five activists from every region of Brazil carry casket and present 63,000 signatures to Ministry of Justice
Note from BW of Brazil: It is an issue that we can never talk too much about. Black youth in Brazil are dropping like flies, […]
Brazil’s economic elite “is a perfect continuation of the slave elite” as it is “slavery that defines Brazilian society”, says sociologist Jessé Souza
Note from BW of Brazil: So….are you surprised by the title of today’s article? Why? I mean, Brazil was the country that forcibly brought the […]
“It was not the white who enslaved the black, it was the black who enslaved the black”: Funk singer Mr. Catra’s recent comments re-ignite debate on slavery
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I get into today’s story I must first reveal to readers that this story first made headlines about two […]
The racist roots of the coup d’état against President Dilma Rousseff
Note from BW of Brazil: Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, or just don’t really tuned into news coming out of […]
