“We are not all monkeys!”: Bananas, publicity and a nation’s peculiar way of dealing with racism
Note from BW of Brazil: By now many people around the world are familiar with the problem of racism in European soccer stadiums. For the […]
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Professor says “Blacks have little expression as authors and characters in literature”; analyzes work of prominent black female writer
Note from BW of Brazil: The world of literature is yet another area in which Afro-Brazilians are nearly invisible or extremely stereotyped as characters and […]
New site aimed at Afro-Ethnic Tourism launched in Bahia, “An African nation in Brazil”
Note from BW of Brazil: Salvador, Bahia, located in Brazil’s northeast, is the capital of the state of Bahia and was the first capital city […]
After rejecting two popular black actors, FIFA chooses a white couple for the ceremonial Final Draw of World Cup teams
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, once again the “dictatorship of whiteness” prevails in a situation involving Brazil. There’s a lot going here so let’s […]
Reality show participant becomes Whitney Houston on a TV show
Note from BW of Brazil: The last time this blog mentioned the name Whitney Houston it was after the tragic death of pop/R&B diva back in […]
Rate of black employers increases from 22.84% to 30.19% in ten years; black women unemployment rates falls from 18.2% to 7.7%, reveals study
Rate of black employers increases from 22.84% to 30.19% in ten years Among black women unemployment fell from 18.2% to 7.7%, reveals study of economist […]
Race, beauty, representation and black invisibility: how two recent beauty contests represent Brazil’s racial ideology
Note from BW of Brazil: Two beauty contests, two different states, and two different histories serve as good examples of Brazil’s historical racial ideology. In […]
Oscar-nominated musician Carlinhos Brown leads the Afródromo Carnaval Procession to bring more racial diversity to Salvador’s segregated Carnaval
Musician Carlinhos Brown leads the Afródromo procession Popular, Oscar-nominated musician Carlinhos Brown led the Afródromo Carnaval Procession in Salvador, Bahia, with hopes of bringing more visibility […]
According to insiders, “In each battalion of the Military Police there’s a death squad”: Does this explain why so many black men are being killed?
Civil Police reveal how the new death squads of São Paulo work and denounce the persecutions the agents suffer that refuse to kill and […]
Long time actress Neusa Borges suffers a stroke in Rio de Janeiro
Yesterday morning, long time actress Neusa Borges, 70, was taken to Barra D’Or Hospital, on the west side of Rio de Janeiro where he is […]
Long time actress Neuza Borges suffers a stroke in Rio de Janeiro
Yesterday morning, long time actress NeuzaBorges, 70, was taken to Barra D’Or Hospital, on the west side of Rio de Janeiro where he is hospitalized […]
