TV series completely whitens Ancient Egypt; cast features 40 actors, all white
Note from BW of Brazil: It wasn’t until the mid-1990s when I began to investigate the deeper historical meanings of blackness. Physical blackness and identity […]
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A political act: When I cut my hair and decided to recognize myself as a black woman
Note from BW of Brazil: The journey into blackness in Brazil is often a long-winding, sometimes confusing journey, with stops through self-hatred and denial. In […]
Light-skinned blacks: How a Eurocentric Brazilian society undermines blackness
Note from BW of Brazil: The origin of today’s post is actually from June of 2004, although the subject matter was even before that date […]
“It’s been one year since I’ve been black”: The struggle for identity and “coming out” as black
Note from BW of Brazil: If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may wonder why we consistently post personal stories that approach […]
A restaurant, racism and the question of “place”: Is a “sit-in” necessary in 21st century Brazil?
Note from BW of Brazil: The origins of today’s post are actually from July 4th in a Facebook post that ended up being shared more […]
Influenced by movements in the US and Africa, and under intelligence surveillance, the Movimento Negro emerged in 1978 in the fight for racial equality
Note from BW of Brazil: The struggle for equal rights and representation in various areas of society is one of the principal topics covered on […]
The Black Woman of Cariri remains forgotten: The undermining of blackness in a northeastern city
Women of the organization Pretas Simoa during a recent protest in Cariri Note from BW of Brazil: Over the past century, Brazilian elites have […]
“If I don’t use deodorant, I’ll smell like a neguinha (black girl)”, says participant on reality show
Note from BW of Brazil: Let me be honest here. I don’t care for much Brazilian television. Most of it comes across as mindless entertainment […]
The struggle for racial identity in a society that denies it is racist
Note from BW of Brazil: The question of racial identity in Brazil is not a simple subject. This question is made even more complex by […]
Antônio Cardoso, in the northeastern state of Bahia, is the blackest city in Brazil and a place where lifestyles haven’t changed much since slavery ended
Note from BW of Brazil: The article below touches on many of the topics usually covered on this blog. The struggle and acceptance of racial […]
When I took my blackness “out of the closet”: denial, recognition and pride
Note from BW of Brazil: The question of race and racial identity in Brazil has been historically explained and promoted as the extreme opposite of […]
Almost white, almost black: How race relations in Brazil make racial identity a complex process
Note from BW of Brazil: The peculiarities of race, denial of racism and avoidance of blackness makes racial identity in Brazil quite a complex topic. […]
Black Women in the First Person: Dandara Correia discusses the construction of her identity as a black woman and the struggle for racial equality
Note from BW of Brazil: In this essay, included in the collection Mulheres Negras na Primeira Pessoa (Black Women in the First Person), activist Dandara Batista […]
The racist face of Brazil’s miscegenation
Note from BW of Brazil: The question of racial identity and classification are topics dealt with frequently on this blog. Brazil’s history and reputation has […]
