Violent gang rape scene in soap opera speaks to the social situation of black Brazilian women
BW of Brazil: Today, we’ll be dealing with a controversial scene that was recently shown on a popular TV novela as well as a very […]
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As debate on vigilante action continues, two prominent conservatives lynch homeless black youth in public opinion
Note from BW of Brazil: The past week has been yet another battle of public opinion that has once shown a Brazil divided into two […]
How Brazil treats its black people: Naked black male found pinned to a post by his neck in Rio
Note from BW of Brazil: And yet another example of how Brazil treats its black people. Last week, Huffington Post did a piece on the […]
The Frente Negra Brasileira: In the 1930s, government and intelligence agencies extinguished the first large scale Afro-Brazilian rights organization
Note from BW of Brazil: When many people around the world think of the black struggle for equality it is often immediately associated with figures such […]
15-year old physically beaten by security in Rio mall; after accusations of theft, no stolen product was found
Note from BW of Brazil: This type of story is exactly what the so-called “rolezinhos (flash mobs)” are all about. It seems that everywhere they […]
Businesswoman ordered to pay more than US$6,000 for calling a security guard “monkey” and “stinking black”
Note from BW of Brazil: What can be said except another day another case of racism. As has been repeatedly documented on this blog, referring […]
Music to bling to hits Brazil: “ostentation funk” party videos bring the cash, flash and plenty of ass
Note from BW of Brazil: The topic of the music genre known as funk has been featured from time to time on this blog. In […]
Black youth harassed and humiliated by mall security in northeast Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: The term “apartheid” is usually associated with the legalized policy of racial segregation in South Africa for more than 40 […]
During the March of the Day of Black Consciousness in São Paulo, Movimento Negro (black movement) takes to the streets for policies to combat racism
Note from BW of Brazil: In the tenth annual edition of the March of the Day of Black Consciousness, the militancy and demands of the […]
Brazil’s Truth Commission apologizes for persecution and torture of Japanese immigrants during World War II
Note from BW of Brazil: Although the focus of this blog is exposing the experiences, triumphs and challenges of black Brazilian women and black Brazilians […]
One black writer among 70 Brazilians at Frankfurt Book Fair highlights historic black invisibility in the world of literature as well as society
Note from BW of Brazil: This is a follow analysis of the near complete exclusion of Afro-Brazilian writers at the prestigious Frankfurt Book Fair in […]
In memoriam: Thereza Santos (1930-2012) – The life of a warrior
Last week on December 19th, the struggle for black liberation lost a great warriors: Thereza Santos. Because she was Brazilian from a Portuguese-speaking country, the […]
