Samba school dancers: The strength and self-esteem of black women
Note from BW of Brazil: You’ll all seen them. Even if you don’t know their exact title, you’ve seen these women and they’re most likely […]
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From denial to consciousness: One didn’t know he was black, the other denied the existence of racism – Two Afro-Brazilian militants tell their stories
Note from BW of Brazil: In the last 80 years or so, Brazil successfully promoted itself to the world and Brazilian citizens as a “racial […]
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 […]
A feminist’s personal account of “the privileges of being a white woman”
Note from BW of Brazil: As has been pointed out in various posts on this blog, the normative representation of whiteness as the standard in […]
Becoming a black woman: an identity in process
Note from BW of Brazil: If you have followed this blog for any amount of time you’ve probably noticed that the question of identity is […]
Maria Beatriz Nascimento (1942-1995): Intellectual militant of the Movimento Negro, poet and historian of quilombos, Brazil’s runaway slave societies
Maria Beatriz Nascimento (1942 – 1995) “Being black is facing a history of almost five hundred years of resistance to pain, physical and moral suffering, the […]
Black Women and Power: We can too!
Photos: Left to right, top row and bottom row: Benedita da Silva, Federal Deputy and first black woman to serve as governor of the state […]
November: The Month of Black Consciousness in Brazil. Video of Afro-Brazilian historical figures
Today is the first day of November, which is recognized as the Month of Black Consciousness in Brazil. November 20th is the national Day of […]
