The epidemic of popular justice and lynchings
Note from BW of Brazil: This is the second part of a two-part series on the surge of lynchings in Brazil. Although these mob attacks […]
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The Top 10 posts of 2013 on the Black Women of Brazil blog
2013 was a very successful year on the Black Women of Brazil blog. As noted in the 2014 New Year’s post, in 2013, the blog […]
Racial inequalities persist after 125 years of the abolition of slavery
by Naira Sodré and Max Milliano Melo Yesterday, May 13, we remembered the date of the abolition of slavery in Brazil in 1888. But 125 years […]
Income of Black Brazilians Doubles, But Social Disparities Persist
March commemorating the Day of Black Consciousness in São Paulo, Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: The article below summarizes many of the topics consistently […]
Where are the black women in Brazil’s teen magazines?
by Lola Aronovich* and Carolina dos Santos de Oliveira (Taken from the blog Escreva Lola Escreva) It’s been awhile since I received from a reader a beautiful book […]
Brazil has most maids of any country in the world; a legacy of slavery, oppression and social inequality, middle and upper classes want to keep it that way
While the film The Help may have brought back memories of paternalistic, oppressive relationships in the recent past of the US, domestic service in Brazil continues to […]
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 […]
As preparation for 2016 Olympics continue, Brazil continues to deal with its slavery past
Facing up … the ethnic make-up of Brazil’s population has long been glossed over. by Nicolas Bourcier Groundworks for the 2016 Olympics bring questions of […]
