Devassa Beer ordered to change its racist ad depicting black women’s sexuality
Following up on a story that was first presented here back in December of 2011, an ad created by the Devassa Beer company has been determined […]
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Project Pixaim questions standards of beauty and encourages the acceptance of “bad” hair
Project coordinator criticizes the hegemonic aesthetic model and believes it encourages racial prejudice by Leda Samara On magazine covers, intelevision programs, on the […]
Camila Pitanga on people questioning her blackness: "It’s as violent as if I was barred from a restaurant or a hotel because of my color."
Camila Pitanga on people questioning her blackness Having captured the hearts of millions of Brazilians with her portrayals of several memorable characters in Brazil’s […]
Afro-Brazilians suffer ‘institutionalized discrimination’ in health services, says director of NGO
Besides having less access to health care than whites, the black population also suffers from an”institutionalized discrimination” in public health services in the country, according […]
What is it to be a black woman in Brazil? Part 5
Maria Gal (Gal Quaresma), 35, actress and cultural entrepreneur from the city of São Paulo “The history of black women in Brazil has been marked […]
Devassa beer and the objectification of the black body
Rewinding the clock almost exactly one year, it was on December 15th, 2010, that I learned of the outrage caused by an advertisement of […]
Lecture addresses rights of black women
Zélia affirms that the black woman needs to be integrated into the job market Mônica Conrado was one of the speakers at the event Giovana […]
Lecture addresses rights of black women
Zélia affirms that the black woman needs to be integrated into the job market Mônica Conrado was one of the speakers at the event Giovana […]
