Black dolls teach the combat of racism while playing
Note from BW of Brazil: As has been shown on this blog, the Brazilian media and school system play important roles in the development of […]
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Advertising and race: “Their fear is that white women won’t buy a product if the girl in the ad is black.”
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s piece is actually a follow up to an important piece of research featured here a few weeks back. The […]
White Brazilians want to know: ‘If blacks can wear “100% negro” t-shirts, why can’t we wear a “100% branco” (white) t-shirt?’; black Brazilian woman responds
Note from BW of Brazil: The topic of this post is a subject that has been debated in Brazil nearly as passionately as the question […]
Baiana singer Larissa Luz branches off into a solo career mixing elements of Jamaican music, Candomblé and Rock
Note from BW of Brazil: Talented singer/songwriter Larissa Luz paid her dues as the lead singer of the popular bloco afro Ara Ketu and is […]
Black women’s organizations and website protest and demand public apology for display of black boy mannequin with shackles on its feet in supermarket
BW of Brazil: Who comes up with this stuff? Sometimes one really has to wonder if these types of things are oversights, carelessness, lack of […]
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 […]
Nádia Maria Rodrigues: “Everything changed in my life after I became black”. Teacher reveals how consciousness and bell hooks influenced her identity
Note from BW of Brazil: Featured today on the blog is yet another deep, revealing piece by a black Brazilian woman who reveals her journey […]
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 […]
Girls of funk group, aged 13 to 20, targeted by Public Ministry due to the sexual nature of their performances
Note from BW of Brazil: Actually, I was beginning to wonder if this would ever happen. A little over a week ago, this blog featured […]
Minister of Policies to Promote Racial Equality says it’s necessary to change the image of black women in the media
Note from BW of Brazil: Yesterday there was another in an ongoing series of discussions and seminars in regards to the necessity of creating policies […]
The first “Black Women Tell Your Story Awards” honors writers bringing visibility to the experience and struggle of black Brazilian women
Note from BW of Brazil: Following up on a story presented here back in January, on April 23, the first “Black Women Tell Your Story […]
