Note from BW of Brazil: A few weeks ago, we presented a brief historical perspective on Brazil’s ongoing, long time persecution of Afro-Brazilian religious rites […]
Note from BW of Brazil: Although one doesn’t necessarily think of black women when the topic is fashion design, it is precisely in this […]
Note from BW of Brazil: Although the controversy provoked by this decision started back in May and was only somewhat resolved in mid-June, the ramifications […]
(Originally posted on July 29, 2014; updated on July 30, 2014) Note from BW of Brazil: It would be a huge understatement to say that […]
Note from BW of Brazil: For many decades, the Federative Republic of Brazil was a country that steadfastly denied racist treatment of its African descendant population. […]
Note from BW of Brazil: In the past several decades, the voices of demand among black Brazilian women have continued to rise. Black women in […]
Note from BW of Brazil: The idea of race-oriented “place” is a common discussion on this blog. Despite the idea that “money whitens” or that […]
Note from BW of Brazil: Religious intolerance and prejudice has existed in Brazil ever since the first descendants of African slaves began practicing their beliefs […]
“We, traditional peoples and communities, don’t need tolerance. We need respect.” – Dicota Djanganga Note from BW of Brazil: In the ongoing observance of the […]
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 […]
Note from BW of Brazil: In Salvador, Bahia, Wednesday, November 20th, the Day of Black Consciousness, baianos (people from Bahia) took to the streets in […]
Note from BW of Brazil: In a Western world that continues to place Christian religious values and morals at the cores of their societies, those […]
Black women on May 14th, 1888 It was a sunny Sunday, when Princess Isabel signed the Lei Áurea (Golden Law) which abolished Slavery in Brazil. […]
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the weekend the Afro-Brazilian community was shocked by the tragic news that a long-time leader of Movimento Negro (black […]
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