Would a Joaquim Barbosa Presidency be an achievement for black Brazilians?
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, I’m gonna just sit back and see how this unfolds. A black man steps forward as a possibility for […]
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The art in the blood of Júlia Dias: Daughter of multi-artist Maurício Tizumba, actress prepares for ‘Elza: O Musical’ about one of Brazil’s most important singers
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I ever knew who Júlia Dias was, I knew who her father was. I remember being in Belo Horizonte (BH), […]
Councilwoman Talíria Petrone of Niterói has received numerous death threats by phone; armed man invaded her party’s headquarters threatening to kill her
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s already been a week and a day since Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco was murdered in the streets of Rio. […]
For the Day of the Black Woman of Latin America and the Caribbean, poet Débora Garcia to release video “Pretas Panteras” (Black Panthers)” in honor of black leaders such as Angela Davis and Tereza de Benguela
Note from BW of Brazil: Poet Débora Garcia’s timing is right on point! The poet recently recorded a video for her song “Panteras Pretas”, meaning ‘black […]
Rio councilwoman goes through embarrassing airport search in nation’s capital; had bra, body and hair checked as part of patdown procedure
Note from BW of Brazil: So should we consider this another episode of “traveling while black”? I’d say it qualifies! Suspicion of black people is […]
In recent elections, only five black women in all of Brazil were elected to city councils out of a total 460 thousand candidates
Note from BW of Brazil: After one considers the details of today’s post it should be relatively simple to understand why we discuss the idea […]
