Robson Câmara: Historical debt with black people has not been paid
Robson Câmara: Historical debt with black people has not been paid Note: Every year on May 13th, there are discussions about the situation of the […]
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Blacks Are Not Welcome: Scenes of Racism and humiliation in Banks
Blacks Are Not Welcome: Scenes of Racism and humiliation in Banks Note: It’s no secret that people are often treated according to the perceived notion […]
Is director Jeferson De Brazil’s Spike Lee? Filmmaker prepares for release of latest film “M8 – When death rescues life” the story of a black medical student
Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve been following the career of filmmaker Jeferson De for a number of years, dating back to about 2007 when […]
The history of freedom in Brazil was written by slaves that achieved their liberation; one reason for decline of slavery was what slaves did to achieve freedom
Note from BW of Brazil: As most of us know, or at should know, history is always told from the perspective of the winners. As […]
State of black Brazil? Black award ceremony honors mayor, wealthy descendant of slave owners, who has 72% disapproval rating in black community
Note from BW of Brazil: Let me ask you something. When was the last time you had one of those WTF moments? You what I’m […]
Slave struggles and the end of slavery in Brazil: How revolts, organized resistance and fugitive slave communities contributed to the end of slavery in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: It is often said that history is always told from the perspective of the winners and in my own experience […]
17 black Brazilian women who fought against the institution of slavery that you won’t find in history textbooks
Note from BW of Brazil: Here at the Black Women of Brazil blog, we feature many stories, past and present that focus on the struggle […]
I am a pérola negra, a black pearl, proudly a brasileiro afrodescendente
Note from BW of Brazil: For Afro-Brazilian activists, the black population of Brazil is considered the combination of persons who identify themselves as pretos (blacks) […]
Blond TV host posts photos of her black nannies and is labeled a “slave missus”; to deflect accusations of racism, poses for photos with black security guard!
Note from BW of Brazil: Ah, the race question in Brazil! Really, you just can’t make this stuff up! File the following story under the […]
The extinction of black, brown, yellow and beige: The extinction of the black race in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, it’s a conversation that many people don’t seem to want to have. Depending on where you live in Brazil, […]
Black literature for children – A survival weapon in a deeply racist society
Note from BW of Brazil: In numerous past posts, we dealt with the special problems that affect the lives of black children that grow up […]
Trouble catching a cab? Constant police harassment? Majority in prisons and slums? 127 years after the end of slavery, racism continues to dominate the lives of black Brazilians
Note from BW of Brazil: Yesterday, May 13th, marked the 127th year since the official abolition of slavery in Brazil. And while the institution of […]
“Who taught you to hate your own kind?” – Relationships in a country where it is considered “natural” to love whites.
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a topic we’ve dealt with in a number of posts on the blog. And it’s a topic that is […]
“When there was the first movie theater of Novo Hamburgo, blacks sat in a separate place and couldn’t leave from there”: Dona Dora, 91, remembers 1930s southern Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Our elders, besides being the foundations of our families and important branches in our genealogical trees are living, breathing sources […]
