“The day in which Beyoncé became black”: The view from Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: OK so the media bombshell that was the Super Bowl performance of American singer Beyoncé is already old news. But […]
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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 […]
“Identity is my perception, not yours”: Running for São Paulo’s city council, João Paulo Demasi declares himself black
Note from BBT: One of these topics is something I’ve been wanting to talk about for some time. The other is one of the “here […]
Bordered on Absurdity: Black man charged with ‘Reverse Racism’
Bordered on Absurdity: Black man charged with ‘Reverse Racism’ Accused of inciting hate, being “disgusted with whites”, Bordered on Absurdity: Black man charged with ‘Reverse […]
Popular Black Hairstylist Celebrate The Whitening of his Family
From black skin to blue eyes: Why did the social network of a popular black hairstylist celebrate the whitening of his family on Black Consciousness […]
Liniane Constructed her identity as a black woman through studies
Liniane Constructed her identity as a black woman through studies Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a common story that one hears when researching the […]
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) […]
“It’s been one year since I’ve been black”: The struggle for identity and “coming out” as black
Note from BW of Brazil: If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may wonder why we consistently post personal stories that approach […]
Almost white, almost black: How race relations in Brazil make racial identity a complex process
Note from BW of Brazil: The peculiarities of race, denial of racism and avoidance of blackness makes racial identity in Brazil quite a complex topic. […]
Bamidelê: Black feminist organization in the battle against racism and sexism and development of black identity
Note from BW of Brazil: Today the blog brings you yet another organization involved in the struggle racial equality, the development of black identity and […]
In memoriam: Edialeda Salgado do Nascimento, speaker of five languages and first black woman to be named a Secretary of State in Brazil, on her amazing career, being a black woman and black history
In memory, these are the words of the late Edialeda Salgado do Nascimento (1941-2010), the first black woman to assume a position of Secretary of State of […]
