“My father was one of the only blacks in medical school; (32 years later) it was the same with me”
Note from BBT: It’s no secret that affirmative action policies have made a huge difference in Brazil in allowing tens of thousands of black and […]
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Reverse racism? Top retail store announces management training program for only blacks and Brazilians cry foul
Note from BBT: Today’s piece is a story that I wanted to cover when it first became a hot topic back in September, but due […]
Big Brother Brasil Reality Show: Why Only black Man Popular
“There is no positive attribution for that word”: Only black man on popular Big Brother Brasil reality show, actor Babu Santana schools colleagues on why […]
The only black woman presidential candidate, Marina Silva, shuts down ultra right wing candidate, “the Brazilian Trump”, in debate; but can she win election?
The only black woman presidential candidate, Marina Silva, shuts down ultra right wing candidate, “the Brazilian Trump”, in debate; but can she win election? By […]
Journalist Alline Prado, Globo TV’s first and only black host of ‘Video Show’ program, is fired and replaced by 4 white women; network wanted a ‘more neutral’ person
Journalist Alline Prado, Globo TV’s first and only black host of ‘Video Show’ program, is fired and replaced by 4 white women; network wanted a […]
“I want five black women in the top spots”, says Kell Rosan; beauty was only black woman of 27 candidates in recent “Goddess of Brasil” pageant
Note from BW of Brazil: In reality, this shouldn’t really be that hard to see. As I’ve been following this sort of thing for years, I […]
Why are black executives still an exception? Rachel Maia, of Pandora Jewelry, is the only black woman CEO in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: The lack of black people in the position of CEOs in Brazil’s top companies is a topic this blog has […]
Actors Elisa Lucinda, Lázaro Ramos, Taís Araújo and Camila Pitanga form group to discuss series with only black actors
Note from BW of Brazil: Ya know, I think this type of initiative is a great idea. In a past article, I commented on how […]
“Being the only blacks in our areas can’t be normal”: Co-founder of the Black Professionals Network, Lisiane Lemos speaks on importance of private sector facing up to racism
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazilian? Professional? Black? Yes, black Brazilian professionals exist and they want the labor market to know it! For decades, two […]
The only black woman in this year’s Miss Brasil contest, Miss Federal District asks, “Who hasn’t suffered prejudice in Brazil?”
Note from BW of Brazil: So what else is new? For sixty plus years Brazil has crowned a Miss Brasil and only once has there […]
Persecuted as the only black woman in a beauty pageant, Carolina Pinheiro dos Passos says: “I represent blacks!”
Note from BW of Brazil: One can gain quite a bit of insight into how race plays out in many minds by simply analyzing something […]
Karine Alves, the only black female host on a cable TV sports station, proudly wears her natural hair; wants to be a role model, shares her experience with racism
Note from BW of Brazil: Journalism continues to be an area where Afro-Brazilians are vastly under-represented. Brazilian TV’s penchant for airing mostly journalists who physically […]
Creator of TV program deemed racist invited to black awards ceremony; students of nation’s only black college repudiate the invitation
Note from BW of Brazil: I must say that after reading the news last week I was little disgusted and disappointed. About what, you ask? […]
The only black presidential candidate, Marina suffers resistance among Afro-Brazilians
Note from BW of Brazil: With black Brazilians being nearly invisible in Brazil’s sphere’s of power, one would think that the strong possibility of Marina […]
