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Ruth Pinheiro, business administrator: ‘They said, now here comes this negra to be our boss’

February 12, 2015 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s feature is a quick interview with the Afro-Brazilian activist and businesswoman Ruth Pinheiro from Rio. Ruth speaks of her […]

What is my color? The cultural construction of the affirmation of our people

February 3, 2015 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: “Vida de negro é difícil” (The life of the black is difficult) goes the opening line of a famous song […]

Black man working in Rio’s cultural industry defines himself as a “mulatologist”. Are we dealing with an expert on ‘mulatas’, sexism or ‘pimpology’?

January 9, 2015 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: There are several words that came to mind when I came across this self-aggrandizing, unabashed promotion of being an “expert” of selling […]

Black personalities honored in Ponta Grossa, Paraná as city celebrates Week of Black Consciousness with various activities

November 29, 2014 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Please note that this story is actually from November 18th and as such the events spoken of in the content […]

Jongo: The dance and rhythm that is the living memory of black ancestors in Brazil

November 28, 2014 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: A great and timely post today considering that November is the Month of Black Consciousness in Brazil. Much is often […]

75% of quilombolas, descendants of runaway slave societies, live in extreme poverty

September 15, 2014 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The history of quilombos in Brazil is an important part of the history of black resistance within a racist society. […]

Rio judge declares Afro-Brazilian religions “are not religions”; retracts statement but long history of religious persecution continues

August 4, 2014 Marques Travae 0

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 […]

126 years of abolition: black women and the meaning of May 13th

May 16, 2014 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Another May 13th has come and gone but even 126 years after this historic day when Princesa Isabel signed […]

100 years of Abdias do Nascimento: Brazil’s greatest modern day black leader

March 14, 2014 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Today marks a milestone that should be remembered in the worldwide struggle for black liberation. On this date in 1914, […]

Black Women in the First Person: Dandara Correia discusses the construction of her identity as a black woman and the struggle for racial equality

June 12, 2013 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: In this essay, included in the collection Mulheres Negras na Primeira Pessoa (Black Women in the First Person), activist Dandara Batista […]

New film, Raça (race), presents blacks as the central theme in the fight for racial equality and makes history in Brazilian cinema

May 19, 2013 Marques Travae 0

Film produced by Joel Zito Araújo is in theaters all over Brazil. (See trailer, with English subtitles and a description at bottom of article) Please […]

“That’s prejudice, (it’s) just because we’re black! When will we be respected in this country?” says a black woman accused of theft in a store; subsequent search finds nothing

April 12, 2013 Marques Travae 0

Two women accused the establishment in Bahia of having practiced racism against them on Saturday, April 6th. An employee of the establishment charged the customers […]

Day of Black Consciousness 2012: photos of festivities in cities throughout Brazil

November 24, 2012 Marques Travae 1

November 20this said to be the day that the great Palmares quilombo (maroon society of runaway slaves) leader, Zumbi, was killed in 1695. In 1971 a group […]

Lecture addresses rights of black women

December 5, 2011 Marques Travae 0

Zélia affirms that the black woman needs to be integrated into the job market Mônica Conrado was one of the speakers at the event Giovana […]

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Ruth Pinheiro, business administrator: ‘They said, now here comes this negra to be our boss’

What is my color? The cultural construction of the affirmation of our people

Black man working in Rio’s cultural industry defines himself as a “mulatologist”. Are we dealing with an expert on ‘mulatas’, sexism or ‘pimpology’?

Black personalities honored in Ponta Grossa, Paraná as city celebrates Week of Black Consciousness with various activities

Jongo: The dance and rhythm that is the living memory of black ancestors in Brazil

75% of quilombolas, descendants of runaway slave societies, live in extreme poverty

Rio judge declares Afro-Brazilian religions “are not religions”; retracts statement but long history of religious persecution continues

126 years of abolition: black women and the meaning of May 13th

100 years of Abdias do Nascimento: Brazil’s greatest modern day black leader

Black Women in the First Person: Dandara Correia discusses the construction of her identity as a black woman and the struggle for racial equality

New film, Raça (race), presents blacks as the central theme in the fight for racial equality and makes history in Brazilian cinema

“That’s prejudice, (it’s) just because we’re black! When will we be respected in this country?” says a black woman accused of theft in a store; subsequent search finds nothing

Day of Black Consciousness 2012: photos of festivities in cities throughout Brazil

Lecture addresses rights of black women

‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support

Why do many foreigners see Brazilian women as sexual objects?

Black children are dressed as slaves in Independence Day civic parade in Paraná state in southern Brazil

‘’Yes, interracial love does exist, but some black people also use white people as a social passport, to feel more accepted’’, according to social influencer

Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity

In 2022, the World Cup starts on Black Consciousness Day and revives memory of the anti-racist struggle in Brazil

‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support

Once excluded from Brazil’s soccer fields, black players are now regularly the majority on the country’s World Cup team

Singer Anitta is a superstar, but for some, she is a terrible example with which to educate girls but that modern women feminists turn a blind eye

Juliana Nalú continues to be one of the great Brazilian models abroad; now being featured in brands of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, she is destined to become a top model

Juliana Nalú continues to be one of the great Brazilian models abroad; now being featured in brands of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, she is destined to become a top model

White couples, mixed couples and gay couples, but why did Brazilian advertisers ignore black couples on Brazil’s Valentine’s Day?

With “This is My Color” campaign and commercial, Avon launches makeup products to meet needs of wide range of black skin tones

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