Present black parents: Collective uses internet to redeem ancestral values
Present black parents: Collective uses the internet to redeem ancestral values Note from BW of Brazil: With so many oppressive forces at work in Brazil […]
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Black Resistance Shows The Strength of its Culture on YouTube
Black Resistance Shows The Strength of its Culture on YouTube Note from BW of Brazil: I can’t stress enough how important the internet has been for […]
Apps and Affection: A black woman’s experience on Facebook dating
Apps and Affection: A black woman’s experience on Facebook dating Note from BW of Brazil: As I’ve followed this particular topic (the influence of race […]
In Brazil is being black a choice? Two women illustrate the Situation
In Brazil is being black a choice? Two women illustrate the Situation Note from BW of Brazil: This type of article really gets to the […]
No Black Panthers here!! During Brazil’s Military Dictatorship, it was common for police to snatch black men with afros off the streets and shave their heads
Note from BW of Brazil: Most of the posts on this blog keep you up to date on how race relations, racial politics, racism, identity, […]
“Thinking of blackness, who we are as a people, and where we need to go”: Audio-visual producer Morena Mariah explains how Afro-futurism is an option to reach new perspectives
Note from BW of Brazil: Can we imagine a different future for the global black population? One in which that is not connected to struggles […]
TV host/model Isabella Fiorentino gets a slight tan, defines herself as black; black followers check her, but she doesn’t understand why they get so aggressive
TV host/model Isabella Fiorentino gets a slight tan, defines herself as black; black followers check her, but she doesn’t understand why they are so aggressive […]
Colorism: a sad reality makes dark-skinned blacks less accepted while light-skinned blacks have “less difficulty” being able to blend into white environments
Note from BW of Brazil: After years of living in the United States in a large black community as well as having the opportunity to […]
Video producers filling the gap of black representation in the media; YouTube Black Brasil event at Google building in São Paulo features two popular content producers
Video producers filling the gap of black representation in the media; YouTube Black Brasil event at Google building in São Paulo features two popular content […]
“I found out I was black at age 67”: A chronicle about identity
Note from BW of Brazil: When I first got into the issues of race, racism and racial identity in Brazil, I came across wild estimations […]
The whitening process and transfer of ‘black money’ continues – 76% of Brazil’s World Cup stars marry white women: Is love really color-blind?
Note from BW of Brazil: The origin of how today’s article came out is quite intriguing. In 2013, I was contacted by a London-based Nigerian […]
Why black victim-playing doesn’t exist – Part of the white Brazilian population tries to delegitimize racism with the false idea of meritocracy in a country of slave-owning heritage
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s real. Conversations on race with the average Brazilian will generally go down the same paths. If you should suggest […]
How loving a black woman helped me to discover more about my experience as a black man and the difficulties of being black in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: I really dug this piece. The reason being is that, even with so many people of African descent coming […]
Natural black hair and the politics of resistance: In a Eurocentric Brazil that rejects African features, wearing natural hair is more than just an aesthetic statement
Note from BW of Brazil: Hearing the word Brazil outside the country conjures various images for foreigners. For people who have never been here, what […]
