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“Having a black great-grandmother made me non-white”: Popular white DJ defined herself as brown to enter college through Brazil’s affirmative action program

June 11, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: How many more Brazilians are there that have lied about their racial identity/classification to attain access to a college education? […]

Despite the results of policies of diversity and inclusion, Brazil’s black and brown population is still not represented

January 9, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Despite the results of policies of diversity and inclusion, Brazil’s black and brown population is still not represented By Marques Travae A few months ago, […]

‘The environment was very hostile’, remembers first black student to graduate from medical program at federal university in Bahia

January 4, 2020 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: When I first came across this guy’s story and photo, I thought, ‘this guy seems familiar’. And for good reason. […]

Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has another black prosecutor; blacks make up only 1.8% of the country’s 1,200 prosecutors

July 5, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes I think that people don’t really get just how vastly under-represented black Brazilians really are in so many areas […]

With blue eyes and white skin, man fired from job for fraud; articifically darkened skin, wore contact lenses, passed as black to take advantage of quota system

June 11, 2019 Marques Travae 2

Note: You see, it’s stories like this that making covering stories from Brazil from a racial perspective fun…at least sometimes. If you’re new to racial issues […]

Black women of the state of Minas Gerais discuss necessity of black population building coping mechanisms and resistance for collective survival

April 8, 2019 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: When people sometimes ask me what inspired me to call this blog Black Women of Brazil, I thought of the […]

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Students disapproved by a university quota commission protest; according to commission of racial self-declaration, students weren’t black or brown enough

February 24, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: This whole thing is beyond intriguing. For years, Brazil’s system of quotas has provoked all sorts of controversial reactions and […]

“Don’t vote for Bolsonaro: For blacks, a question of self-love”; prominent black voices fear extreme-right candidate and see his election as very serious for the black population

October 28, 2018 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: The time has come. This morning, millions of Brazilians will head to the polls to make their choice for the […]

For presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, “the Brazilian Trump”, Africans are responsible for slavery and country owes black population nothing for slavery

August 8, 2018 Marques Travae 3

For presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, “the Brazilian Trump”, Africans are responsible for slavery and country owes black population nothing for slavery By Marques Travae; images […]

The new faces of blackness: Other forms of approaching the racial question in Brazil are gaining strength, and its results can already be felt in the fight against inequality

May 14, 2018 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: New times, new tactics, new faces. I’m never one to place too much value in reports that come out of […]

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Blacks in colleges and universities almost triples in Brazil in 10 years; number of students in higher education increases but majority is still white and rich

May 11, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: When you see reports such as this one it just reminds you of just how invisible black students really were […]

Still seen as being ‘out of place’ by many in Brazilian society, black students face the racism of professors and colleagues in universities

May 9, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: The presence of black bodies on college and university campuses nowadays is far more than what one would have observed […]

Ph.D student wins international award for her study on the struggle of black rights groups for the implementation of quotas in Brazil’s universities

February 1, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: It’s funny but there are still, probably millions of people who don’t believe that the country’s African descendants deserve the […]

“My racist professor” hashtag exposes shocking recollections of racial discrimination experienced by black students in schools and universities

April 12, 2017 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: In reality, there shouldn’t be anything shocking or even surprising about the existence of racism in Brazilian schools because it’s […]

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Despite the results of policies of diversity and inclusion, Brazil’s black and brown population is still not represented

‘The environment was very hostile’, remembers first black student to graduate from medical program at federal university in Bahia

Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has another black prosecutor; blacks make up only 1.8% of the country’s 1,200 prosecutors

With blue eyes and white skin, man fired from job for fraud; articifically darkened skin, wore contact lenses, passed as black to take advantage of quota system

Black women of the state of Minas Gerais discuss necessity of black population building coping mechanisms and resistance for collective survival

Students disapproved by a university quota commission protest; according to commission of racial self-declaration, students weren’t black or brown enough

“Don’t vote for Bolsonaro: For blacks, a question of self-love”; prominent black voices fear extreme-right candidate and see his election as very serious for the black population

For presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, “the Brazilian Trump”, Africans are responsible for slavery and country owes black population nothing for slavery

The new faces of blackness: Other forms of approaching the racial question in Brazil are gaining strength, and its results can already be felt in the fight against inequality

Blacks in colleges and universities almost triples in Brazil in 10 years; number of students in higher education increases but majority is still white and rich

Still seen as being ‘out of place’ by many in Brazilian society, black students face the racism of professors and colleagues in universities

Ph.D student wins international award for her study on the struggle of black rights groups for the implementation of quotas in Brazil’s universities

“My racist professor” hashtag exposes shocking recollections of racial discrimination experienced by black students in schools and universities

Justice for Miguel: Celebrities and activists demand justice for death of child who fell nine stories from building; child was under mother’s boss’s care

Model denounces hairdresser’s racist comment; stylist said her hair was the result of a slave master fu**ing his slave

“It’s beautiful and necessary to see black men and women loving each other”: On love, affection and prejudice

Afrodengo: Social network brings together black men and black women for relationships and strengthening of the black community against racism

“We blacks are born and raised so that we don’t want to marry each other”: Interracial relationships, eugenics and militancy

Tim Maia (1942-1998): The father of Brazilian Soul Music would be 78 today

Gerson King Combo (1943-2020): Remembering the “Brazilian James Brown/King of Soul”

Open letter to Neymar about becoming black

Futebol star Neymar ejected after brawl; says opposing player called him ‘monkey’

Twelve black artists will compete for 2020 “MultiShow” music awards

Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” re-released; product debuted in 1950s using racist image of a black girl – stereotypes associate product with black hair

“Where are the Brazilian children?”: Brazilian governmental campaign for economic recovery features all white-skinned children with Caucasian features

“Advertising itself was born racist”: Brazil’s advertising industry continues to value whiteness, but black presence has recently increased, what does this mean?

With November being the Month of Black Consciousness in Brazil, recently released study provides insight into the most pressing issues of the black population

Only 7.4% of commercials feature black women in leading role, research reveals