In 2022, the World Cup starts on Black Consciousness Day and revives memory of the anti-racist struggle in Brazil
Note from BBT: How fitting it is that the 2022 World Cup is starting in the month of November. I say this because, for those […]
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Black Speeches: On Black Consciousness Day in Brazil, TV special presented historical speeches of people who fought for racial causes from 1600 to today
Note from BBT: The February Black History Month in the United States officially ended a few days ago. The November Month of Black Consciousness in […]
56 years without Al Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz: How Malcolm X’s ‘dangerous mind’ helped shape Brazilian rap in the 1990s
Note from BBT: Today, February 21, 2021, marks the 56th anniversary of the murder of one the greatest anti-racist activists of all-time, Malcolm X. I […]
Actor Érico Bras Talks About Black Love | Black Brazil Today
Actor Érico Bras Talks About Black Love Actor Érico Bras talks about black love: “It’s important that black men unite with black women” By Marques […]
The Struggle of the enslaved for freedom Explain By Benedita da Silva
The Struggle of the enslaved for freedom Explain By Benedita da Silva Note from BW of Brazil: May 13th is an important day in Brazil’s […]
Brazilians defining themselves as black has grown 15%; while pretos and pardos are considered black, pretos are those defining themselves as simply black
Note from BW of Brazil: So what does today’s report really mean in plain English? It’s a topic that’s been discussed here since the debut […]
“Since you became a black militant, it’s very difficult to talk to you!”: How racial consciousness changes the way one sees the world
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s actually a very common story. There are possibly millions of black Brazilians who have long believed or still believe […]
Where are the Afro-Brazilians in history books? 17 black people that you never learned about in school
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s article is short, right to the point and something that my research and experiences on/in Brazil demonstrate why such […]
On the 52nd anniversary of his death, rappers discuss the importance of Malcolm X to Brazilian Hip Hop
Note from BW of Brazil: Last week, on February 21st, millions around the world commemorated the 52nd anniversary of the legendary human/civil rights activist Malcolm […]
“Subtle racism is still evident for those who suffer it” – Bianca Santana breaks down how people often don’t detect less blatant examples of racism in everyday Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: In Brazil, the discussion of racism is often one of the denial of its existence, even on the part of […]
“What I learned raising 3 black children”: Blackness, representation and pride in an anti-black society
Note from BW of Brazil: Black representation in the media is an issue wherever black people live in multi-racial societies. If the problem is bad […]
“Racism in childhood: the day my mother changed my life” – How a black woman’s consciousness and strength taught her daughter to cope in an anti-black world
Note from BW of Brazil:It’s great to know that more and more black parents are having these types of dialogues with their children. There is […]
“My parents told me to be proud of being black”, says Raquel Trindade, daughter of Brazil’s greatest black poet and a cultural ambassador in her own right
Note from BW of Brazil: Raquel Trindade is a personality that this blog has been wanting to present to its audience for some time! If […]
Two black men turn themselves in after spraying a swastika on Brazil’s most powerful symbol of black resistance; didn’t know what swastika meant
Note from BW of Brazil: Ya know, when stories like this one break my reaction is always the same. First, a sort of “wow, really???” […]
