Pardos exist and they’re not black, even though they are black: Brown people’s problems
Note from BW of Brazil: This is a topic I never tire of discussing, precisely because there is no clear cut answer. Just how many […]
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The black American and the black Brazilian: Distinct forms of blackness, despite identical origins
Note from BW of Brazil: The contrast and the likeness are two of the reasons that made me want to understand the situation of the […]
“They wouldn’t say the country’s economy can’t stop if most deaths were not of black bodies”, says physician of Brazil’s first collective of black doctors
Note from BW of Brazil: We’ve all seen the headlines and read the reports. In the United States, the coronavirus is having a devastating effect […]
In Brazil, whites are more likely to contract coronavirus, but blacks are more likely to die from the disease
Note from BW of Brazil: In the United States, there’s an old saying that says when white folks catch a cold, black folks get pneumonia. […]
Black Coalition and lawyers denounce President Bolsonaro’s televised national address; for group, President’s stance doesn’t comply with measures to combat the spread of Covid-19
Note from BW of Brazil: As the stances and attitudes of President Bolsonaro continue draw the criticism of Brazilian and international leaders as well as […]
With November being the Month of Black Consciousness in Brazil, recently released study provides insight into the most pressing issues of the black population
With November being the Month of Black Consciousness in Brazil, recently released study provides insight into the most pressing issues of the black population By […]
Black Coalition travels to Washington DC & New York to expose genocide & human rights violations against black Brazilians; meets with Congressional Black Caucus
Note from BW of Brazil: The struggle that’s going on in Brazil in relation to the black community, in many ways, is reaching a boiling […]
Question of Identity: In the northeastern state of Bahia, people declaring themselves specifically preto, or black, now outnumbers whites
Question of Identity: Self-declared pretos, or blacks, outnumber whites in Bahia For experts, an increase in the number of self-declared blacks in Bahia has to […]
‘Black Coalition for Rights’ denounces President Bolsonaro arms decrees to international agency
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s no secret that Brazil is one of the world’s most violent countries, with more than one-third of the world’s […]
Black leaders meet Senate President to discuss bill that gives “license to kill blacks”; new scandal involving bill’s author accelerate calls for his ouster
Note from BW of Brazil: I knew it, I knew it, I KNEW IT!! Did I tell you that I knew it??? If you’re wondering […]
“The black population is the most affected by the cuts in education,” says expert
Note from BW of Brazil: Last week, Brazilians across the country took to the streets in protest to the cuts to education implemented by the […]
Outlining for death? White areas, black areas and the redlining of Brazilian cities
Note from BW of Brazil: After carefully following this pattern of black death in the peripheries of various Brazilian cities, folks should understand why I […]
Under government’s pension reform proposal, many blacks will never be able to retire; with life expectancy, many will die first
Note from BW of Brazil: Black activists in Brazil have long argued that abolition of slavery nearly 131 years ago was an incomplete abolition. That […]
Black leaders denounce anti-crime bill to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, meet with President of House of Representatives on black rights
Note from BW of Brazil: If you didn’t already know, let me inform you: The situation of the black population in Brazil is serious. As if […]