Ministry of Education accused of racism after releasing ad of Black
Ministry of Education accused of racism after releasing ad of Black Note from BW of Brazil: Honestly, after seeing what so many openly racist ads for […]
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The black population is the most affected by the cuts in education
The black population is the most affected by the cuts in education Note from BW of Brazil: Last week, Brazilians across the country took to […]
What is the weight of racism on students’ mental health?
What is the weight of racism on students’ mental health? Note from : Without a doubt, Brazil has a LLOONNGG ways to go to openly […]
“The games were never a comfortable space for black people”: At Rio university law student games, bananas thrown at black students while others mimic monkeys
Note from BW of Brazil: You know it’s funny, there are probably hundreds of thousands of people who visit Brazil every year and never hear […]
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
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
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 […]
“To be black inside the university is to do double to be recognized”: From professors doubting your ability, to needing to work, to a feeling of not belonging, the college realm often eliminates the black student
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s not hard to tell. We’ve covered how the education system in Brazil can be particularly cruel, exclusionary and difficult […]
Black students learn less when we don’t believe in their potential – How some schools are improving grades by raising self-esteem of black children and teens
Note from BW of Brazil: Understanding the Brazilian education system is a key element to understanding how structural racism continuously undermines the black population. Of […]
“Is that people hair?”, “You have bad hair because you want it!: In photo campaign, black university students denounce racist comments about their hair
Note from BW of Brazil: If you haven’t figured it out by now, let me let you in on a not so secret secret: Brazil […]
Students at the University of Brasília form the Quilombook club and dedicate themselves to debates on books written by black authors
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s no secret that the presence of Afro-Brazilians has been minuscule in numerous areas of Brazilian society. If every area […]
“My racist professor” hashtag exposes shocking recollections of racial discrimination experienced by black students in schools and universities
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 […]
Teacher calls black student a monkey during a fight at a school in Rio; placed on administrative leave pending further investigation
Note from BW of Brazil: White teacher. Black student. Brazilian school. Monkey? In reality, there’s not much necessary to even say about this incident. Another day […]
Once again shattering myths: Scores of quota students entering Federal University exceeded those of non-quota students on last entrance exam
Note from BW of Brazil: Often times in life, things aren’t coincidences at all; sometimes two events happen the way that two because they were […]
Educational space, identity and the silencing of black women
Note from BW of Brazil: The invisibility of the black population in Brazil is one that has been systematically enforced for decades, even centuries. And […]