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“Racist black leader murdered in New York”: How did the Brazilian press report the murder of the anti-racist leader, Malcolm X in 1965?

May 20, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Waking up and starting my day today, it hadn’t even occurred to me what the date was. I, like millions […]

“Beautiful photo shoot with a lot of melanin”: In special photo shoot, ten black women of variety show discuss blackness, representation and struggle

February 17, 2020 Marques Travae 1

Black, brown and beige beauty: In special photo shoot, ten gorgeous black women of popular Globo TV variety show discuss blackness, representation and struggle By […]

Study finds 50% higher rates of suicide among young black males; lack of positive references found to be one of the leading causes

September 17, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: It goes without saying that this is a topic that many of us don’t like to talk about. Think about the […]

From a black “Little Mermaid” to a black “Sleeping Beauty” in Rio de Janeiro play, black female characters in children’s cultural productions is still important

July 24, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The recent dust-up over the announcement that a young, black woman would become Disney’s new Little Mermaid gives us proof […]

Although there have been improvements, Brazil’s advertising industry still reinforces stereotypes about the black population, study says

January 13, 2019 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: Needless, advertising in Brazil leaves much to be desired if were expecting a fair representation of the Brazilian population. It […]

Journalist Joyce Ribeiro will become the first black woman in 68 years of Brazilian television to mediate a presidential debate

August 24, 2018 Marques Travae 2

Journalist Joyce Ribeiro will become the first black woman in 68 years of Brazilian television to mediate a presidential debate By Marques Travae Making reports […]

Actress Maria Gal speaks on the lack of black families in Brazilian cinema and TV and being told her skin color isn’t “commercial enough”

August 13, 2018 Marques Travae 0

Actress Maria Gal speaks on the lack of black families in Brazilian cinema and TV and being told her skin color isn’t “commercial enough” By […]

Why is it a big deal that two black journalists recently anchored a news program together? It’s the first time ever and black news anchors are 3.7% of the total!

August 11, 2018 Marques Travae 0

Rede TV network makes history featuring the first black duo to anchor a news program By Marques Travae In a follow-up to a story presented […]

For the first time in Brazil, two black journalists will host a news program together as co-anchors

August 4, 2018 Marques Travae 5

For the first time in Brazil, two black journalists will host a news program together It’s shameful that in this day and age we can […]

“Where are the white people?!?” New television commercial by Brazilian cosmetics chain receives 40% dislikes on You Tube after featuring a black family

August 2, 2018 Marques Travae 10

“Where are the white people?!?” New television commercial by Brazilian cosmetics chain receives 40% dislikes on You Tube. Why? It featured a black family on […]

On average, on Brazil’s top TV networks, Globo, Record and SBT, only 8% of current casts of soap operas are black

June 23, 2018 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve said this before, it’s an across the board policy. Since the controversy surrounding the cast of Brazil’s top television […]

“You are black, do you think they’ll give you an (acting) opportunity that is not a slave or a maid?” – Black actors speak of difficulty working in Brazilian market

May 17, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: The discussion over the actor/character representation of the Globo TV prime time novela Segundo Sol has been a hot topic […]

Rede Globo TV sued for low percentage of black actors in novela set in state of Bahia; state nearly 80% black but main cast of soap opera is nearly 90% white

May 15, 2018 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Well, now things are getting interesting! It’ll be intriguing to see if activists actually manage to disrupt the “black exclusion/business […]

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Actors have emergency meeting with top TV network over lack of blacks in soap opera; network changes its tune but only after pressure from white actors

May 10, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: The scenario behind an upcoming novela (soap opera) on Brazil’s top TV network is becoming a soap opera in itself. […]

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“Racist black leader murdered in New York”: How did the Brazilian press report the murder of the anti-racist leader, Malcolm X in 1965?

“Beautiful photo shoot with a lot of melanin”: In special photo shoot, ten black women of variety show discuss blackness, representation and struggle

Study finds 50% higher rates of suicide among young black males; lack of positive references found to be one of the leading causes

From a black “Little Mermaid” to a black “Sleeping Beauty” in Rio de Janeiro play, black female characters in children’s cultural productions is still important

Although there have been improvements, Brazil’s advertising industry still reinforces stereotypes about the black population, study says

Journalist Joyce Ribeiro will become the first black woman in 68 years of Brazilian television to mediate a presidential debate

Actress Maria Gal speaks on the lack of black families in Brazilian cinema and TV and being told her skin color isn’t “commercial enough”

Why is it a big deal that two black journalists recently anchored a news program together? It’s the first time ever and black news anchors are 3.7% of the total!

For the first time in Brazil, two black journalists will host a news program together as co-anchors

“Where are the white people?!?” New television commercial by Brazilian cosmetics chain receives 40% dislikes on You Tube after featuring a black family

On average, on Brazil’s top TV networks, Globo, Record and SBT, only 8% of current casts of soap operas are black

“You are black, do you think they’ll give you an (acting) opportunity that is not a slave or a maid?” – Black actors speak of difficulty working in Brazilian market

Rede Globo TV sued for low percentage of black actors in novela set in state of Bahia; state nearly 80% black but main cast of soap opera is nearly 90% white

Actors have emergency meeting with top TV network over lack of blacks in soap opera; network changes its tune but only after pressure from white actors

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