Racism in the Life of a Black Child begins in day care | Black Brazil
Racism in the Life of a Black Child begins in daycare | Black Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: Coming from an academic perspective, we’ve […]
Brazilian schools
Reflections on Racism in The Constructivist School of Laranjeiras
Reflections on Racism in The Constructivist School of Laranjeiras Note from BW of Brazil: The existence of racism in Brazil’s educational system has been documented […]
8-year old boy with afro has enrollment refused at a school because his hair doesn’t fit “the standard”; director denies racism
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s story is a bit of a flashback for me. Sure, it’s your typical case dealing with Brazil’s “standard” of […]
Between color and candomblé: Professor Kiusam de Oliveira explains how involvement with Afro-Brazilian religions strengthened her as a black woman
Note from BW of Brazil: One of the key areas of study to understanding the brutal experience of the enslavement and the assault on African […]
A school for Bahia’s African descendants: Luiza Mahin School in Salvador immerses children in African/Afro-Brazilian History and Culture, instilling a pride in blackness
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, needless to say, I wish someone would have told me about this school in all of my years visiting […]
“At school, black boys are the ones that people most want to beat up”: How skin color directly affects the success and permanence of black students in the education system
Note from BW of Brazil: Racism in Brazil is cruel and perhaps the group most affected by this treatment are children of visible of African […]
“You won’t be able to study in this school anymore because it does not match your color; your family is black and you have to live apart from us”; 10-year old black girl told after “Brazilian Trump” is elected, she will need to find a new school
“You won’t be able to study in this school anymore because it does not match your color; your family is black and you have to […]
Please don’t teach that black stuff!: For the second time in three months, parents of school children reject a teacher presenting black cultural material in class
Note from BW of Brazil: When you analyze the everyday stories that come out of Brazil, it’s really not hard to understand why many children […]
“The worst moment of school was when they talked about slavery. I felt humiliated”: The embarrassment of black children in classes about slavery and abolition
If you start your history with slavery then everything else will look like progress ~ John Henrik Clarke Note from BW of Brazil: Reading this story […]
The representation of black people in school textbooks and the kinds of stereotypes taught to the readers of these works
Note from BW of Brazil: For some time I have been of the opinion that the situation of black people on a global level cannot […]
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 […]
In racist rant caught on audio, woman expresses disgust that a black woman is her daughter’s teacher
Note from BW of Brazil: Hmmm, so how should I interpret this in the context of the idea that “we are all equal”, as so […]
“Beautiful just like you”: teacher wears the same hairstyle as a student who had been told that her hair was ugly
Note from BW of Brazil: You gotta love stories like this on! Brazil needs for more black people in positions of influence to make statements such […]
Racial inequality in the education system: The modern day slavery that Brazil insists it doesn’t see
Note from BW of Brazil: Can we be real about this? Inequalities in access to quality education should be considered a crime. How can any […]
