Joana Guimarães Luz is the first black woman elected dean of a federal college or university in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: The story of Joana Guimarães Luz is inspiring as much as it represents the struggles of so many black people who […]
Brazilian universities
Despite the results of policies of diversity and inclusion, Brazil’s black and brown population is still not represented
Despite the results of policies of diversity and inclusion, Brazil’s black and brown population is still not represented By Marques Travae A few months ago, […]
Geologist Adriana Alves: ‘I bring my story to the science I do,’ says researcher; black professors make up only 0.3% of USP, Brazil’s top university
Note from BW of Brazil: A few years ago, when the film Hidden Figures (released as Estrela Além do Tempo in Brazil) made its debut, the question of […]
First in his family to go to college, João’s story is the human side of why Brazilians are protesting President’s education cuts
Note from BW of Brazil: Let me first say that João’s story is not rare in Brazil. In fact, there are perhaps hundreds of thousands of […]
“You uppity negroes are getting out of place!”: What is the weight of racism on black college students’ mental health?
Note from : Without a doubt, Brazil has a LLOONNGG ways to go to openly full access to everything society has to offer to black […]
Students disapproved by a university quota commission protest; according to commission of racial self-declaration, students weren’t black or brown enough
Note from BW of Brazil: This whole thing is beyond intriguing. For years, Brazil’s system of quotas has provoked all sorts of controversial reactions and […]
“I don’t like blacks, but I DO like black women”: Two men indicted for racism after harassing a black woman on a university campus
Note from BW of Brazil: As you read the report below that details yet another racist assault, think about something. Hundreds of thousands (could it be […]
“Filthy black, you’re going to die”? Racist graffiti and swastika targeting black student found on university campus
“Filthy black you’re going to die”? Racist graffiti and swastika targeting black student found on university campus By Marques Travae So, surprise, surprise, we have […]
Court declares one must “look like an African descendant in the eyes of the average man” to qualify for affirmative action, rejecting another case of a white student “passing” for black
Court declares one must “look like an African descendant in the eyes of the average man” to qualify for affirmative action, rejecting another case of […]
In Bahia, 76.3% of the population defines itself as black brown or mixed, but 79% of professors at the Federal University of Bahia are white
Note from BW of Brazil: Wow! Now, if it’s hard to find black professors at the federal university located in a state with one of […]
“When I said that I was a professor, she asked, ‘Professor of African Studies, right'”: Blacks don’t have to speak only about race’, argues physics professor
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s piece is not exactly a follow up, but the subject of the post was presented to our readers several […]
“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 […]