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Protecting yourself with style: Seven Afro-Brazilian entrepreneurs who came together to make masks against the coronavirus

May 10, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: It’s getting real in Brazil, particularly São Paulo. Or maybe it’s been real for a while. São Paulo leads all […]

Meet five black women who are transforming reality in the peripheries of large Brazilian cities

August 9, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: If you’ve been paying attention as we near the ending of the second decade of the 21st century, you will […]

The “New Black Globalization” – Connections of diasporas and African countries; recent visit by king of Yorubas to Brazil encourages calls for black nationalism

June 30, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: The recent visit by King Oni of Ifé, leader of the Yoruba people in Nigeria, is being hailed as an […]

Black Love, Black Business: Couples who are partners in love and in business discuss how they merge their personal and entrepreneurial lives

June 14, 2018 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: You absolutely HAVE to love features like the one you’re about to read! Three black men, three black women that […]

With the objective of promoting networking and business expansion, Afro Hub, an acceleration program for black entrepreneurs, is launched in São Paulo

June 4, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: The rise of the black entrepreneur in Brazil has been one of the most intriguing developments in the past few […]

“Um Baile Bom”: In one of Brazil’s whitest cities, young black organizers are putting on ‘a good dance’, in “little Africa”, & developing black entrepreneurship

September 5, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Curitiba is the capital city of the southern state of Paraná. It is one of the whitest cities in one of […]

Symbols of resistance and empowerment, meet 7 black Brazilian women entrepreneurs that you should know

July 26, 2017 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Beyond calls for more representation in the media, an end to the genocide of black youth and the daily struggle […]

Afro-entrepreneurship on display at Feira Black (Black Expo) which will address racial issues and bring together fashion, music, culinary arts and dance

June 17, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so this event took place last Sunday, but I wanted to present the story as yet another example of […]

In Brazil, the black entrepreneur is denied credit three times more than a white entrepreneur

June 1, 2017 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: Repeat after me. In Brazil, “somos todos iguais” (we are all equal)! You believe me, don’t you? Of course, the […]

Poverty to millionaire businesswoman: From washing dishes to earning $93 million in one year – Meet Jane Muniz, co-founder and president of Eyebrow Spa

May 3, 2017 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: It’s always wonderful to be able to share stories such as the one I’m presenting today. Similar to yesterday’s profile […]

“The black consumer wants something with which to identify herself” – An African-styled wedding? Sisters of Matamba Institute offer services with Afro theme

April 28, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: We’ve been seeing some very exciting developments in recent years focused on black identity, African ancestry and concepts of community. […]

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil’s center of black culture, gets it first multi-brand Afro-Brazilian fashion store

April 20, 2017 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: The so-called Afro-Brazilian entrepreneurialism has seen an enormous surge in recent years with a number of initiatives targeting the specific […]

Monica Costa: From the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to top entrepreneur in the Washington, D.C. area

March 27, 2017 Marques Travae 5

Note from BW of Brazil: It’s always great when I discover international stories of the success that black Brazilian women are finding in other countries. […]

Afropreneurship: Although racism is the principle obstacle for black entrepreneurs, Brazil’s tax system also puts them at a disadvantage

December 2, 2016 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: In recent years, we’ve seen a lot of research and investment being devoted to “Afropreneurship”, referring to Afro-Brazilian entrepreneurs. And even […]

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Protecting yourself with style: Seven Afro-Brazilian entrepreneurs who came together to make masks against the coronavirus

Meet five black women who are transforming reality in the peripheries of large Brazilian cities

The “New Black Globalization” – Connections of diasporas and African countries; recent visit by king of Yorubas to Brazil encourages calls for black nationalism

Black Love, Black Business: Couples who are partners in love and in business discuss how they merge their personal and entrepreneurial lives

With the objective of promoting networking and business expansion, Afro Hub, an acceleration program for black entrepreneurs, is launched in São Paulo

“Um Baile Bom”: In one of Brazil’s whitest cities, young black organizers are putting on ‘a good dance’, in “little Africa”, & developing black entrepreneurship

Symbols of resistance and empowerment, meet 7 black Brazilian women entrepreneurs that you should know

Afro-entrepreneurship on display at Feira Black (Black Expo) which will address racial issues and bring together fashion, music, culinary arts and dance

In Brazil, the black entrepreneur is denied credit three times more than a white entrepreneur

Poverty to millionaire businesswoman: From washing dishes to earning $93 million in one year – Meet Jane Muniz, co-founder and president of Eyebrow Spa

“The black consumer wants something with which to identify herself” – An African-styled wedding? Sisters of Matamba Institute offer services with Afro theme

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil’s center of black culture, gets it first multi-brand Afro-Brazilian fashion store

Monica Costa: From the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to top entrepreneur in the Washington, D.C. area

Afropreneurship: Although racism is the principle obstacle for black entrepreneurs, Brazil’s tax system also puts them at a disadvantage

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

Black balled: Gymnast Ângelo Assumpção on how racism derailed his career

Singer Ludmilla becomes 1st black Latina woman with 1 billion streams on Spotify

The hero of a people: Afro-Brazilian celebrities pay homage to actor Chadwick Boseman, star of the film ‘Black Panther’, a box office smash in Brazil

Carlos Dafé, Brazil’s ‘Prince of Soul’ in the 1970s, explains how the Military Dictatorship shut down Soul music due to the fear of a rising movement of blacks

“I take the opportunity to contemplate beauties outside of the standard”: Aline Andrade produces tailor made African style fashion for all body types

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