‘Sem Asas’ (no wings), film about police murder of black boys, wins ‘Brazilian Oscar’ for best short fiction
Note from BBT: It’s a topic that needs to be discussed. I knew there was a serious problem when I started reading reports on the […]
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Two black girls, 4 and 7, killed by gunfire in Rio; Military Police claim no responsibility, residents say otherwise
Note from BBT: Yet another tragedy in Rio. It is apparent from the data that even being a child doesn’t protect anyone from being shot […]
Director Jeferson De focuses on cruel reality of black life and death
Note from BBT: We’ve all heard the saying “time flies”, and this definitely applies to the film that is the focus of today’s post. It’s […]
The Genocide continues in 2019: 79% blacks were killed by police
The genocide continues: In 2019, blacks are 79% of those killed by Brazilian police Note from BBT: Newsflash. Brazilian police kill a lot of black […]
Basic Sanitation and black Brazilian: The Colonial Relationship
Basic Sanitation and black Brazilian: The Colonial Relationship Note from BBT: When I think of what material that I think is important for my readers […]
The Technological advances criminalize by race In Brazil | Black Racism
The Technological advances criminalize by race In Brazil | Black Racism Note from BW of Brazil: Let’s face it, we all love technological advances and are […]
Paraisópolis: 9 Young people were massacred due to police actions
Paraisópolis: 9 Young people were massacred due to police actions Note from BW of Brazil: It’s been my opinion for some time. I mean how […]
Popular Black Hairstylist Celebrate The Whitening of his Family
From black skin to blue eyes: Why did the social network of a popular black hairstylist celebrate the whitening of his family on Black Consciousness […]
A plea from the killing fields of black bodies in Brazil
A plea from the killing fields of black bodies in Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: The question remains: How many more young black people must […]
Congresswoman Renata Souza denounced Rio’s governor to the UN
Congresswoman Renata Souza denounced Rio’s governor to the UN Note from BW of Brazil: This story gives you an idea of the maniacal forces that […]
Is a dog’s life more important than that of a black man? Activist notes white celebrities expressing sorrow over murdered dog but silent on young black male murder at supercenter
Note from BW of Brazil: As I have maintained for a long time, a key difference that I note between racist acts and racists in Brazil […]
“You’re suffocating him!” – Security guard in Rio super-center suffocates 19-year old black male to death, pays bail and walks free; protests scheduled throughout the country
Note from BW of Brazil: This is a follow-up to a report posted here yesterday afternoon. When I first heard about this story, the first […]
“In Brazil, a black woman is worthless,” says award-winning African author Scholastique Mukasonga after her experiences in the country
Note from BW of Brazil: As I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few decades learning about Brazil, I’m often intrigued by how […]
In the city of Goiânia, 1,000 black women activists, leaders and specialists gather for the National Meeting of Black Women; event attended by Angela Davis
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s this sort of organizing that inspired me to create a blog about the situation of black women of Brazil in […]
