Afro Brazilian men No Longer Shaving Their Heads to Hide kinks and curls
Afro Brazilian men No Longer Shaving Their Heads to Hide kinks and curls Note from BW of Brazil: The title about says it all. In […]
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Actress Erika Januza Opens Up About Cutting Her Hair Short
Actress Erika Januza opens up about cutting her hair short, the end of a recent relationship, swirling and the difficulty of dating as a black […]
Mariana Villanova: The Black Woman has begun to speak of herself
Mariana Villanova: The Black Woman has begun to speak of herself Note from BW of Brazil: I can still remember pretty well when I first discovered […]
Body Standard of Black Women: The effect on black Brazilian women
Body Standard of Black Women: The effect on black Brazilian women Note from BW of Brazil: When you close your eyes and I say the words […]
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 […]
No Black Panthers here!! During Brazil’s Military Dictatorship, it was common for police to snatch black men with afros off the streets and shave their heads
Note from BW of Brazil: Most of the posts on this blog keep you up to date on how race relations, racial politics, racism, identity, […]
Star of Netflix film ‘Nappily Ever After’, Sanaa Lathan, sends a message to three black Brazilian women YouTubers after the ladies critiqued the film on their channels
Star of Netflix film Nappily Ever After, Sanaa Lathan, sends a special message to three black Brazilian women YouTubers after the ladies critiqued the film […]
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 […]
“Being preto (black) is no problem, but this hair?”: After giving interview about prejudice in universities, young black man receives racist attack in letter
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s funny to me that some people harbor this idea that they can have no problem with black people, even […]
Is there a double standard on beauty and “big hair”? Recent reactions to a black woman not being able to secure employment due to her hair seem to suggest yes
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s quite obvious that Brazil doesn’t like natural, cabelo crespo (kinky/curly) hair. It should be quite obvious by now. Recently, […]
Natural black hair and the politics of resistance: In a Eurocentric Brazil that rejects African features, wearing natural hair is more than just an aesthetic statement
Note from BW of Brazil: Hearing the word Brazil outside the country conjures various images for foreigners. For people who have never been here, what […]
Three black beauties! Erika Januza, Taís Araújo and Raissa Santana get together and talk about natural hair and identity
Note from BW of Brazil: Here at BW of Brazil, we often discuss a number of hot and/or controversial topics. Topics in which it is […]
Singer Ludmilla reveals her natural hair for the first time and covers the Brazilian edition of Cosmopolitan with her new look
Note from BW of Brazil: I like it…I like it A LOT!! Here at BW of Brazil, we’ve followed the career of singer Ludmilla since […]
“I hope that the lives of other blacks can change by watching our characters”: Even being on TV, actors speak about the prejudice they’ve experienced
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the past decade I can say that there have a few positive changes of note in representations of black […]
