Mid-Term Elections in Brazil: Why is the number of blacks in political office so low?
Note from BBT: Whether we’re talking Brazil or the United States, politically, black people in both countries have something else in common: A lack of […]
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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 […]
Rebeca Mello Disqualified from an Affirmative Action Program
Rebeca Mello Disqualified from an Affirmative Action Program Note from BBT: I swear, the more this continues, the more interesting it gets. It’s actually kind […]
I am Black: Woman steps down from job Due To Affirmative Action
Note from BBT: I thought I had seen it all in terms of people defining themselves as black in order to take advantage of affirmative […]
Popular white DJ defined Herself as Brown to Enter College
Popular white DJ defined Herself as Brown to Enter College Note from BW of Brazil: How many more Brazilians are there that have lied about […]
“My grandmother is black”: Case of fraud to enter university in Bahia
“My grandmother is black”: Red-haired student uses racial quota to enter university in Bahia By Marques Travae Here we go again. Yet another case of […]
Black and Brown Population in Brazil is still not Represented
Black and Brown Population in Brazil is still not Represented Despite the results of policies of diversity and inclusion, Black and Brown Population in Brazil […]
Federal University in Bahia: First black Medical Graduate Student
Federal University in Bahia: First black Medical Graduate Student Note from BW of Brazil: When I first came across this guy’s story and photo, I […]
Public Prosecutor Office of Brazil has another Black Prosecutor
Public Prosecutor Office of Brazil has another Black Prosecutor Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes I think that people don’t really get just how vastly […]
The Generation of black intellectuals: Presenting cultural productions
The Generation of black intellectuals: Presenting cultural productions Note from BW of Brazil: In my nearly 20 year voyage into black Brazil, one of the […]
Artificially darkened skin: Man fired from Job for fraud | Black Brazil
Artificially darkened skin: Man fired from Job for fraud | Black Brazil Note: You see, it’s stories like this that making covering stories from Brazil from […]
Necessity of black Population discuss By Black women from Minas Gerais
Necessity of black Population discuss By Black women from Minas Gerais Note from BW of Brazil: When people sometimes ask me what inspired me to […]
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 […]
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 […]