Despite being the “majority”, black candidates receive only 18% of campaign funds
Note from BBT: Today is November 15th and it’s election time. Millions of Brazilians will head to the polls to cast their votes for thousands […]
racial classification
Passing for black? After new political campaign funding equality ruling, numerous white candidates “become black”
Note from BBT: Brazil, Brazil. What would Brazil be without some race controversy? But then, what would you expect from a country that simultaneously has […]
All Black Brazilians are Neymar in Terms of Racial Identity
All Black Brazilians are Neymar Note from BBT: All Black Brazilians are Neymar: So we have recently learned that there will be no fines or […]
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 […]
“I’m not parda (brown/mixed)! | I’m black and I have a right to this identity!”
I’m not parda (brown/mixed)! I’m Black Note from BW of Brazil: This is always an intriguing debate/discussion and I’ll say it again: I don’t think […]
Brown People’s problems: Pardos Exist and They’re not black
Brown People’s problems: Pardos Exist and They’re not black Note from BW of Brazil: This is a topic I never tire of discussing, precisely because […]
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 […]
Mixed Race of African Ancestry: Danrley Ferreira and Meghan Markle
Mixed Race of African Ancestry: Danrley Ferreira and Meghan Markle When whiteness wants to remind persons of mixed race of their African ancestry: The cases […]
Black Brazilian Music and The Emergence Black Aesthetics
Black Brazilian Music and The Emergence of Black Aesthetics Note from BW of Brazil: It’s amazing the changes I’ve witnessed with the population of black Brazilian […]
Participant of A Fazenda Reality show says that there is no racism
Participant of A Fazenda reality show says that for her “there is no racism, skin color” Before I get into today’s short post, I must […]
Specifically Preto or black: People declaring themselves Preto in Bahia
Specifically Preto or black: People declaring themselves Preto in Bahia Question of Identity: Self-declared pretos, or blacks, outnumber whites in Bahia For experts, an increase […]
Minister of Education Abraham Weintraub Criticizes Congresswoman
Minister of Education Abraham Weintraub Criticizes Congresswoman Note from BW of Brazil: Throughout Brazil’s history, one of its most potent tactics of undermining black people […]
Down in Black Bahia: Revisiting My First Trip To Salvador, Bahia
Down in Black Bahia: Revisiting My First Trip To Salvador, Bahia Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes it’s really an adventure to re-visit, re-read or […]