“I’m not parda (brown/mixed)!: I’m black and I have a right to this identity!”
Note from BW of Brazil: This is always an intriguing debate/discussion and I’ll say it again: I don’t think there will ever be complete consensus […]
racial classification
Pardos exist and they’re not black, even though they are black: Brown people’s problems
Note from BW of Brazil: This is a topic I never tire of discussing, precisely because there is no clear cut answer. Just how many […]
“Having a black great-grandmother made me non-white”: Popular white DJ defined herself as brown to enter college through Brazil’s affirmative action program
Note from BW of Brazil: How many more Brazilians are there that have lied about their racial identity/classification to attain access to a college education? […]
“My grandmother is black”: In another case of possible fraud, white student with red hair uses racial quota system to enter university medical school 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 […]
When whiteness wants to remind persons of mixed race of their African ancestry: The cases of Danrley Ferreira in Brazil and Meghan Markle in Britain
When whiteness wants to remind persons of mixed race of their African ancestry: The cases of Danrley Ferreira in Brazil and Meghan Markle in Britain […]
‘Música Preta Brasileira’ (Black Brazilian Music) and the emergence black aesthetics and politics in a new generation of black female singers
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s amazing the changes I’ve witnessed with the population of black Brazilian women just since starting this blog back in November […]
..And the myth goes on – Participant of ‘A Fazenda’ reality show says that, for her, “there is no racism, skin color” but then refers to two participants as black
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 […]
Question of Identity: In the northeastern state of Bahia, people declaring themselves specifically preto, or black, now outnumbers whites
Question of Identity: Self-declared pretos, or blacks, outnumber whites in Bahia For experts, an increase in the number of self-declared blacks in Bahia has to […]
In criticism of Congresswoman, Minister of Education Abraham Weintraub states that “There are no black people, there are Brazilians with dark-skin”
Note from BW of Brazil: Throughout Brazil’s history, one of its most potent tactics of undermining black people is precisely through the denial of black […]
“Down in Black Bahia”; Re-visiting my first trip to Salvador, Bahia, in September of 2000
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes it’s really an adventure to re-visit, re-read or remember places, things, books, music that are a reflection of where […]
“Aquí no hay negros” (there are no blacks here) – The eugenics next door and the near disappearance of the black race in Argentina
Note from BW of Brazil: As I frequently cover the phenomenon of what is known as embranquecimento, or whitening in Portuguese, I haven’t spent much time […]
Again?!? With release of new video “Muito Calor”, singer Anitta is accused of cultural appropriation and being “conveniently black”
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, let me just quote what someone recently wrote in criticism of singer Anitta’s latest music video…She’ll never learn! The […]
Public demands that classic ‘Monica’s Gang’ cartoon’s film version choose black actor to portray character with kinky hair
Note from BW of Brazil: So, the Turma da Mônica (Monica’s Gang) cartoon recently made its debut on the big screen with real, flesh and […]
Classic Brazilian cartoon ‘Monica’s Gang’ will be released as film on June 27th; but why was a child with straight hair chosen to portray a character with kinky hair?
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I get into today’s topic, I want to just mention how the idea of covering it came about. To […]