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Singer Margareth Menezes: “Brazil’s music industry is a ‘privilege machine’ for white artists

September 20, 2020 Marques Travae 2

Singer Margareth Menezes: “Brazil’s music industry is a ‘privilege machine’ for white artists Note from BBT: It’s funny, but the arts and athletics are supposedly […]

“Whiteness still believes it can teach us to tell our own story…Don’t mess with our Beyoncé!”: Brazil’s ‘Beyhive’ checks professor after “Black is King” criticism

August 24, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: If you live in the United States, no one has tell you about the enormous influence and star power that […]

Interracial unions and the plunder of the black legacy: How material and cultural assets of black elites systematically end up in the hands of whiteness

July 28, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: So, it wasn’t just me. I’ve talked about this issue in numerous past posts, but the reason I continue to […]

“I’m not the service lady, I live here”: How adjusting to a structurally racist society is like wearing armor every day

July 6, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: This is how the racial hierarchy works in Brazil. It is the comment, the joke or the gesture that tells […]

“Playing the victim”, “the poor little thing”, “whining”: shall we talk about privileges?

June 16, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: With protests making headlines in recent weeks, the discussion of what has long been labeled white privilege is being more […]

“Playing being a princess, the other girls said I should be the slave”: 13 black women reveal when they realized they were not so equal to white women

June 12, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: It’s one of the most common phrases you’ll hear in Brazil when the discussion is racism: We are all equal. […]

“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

June 11, 2020 Marques Travae 0

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? […]

“Where are the Brazilian children?”: Brazilian governmental campaign for economic recovery features all white-skinned children with Caucasian features

May 8, 2020 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: OK, I know this story actually made headlines two weeks ago, but as a blog that discusses Brazil from a […]

“Malcolm X’s assassins were black”: Director José Padilha makes reference to Malcolm X’s killers to justify the absence of Afro-Brazilian directors in TV series

March 24, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: In his response to the criticisms he received in being chosen to produce a TV series about slain Rio councilwoman […]

“There are no Brazilian Spike Lees”: Writer of series on slain councilwoman Marielle Franco ignores award-winning black Brazilian filmmakers to justify absence of blacks on TV project

March 14, 2020 Marques Travae 0

“There are no Brazilian Spike Lees”: Writer of series on slain councilwoman Marielle Franco ignores award-winning black Brazilian filmmakers to justify absence of blacks on […]

“We’re used to thinking white is prettier, cleaner” – Palmitagem: A term that has caused a necessary discomfort in thinking about race and relationships

January 28, 2020 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: It’s been a long time coming, but now the topic is no longer bubbling up on the underground. I’m talking […]

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

January 17, 2020 Marques Travae 1

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 […]

“Go ahead, call the police!” Woman threatens black street vendor, calls him ‘monkey’ numerous times; after nothing happens, aggressor simply catches bus

January 16, 2020 Marques Travae 2

Woman threatens street vendor and calls him ‘monkey’ after being scolded for throwing litter on the ground By Marques Travae Whenever I feature stories such […]

In Rio’s historic “Little Africa” region, 5 black teens accuse bar owner, security and party-goers of lynch mob style attack; group registers various injuries

January 14, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Young black people accuse security and bar owner of assault in RJ: “we were prevented from using the white bathroom” By Marques Travae Five black […]

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Singer Margareth Menezes: “Brazil’s music industry is a ‘privilege machine’ for white artists

“Whiteness still believes it can teach us to tell our own story…Don’t mess with our Beyoncé!”: Brazil’s ‘Beyhive’ checks professor after “Black is King” criticism

Interracial unions and the plunder of the black legacy: How material and cultural assets of black elites systematically end up in the hands of whiteness

“I’m not the service lady, I live here”: How adjusting to a structurally racist society is like wearing armor every day

“Playing the victim”, “the poor little thing”, “whining”: shall we talk about privileges?

“Playing being a princess, the other girls said I should be the slave”: 13 black women reveal when they realized they were not so equal to white women

“Where are the Brazilian children?”: Brazilian governmental campaign for economic recovery features all white-skinned children with Caucasian features

“Malcolm X’s assassins were black”: Director José Padilha makes reference to Malcolm X’s killers to justify the absence of Afro-Brazilian directors in TV series

“There are no Brazilian Spike Lees”: Writer of series on slain councilwoman Marielle Franco ignores award-winning black Brazilian filmmakers to justify absence of blacks on TV project

“We’re used to thinking white is prettier, cleaner” – Palmitagem: A term that has caused a necessary discomfort in thinking about race and relationships

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

“Go ahead, call the police!” Woman threatens black street vendor, calls him ‘monkey’ numerous times; after nothing happens, aggressor simply catches bus

Justice for Miguel: Celebrities and activists demand justice for death of child who fell nine stories from building; child was under mother’s boss’s care

Model denounces hairdresser’s racist comment; stylist said her hair was the result of a slave master fu**ing his slave

“It’s beautiful and necessary to see black men and women loving each other”: On love, affection and prejudice

Afrodengo: Social network brings together black men and black women for relationships and strengthening of the black community against racism

“We blacks are born and raised so that we don’t want to marry each other”: Interracial relationships, eugenics and militancy

Tim Maia (1942-1998): The father of Brazilian Soul Music would be 78 today

Gerson King Combo (1943-2020): Remembering the “Brazilian James Brown/King of Soul”

Open letter to Neymar about becoming black

Futebol star Neymar ejected after brawl; says opposing player called him ‘monkey’

Twelve black artists will compete for 2020 “MultiShow” music awards

Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” re-released; product debuted in 1950s using racist image of a black girl – stereotypes associate product with black hair

“Where are the Brazilian children?”: Brazilian governmental campaign for economic recovery features all white-skinned children with Caucasian features

“Advertising itself was born racist”: Brazil’s advertising industry continues to value whiteness, but black presence has recently increased, what does this mean?

With November being the Month of Black Consciousness in Brazil, recently released study provides insight into the most pressing issues of the black population

Only 7.4% of commercials feature black women in leading role, research reveals