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In Minas Gerais, police assault woman with child in her arms, place knee on neck; why do white, middle-class Brazilians get a pass from the police?

November 10, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: Another disgusting video recently surfaced showing the aggressive tactics of Brazilian Military Police. So, really, what else is new? By now everyone […]

Popular blond TV host Xuxa says in the next life she wants to come back as a black woman; actress Taís Araújo gives her a reality check

April 23, 2021 Marques Travae 3

Note from BBT: Hol´lup. Xuxa said WHAT?, in my best DMX voice (RIP). When news broke in social networks a few days ago that the […]

“Teacher, to be a princess, you have to be white”; Bahian teacher shocked by comment made by one of her young students

April 17, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: Obviously, this is a topic that I’ve been familiar with for some time. If you happen to be black or just non-white […]

“Foreigners think that Brazil is black and mulata; but there are blonds too!” Comments of popular TV host from the 90s show concern with country’s image

April 6, 2021 Marques Travae 2

Note from BBT: Several days ago, Brazil’s online black community expressed its discomfort, rejection and repudiation of the thoughts of one of the country’s richest […]

“I was the only one in my graudating class”: 20 years after Brazilian universities began affirmative action, college is still a lonely experience for black students

March 21, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: Much has been said and written about the massive increase of black students in Brazilian univerities. Just twenty years ago, seeing a […]

“My mother is white, my daughter is white, I can’t support black unity”: Mixed race rapper’s comments evidence a dilemma in Brazil’s black struggle

March 14, 2021 Marques Travae 2

“My mother is white, my daughter is white, I can’t support black unity”: Mixed race rappers comments evidence a dilemna in Brazil’s black struggle By […]

“Will the baby be born light?”: Like Meghan Markle, black Brazilian mothers have heard this question

March 11, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: When I read the comments made by Meghan Markle a few days ago in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, all I could […]

With no sponsorships, Bahia’s black artists will do no live Carnaval shows; top white artists attain various sponsors and will perform

February 14, 2021 Marques Travae 1

Note from BBT: So the so-called “Bahian Apartheid” strikes again. I’ve always loved the state of Bahia. It was the first place in Brazil that […]

“My father was one of the only blacks in medical school; (32 years later) it was the same with me”

February 7, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: It’s no secret that affirmative action policies have made a huge difference in Brazil in allowing tens of thousands of black and […]

“White girls never look at me!” How one participant’s desire to swirl on popular reality show raises questions about the self-esteem of black men

February 5, 2021 Marques Travae 1

“White girls never look at me!” Recent incident on Big Brother Brasil reality show raises questions about the self-esteem of black men By Marques Travae […]

In a recent issue, GQ Brasil magazine featured three covers with black men; meet Agatha Barbosa, a fashion producer responsible for making it happen

January 30, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: Another story from the vault. The origins of today’s post actually go back to last July of last year and even though […]

In a nation where the standard has always been white, self-esteem for black women is a survival strategy

December 22, 2020 Marques Travae 0

In a nation where the standard has always been white, self-esteem for black women is a strategy of survival Note from BBT: Brazil has never […]

“Heroes with African faces are a cure for our historical trauma”, says Afrofuturist writer, Fábio Kabral

December 16, 2020 Marques Travae 1

Note from BBT: Sometimes I have to wonder if we all know to what degree existing in a Eurocentric world affects our psyches as black […]

Porto Alegre and Minneapolis: Besides the brutal murders of black men, the cities also have high racial inequality indexes in common

December 1, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: It’s been about a week and a half since the murder of João Alberto Freitas, a 40-year old black man in a […]

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In Minas Gerais, police assault woman with child in her arms, place knee on neck; why do white, middle-class Brazilians get a pass from the police?

Popular blond TV host Xuxa says in the next life she wants to come back as a black woman; actress Taís Araújo gives her a reality check

“Teacher, to be a princess, you have to be white”; Bahian teacher shocked by comment made by one of her young students

“Foreigners think that Brazil is black and mulata; but there are blonds too!” Comments of popular TV host from the 90s show concern with country’s image

“I was the only one in my graudating class”: 20 years after Brazilian universities began affirmative action, college is still a lonely experience for black students

“My mother is white, my daughter is white, I can’t support black unity”: Mixed race rapper’s comments evidence a dilemma in Brazil’s black struggle

“Will the baby be born light?”: Like Meghan Markle, black Brazilian mothers have heard this question

With no sponsorships, Bahia’s black artists will do no live Carnaval shows; top white artists attain various sponsors and will perform

“My father was one of the only blacks in medical school; (32 years later) it was the same with me”

“White girls never look at me!” How one participant’s desire to swirl on popular reality show raises questions about the self-esteem of black men

In a recent issue, GQ Brasil magazine featured three covers with black men; meet Agatha Barbosa, a fashion producer responsible for making it happen

In a nation where the standard has always been white, self-esteem for black women is a survival strategy

“Heroes with African faces are a cure for our historical trauma”, says Afrofuturist writer, Fábio Kabral

Porto Alegre and Minneapolis: Besides the brutal murders of black men, the cities also have high racial inequality indexes in common

‘’Yes, interracial love does exist, but some black people also use white people as a social passport, to feel more accepted’’, according to social influencer

Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity

Even with the challenges of black authors publishing books in Brazil, Afro-Brazilian literature is gradually gaining more space in bookstores

White couples, mixed couples and gay couples, but why did Brazilian advertisers ignore black couples on Brazil’s Valentine’s Day?

‘’Today it won’t hurt too much, don’t worry’’: The day I was seen by a black gynecologist for the first time

Black singers shine on ‘The Voice Brasil’; recent death and career overview of musical maestro demonstrates huge influence of black Brazilian musicians

Meet WD, the singer with the soaring voice who became a favorite after singing ‘Eu Sou’, his song about resistance, race and prejudice on ‘The Voice Brasil’

The first conductor hired by a recording company in Brazil, musician Pixinguinha (1897-1973) created arrangements for the ‘golden era’ of Brazilian Popular Music

After two year delay, film ‘Marighella’, about the Brazilian revolutionary, debuts in Brazil; learn a few facts about the movie and the man

Rapper/singer Lizzo reveals her favorite Brazilian song is by Os Tincoãs, a group whose music is rooted in Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé

White couples, mixed couples and gay couples, but why did Brazilian advertisers ignore black couples on Brazil’s Valentine’s Day?

With “This is My Color” campaign and commercial, Avon launches makeup products to meet needs of wide range of black skin tones

Ten Black Brazilians included on 2020 MIPAD | Black Brazil Today

Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” Stereotypes Associate Product

Brazilian Governmental Campaign for Economic Recovery