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“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 […]

White lives matter: Masked group hangs white supremacy banner and gives Nazi salute in São Paulo

November 30, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: We’ve seen signs all along that this element exists in Brazil. For decades, we’ve been told, in terms of racial issues, race […]

In a Carrefour supermarket, 40-year João Alberto dies after security agent kneels on his back for four minutes; protests erupt across Brazil

November 23, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: When I first heard the slogan Black Lives Matter some years ago, one of my first thoughts was, if black lives really […]

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

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 […]

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“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

White lives matter: Masked group hangs white supremacy banner and gives Nazi salute in São Paulo

In a Carrefour supermarket, 40-year João Alberto dies after security agent kneels on his back for four minutes; protests erupt across Brazil

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

“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

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

Black representativeness in the field of health: Once a rarity to see a black doctor, these professionals are making history in their fields

After experiencing traumas in sessions with white therapists, more black Brazilians seek psychologists of the same color

“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

On April 7th, one of Brazil’s most beloved humorists, Mussum, would have turned 80; musician’s life and career symbolize changing attitudes on race in Brazil

In a period of two weeks, three well-known Afro-Brazilian entertainers die from Covid-19; country continues to set record numbers with deadly second wave

Guinea pigs? Popular TV host Xuxa suggests prisoners be used to test vaccines instead of animals; Brazil’s prison population is nearly 2/3 black and brown

‘Executive Order’ is being hyped as best Brazilian film since City of God; plot surrounds Brazilian government attempting to deport blacks back to Africa

March 22: The birthday of Jorge Ben, the guitarist who revolutionized Brazilian music mixing Samba, Bossa Nova and Soul with lyrics that celebrated blackness

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

Brazil’s advertising industry Continues to Value Whiteness