Native of São Paulo responds to Brazilians about being a Brazilian
A native of São Paulo responds to Brazilians about being a Brazilian Note from BW of Brazil: So much to say about today’s post, but […]
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Successful black men celebrate their black pride and consciousness, but when it’s time to marry, it is his whitened family who will inherit his estate
Note from BW of Brazil: Back in 2017, I remember when school psychologist, motivational speaker, and Pan-Afrikanist Dr. Umar Johnson made an appearance on the […]
Welcome to 2019!! But before we move on, here’s a recap of the Top Ten new stories at Black Women of Brazil of 2018
WELCOME TO 2019!! Hard to believe (as always) but yet another year has come and gone. And here at the BW of Brazil blog, we […]
What is the difference in race between the US and Brazil? Being mixed in the US is being closer to one’s black ancestry; in Brazil, being mestiço is being closer to one’s white ancestry
Note from BW of Brazil: The questions continue to be a hotly debated topics as more and more people become familiar with the racial politics […]
20 reports of racism that sound like true horror stories; except these stories aren’t fiction
Note from BW of Brazil: Another reason for the creation of this blog was to blow the lid off the idea that Brazil didn’t and […]
In new Perdigão Christmas commercial, a mostly black family is “thankful” for receiving a chicken that a mostly white family “donates”: What is the message here?
In new Perdigão Christmas commercial, a mostly black family is “thankful” for receiving a chicken that a mostly white family “donates” By Marques Travae One […]
White is right? General Mourão, an Indian and candidate for Vice President of Brazil, comments on how handsome his grandson is and that he is an example of the “whitening of the race”
White is right? General Mourão, an Indian and candidate for Vice President of Brazil, comments on how handsome his grandson is and that he is […]
Famed writer Carolina de Jesus was a dark-skinned black woman with wooly hair; should a fair-skinned woman with straight hair portray her in a play?
Note from BW of Brazil: When I first became aware of this story I must say I was kinda like, “Here we go again!” A […]
Turning white: why does Brazil’s media whiten blacks in movies, soap operas, advertisements and history?
Note from BW of Brazil: I start today’s post with a memory from late 2011 in São Paulo. That year, the yearly Feira Preta (black expo) […]
