Tag: blacks
How Brazilian Blacks Were Conditioned Through Generations to Ignore Their Blackness
The great debate in the US, these days, seems to revolve around whether rioting ...
Rio’s Carnaval Celebrates Life and Blasts New President
Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Carnaval celebrations officially began on Friday in the first festival ...
In Response to Sexism and Racism, Over 1000 Black Women Run for Office in Brazil
Motivated in part by President Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about women and the numerous ...
In Brazil, Legacy of Slavery Lives On with Subservience, Violence and Slave Labor
Brazil abolished slavery 130 years ago, but its society has failed to deal with ...
Marielle’s Murder and the Death of Brazil’s Racial Democracy Myth
When Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman, was shot to death in ...
A Brazilian Fancy Black Toilet Paper Infuriates Black Community
A Brazilian manufacturer has been blasted for appropriating the black empowerment slogan – “Black ...
The Brazilian Experience: How Black Rage Turns into Revolt
Brazilian black movements have been organizing and protesting against racial violence and injustice for ...
World’s Top Slave Importer, Brazil Wants to Preserve a Marketplace that Sold Africans
A wharf in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro used as a marketplace ...
While Brazilians Represent 3% of the World Population, They Commit 10% of the Murders
In just three weeks in 2015, Brazil had more homicides than all of the ...
Brazil’s Genocide Project for Blacks: 70% of Those Murdered Are Black
African-descendants in Brazil are 23.5 percent more likely to be killed than any other ...
