Monthly Archives: March, 2012
Another young, black male assassinated by police: five military police removed from street duty
13-year old Igor Cordeiro Manhães was murdered by Military Police in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro As I have reported on this blog previously, the lives of young black males in … Continue reading
Another young, black male assassinated by police: five military police removed from street duty
13-year old Igor Cordeiro Manhães was murdered by Military Police in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro As I have reported on this blog previously, the lives of young black males in … Continue reading
Beauty and Magazine Covers in Brazil: The Overwhelming Dictatorship of Whiteness
Sometimes it amazes me when white people look at events or certain media that is aimed at and features specific segments of a population and then proceed to accuse this … Continue reading
Beauty and Magazine Covers in Brazil: The Overwhelming Dictatorship of Whiteness
Sometimes it amazes me when white people look at events or certain media that is aimed at and features specific segments of a population and then proceed to accuse this … Continue reading
Rapper Nega Gizza on black hair and identity: "Kinky/curly hair, yes. Hard hair, no."
Nega Gizza, the Hip Hop moniker of Gisele Gomes de Souza, is a rapper from Rio de Janeiro. The child of a maid, at seven years old, she sold beer … Continue reading
Rapper Nega Gizza on black hair and identity: "Kinky/curly hair, yes. Hard hair, no."
Note from BW of Brazil: Nega Gizza, the Hip Hop moniker of Gisele Gomes de Souza, is a rapper from Rio de Janeiro. The child of a maid, at seven … Continue reading
