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Brazil becomes the first country to pay compensation as a result of a maternal death; lawsuit highlights discriminatory practices against black women in health care system

April 3, 2014 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Health, discriminatory practices and unequal access to health care are very important topics that have been featured in […]

Young black men die by murder, young black women die from lack of health care: "Public security", state authoritarianism and the extermination of the black population

November 11, 2012 Marques Travae 11

Originally titled: “Os jovens negros morrem e as mulheres negras também morrem (Young black men are dying and black women are also dying)” by Luka* It’s been […]

Seminar highlights black women’s health and unequal access to health care

April 16, 2012 Marques Travae 0

As studies have proven, black women have less access to health care in Brazil. Surveys conducted by respected institutions like the Institute of Economic Research […]

Seminar highlights black women’s health and unequal access to health care

April 16, 2012 Marques Travae 1

As studies have proven, black women have less access to health care in Brazil. Surveys conducted by respected institutions like the Institute of Economic Research […]

Must black elites “sell out” to maintain status? Black women put Minister of Human Rights on blast after she denominates President “godfather of black women”

April 19, 2017 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: Why does this seem to be such a common story? Black person struggles, achieves success and reaches the pinnacle of […]

Racism begins at pregnancy: A series of reports addresses the reality of pregnant black women, the main victims of obstetric violence

September 21, 2015 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: In Brazil, there are certain realities that must be dealt with regardless of how uncomfortable the facts make people feel. […]

Why do blacks have less access to health care than whites in Brazil?

June 26, 2015 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: It’s no secret. The tentacles of racism reach so many areas of society that one would be completely out of […]

“How are we, Black Women, on International Women’s Day?” – Black Brazilian Women continue preparation of 2015 Black Women’s March!

March 8, 2015 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s date, March 8th, always serves as a day of reflection. For on this day, around the world, millions of women […]

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Brazil becomes the first country to pay compensation as a result of a maternal death; lawsuit highlights discriminatory practices against black women in health care system

Young black men die by murder, young black women die from lack of health care: "Public security", state authoritarianism and the extermination of the black population

Seminar highlights black women’s health and unequal access to health care

Seminar highlights black women’s health and unequal access to health care

Must black elites “sell out” to maintain status? Black women put Minister of Human Rights on blast after she denominates President “godfather of black women”

Racism begins at pregnancy: A series of reports addresses the reality of pregnant black women, the main victims of obstetric violence

Why do blacks have less access to health care than whites in Brazil?

“How are we, Black Women, on International Women’s Day?” – Black Brazilian Women continue preparation of 2015 Black Women’s March!

Black women and feminism in Brazil: the intersections of racial and gender inequality

Event pays homage to black women and discusses much needed public policies for this segment of the population

Black women are victims of more than 60% of the murders of women in Brazil

Announcement! “Black Women’s March Against Racism and For Well Being – 2015” announced in the nation’s capital!

Pink October (Outubro Rosa): Addressing the unequal access of black women to breast care exams

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”

The error of the pyramid of oppression: Recognizing that the real source of the subjugation of the black women and the black community is NOT black men

In a hospital in Conceição de Macabu, Dr. Fred Nicácio shares the reaction of a 74-year old black woman’s joy at being consulted by a black doctor for the first time in her life

On this loneliness of the black man: Victims of abandonment, imprisonment, murder and residents of psychiatric hospitals, why do feminists conveniently forget these men?

Beyond the Disney fairy tales: When we ignore that the real cause of the result of black relationships is a consequence of racism

“Tela Preta TV. Black Screen TV. TV for everyone, but thought up by us”: young black actors, producers, directors collaborate on new online television network

“Like yourself, Show yourself”! Singers and rappers Ludmilla, MC Soffia, Candy Mel and Rafael Mike release new video in celebration of “Black November”

Theater piece “Lotus” presents solitude of the black woman and the struggle to secure a long-lasting relationship; spectacular comes to the stage in Rio de Janeiro on November 16th

Star of Netflix film ‘Nappily Ever After’, Sanaa Lathan, sends a message to three black Brazilian women YouTubers after the ladies critiqued the film on their channels

Black models at modeling contest in nation’s capital are compared to slaves on social network; case being investigated as case of racism

“Where are the white people?!?” New television commercial by Brazilian cosmetics chain receives 40% dislikes on You Tube after featuring a black family

The historical construction of racism in Brazil: exclusion of blacks from access to land, low investment in education are factors in current racial inequalities

Meet Ana Flávia: From Salvador, Bahia, she recently made history after becoming the first black woman to win the Ford Models contest

Persecuted as the only black woman in a beauty pageant, Carolina Pinheiro dos Passos says: “I represent blacks!”

Overcoming obesity and becoming a champion weightlifter, in search for sponsors, Josélia Oliveira was told they wouldn’t support her because “blacks don’t sell”