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Demonstrators march on São Paulo’s Avenida Paulista in protest of murder of black man whose car was shot 80 times by Brazil’s Army

April 17, 2019 Marques Travae 1

Note: This past Sunday afternoon, an estimated 600-1,000 people came together in a demonstration/march against the brutal murder of 51- year old musician, Evaldo Rosa […]

Friends and family bury Evaldo Rosa dos Santos, who died after Army shot at his car 80 times; President Bolsonaro says “Army didn’t kill anyone”

April 14, 2019 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: I don’t really know if there are any adequate words that express the anger I felt after learning of the […]

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Demonstrators march on São Paulo’s Avenida Paulista in protest of murder of black man whose car was shot 80 times by Brazil’s Army

Friends and family bury Evaldo Rosa dos Santos, who died after Army shot at his car 80 times; President Bolsonaro says “Army didn’t kill anyone”

Back with his wife after a brief separation, actor Érico Bras talks about black love: “It’s important that black men unite with black women”

Meet 7-year old Luís Henrique from Bahia; he’s already been chosen by a modeling agency and is being groomed for television

With cuts in government investment in the health care system, the spread of the coronavirus affects the lives of black Brazilians more

“We’re used to thinking white is prettier, cleaner” – Palmitagem: A term that has caused a necessary discomfort in thinking about race and relationships

Palmitagem (swirling) is a very big relationship of self-hate; seeking in whites a love that they destroyed within you and your ancestors is bizarre

Back with his wife after a brief separation, actor Érico Bras talks about black love: “It’s important that black men unite with black women”

After a short hospital stay, actress Erika Ferreira, 39, passes away in Rio; symptoms thought to be connected to Covid-19; test results pending

“Malcolm X’s assassins were black”: Director José Padilha makes reference to Malcolm X’s killers to justify the absence of Afro-Brazilian directors in TV series

“There are no Brazilian Spike Lees”: Writer of series on slain councilwoman Marielle Franco ignores award-winning black Brazilian filmmakers to justify absence of blacks on TV project

Why is an award-winning actor appearing on a reality show? The challenge of being a black actor in the Brazil’s film and TV industry: The case of Babu Santana

“Advertising itself was born racist”: Brazil’s advertising industry continues to value whiteness, but black presence has recently increased, what does this mean?

With November being the Month of Black Consciousness in Brazil, recently released study provides insight into the most pressing issues of the black population

Only 7.4% of commercials feature black women in leading role, research reveals

Research shows increased presence of blacks in TV commercials; black men (1%-11%) and black women (4%-16%) see increases in representation

Did President Bolsonaro order Bank of Brazil to pull commercial from air because it featured too many black people?