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When technological advances criminalize by race: In Brazil, 90% of people arrested based on facial recognition cameras are black

January 2, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Let’s face it, we all love technological advances and are in one way or another addicted to these advances. The evidence […]

With more than 812,000 prisoners, only 23 of Brazil’s cities have more residents than the country’s prisons; blacks and peripheral residents are most affected

July 28, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Question: What do you envision for the future of a country that has one of the highest murder rates in […]

New anti-crime bill divides government officials; black activists see proposal as way to formalize anti-black genocide

April 16, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The term “genocídio negro”, meaning ‘black genocide’ is not new when speaking of the experiences of Brazil’s African descendants. Abdias […]

During Carnaval, São Paulo’s Vai-Vai samba school parade portrays racism and the struggle of the blacks throughout history and honors Marielle Franco

March 9, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Carnaval parade themes have always been intriguing, but the some of the themes I’ve seen in the past few years […]

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When technological advances criminalize by race: In Brazil, 90% of people arrested based on facial recognition cameras are black

With more than 812,000 prisoners, only 23 of Brazil’s cities have more residents than the country’s prisons; blacks and peripheral residents are most affected

New anti-crime bill divides government officials; black activists see proposal as way to formalize anti-black genocide

During Carnaval, São Paulo’s Vai-Vai samba school parade portrays racism and the struggle of the blacks throughout history and honors Marielle Franco

“This brazen negro WILL NOT be served!”: Black man with coronavirus punched, kicked, put in choke hold and thrown in the street by hospital security

In São Paulo’s Paraisópolis favela, coronavirus spreads fast with 70 suspected and confirmed cases; São Paulo’s poor favelas are 70% black

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

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?