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Even in poverty, it’s easier being white: Study finds that the salary of poor whites is 46% higher than that of poor blacks

December 4, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Study finds that the salary of poor whites is 46% higher than that of poor blacks According to research by the NGO Oxfam, socioeconomic inequalities […]

Brazil’s economic elite “is a perfect continuation of the slave elite” as it is “slavery that defines Brazilian society”, says sociologist Jessé Souza

October 15, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: So….are you surprised by the title of today’s article? Why? I mean, Brazil was the country that forcibly brought the […]

Six Brazilians have the same wealth as the poorest 100 million Brazilians; richest 5% have the same share of income as the other 95% of the population

October 6, 2017 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: So tell me, are we still all equal? I often poke fun at this ridiculous statement that so many Brazilians […]

“You count on your fingers the black women who occupy a role in Brazilian cinema or have a prominent role in a production”, says actress Mariana Nunes

June 9, 2016 Marques Travae 5

Note from BW of Brazil: It is becoming common knowledge that Brazil was the nation that received the majority of enslaved Africans between the 16th […]

Blacks and women hold less than 20% of the senior positions of top 500 Brazilian companies

May 18, 2016 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Racial and social inequality are two of the most glaring characteristics of Brazilian society. And with an ongoing impeachment process […]

The racist roots of the coup d’état against President Dilma Rousseff

May 16, 2016 Marques Travae 6

Note from BW of Brazil: Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, or just don’t really tuned into news coming out of […]

As an impeachment process clouds the future of Brazil’s president, how should blacks position themselves on the political crisis?

April 21, 2016 Marques Travae 4

Note from BW of Brazil: Media outlets throughout the world from Spain to Mexico, China to the United States have covered the ongoing circus that […]

Protest against president again features nearly all-white upper-middle class displays of racism, desire to protect status and putting ‘have nots’ back in their place

March 16, 2016 Marques Travae 38

Note from BW of Brazil: Once again, another protest and once again Brazil shows how divided it is really is along lines of race and […]

Heading to the polls on Sunday, millions of Afro-Brazilians will remember that they have been the greatest beneficiaries of government social programs

October 24, 2014 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: With elections to decide the Brazilian presidency less than 48 hours away, many families will surely be considering if their […]

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In ultra-Eurocentric Brazil, black parents seek representation in literature for their children

Racism in medicine in Brazil: From eugenics to unequal treatment, Brazilian medicine has a racist past; eradicating it is still a huge challenge

On the swirling tendencies of black women: Justifying their interracial relationships without being shamed like black men

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

The economics of being a rapper in Brazil: Why is the path to commercial success quicker and easier for white rappers? How racial inequalities affect even the rap game

“Because of being white, Elvis occupied the place of the blacks”: Singer Negra Li embroiled in controversy after statements about Elvis Presley – Apologizes, but what did she say wrong?

In the nation’s capital, the Adélia Sampaio Exhibition examines the place of the black woman in Brazilian cinema, bringing together 20 films, all directed by Afro-Brazilian women

Is director Jeferson De Brazil’s Spike Lee? Filmmaker prepares for release of latest film “M8 – When death rescues life” the story of a black medical student

In Salvador, Bahia, a professor and project use African-oriented clothing to strengthen black identity and interest community in the African Diaspora

In new Perdigão Christmas commercial, a mostly black family is “thankful” for receiving a chicken that a mostly white family “donates”: What is the message here?

“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!”