Palmares, Brazil’s Slave Rebellion, Still Going On 400 Years Later
The Quilombo dos Palmares was a nation of fugitive slaves, Indians, and a few ...
Brazilians Special Kind of Blindness: They Can’t See They Are Racist
University of Arizona anthropologist Jennifer Roth-Gordon spent 10 days in Brazil leading up to ...
Brazil Is Not Winning Its War Against Violence on Black Women
Every year, Amnesty International releases a report on the state of human rights across ...
How the Press Joined Conservatives to Keep Illegal Slave Trade Alive in Brazil
The negative influence of the Brazilian press on the illegal slave trade is analyzed ...
Mayors Are Up for Election in Brazil. It’s a White Game
Brazil, a country where a majority of residents identify as non-white, will head to ...
Brazil’s New Racial Equality Law Is Watered Down. But Blacks Are Not Complaining
Although there are different evaluations of how much impact the newly House-approved Statute of ...
Brazil’s Biggest Show on Earth Is Also a Way to Keep Blacks in Their Place
This past January (2006) I noted the sudden barrage of naked negra/mulata flesh on ...
Brazil Has 160 Organizations to Fight Racism. 75% Have no Money or Personnel
The organizations that promote racial equality in the Brazilian states and municipalities are facing ...
‘Poverty Still Has Collor,’ Brazilian Official Recognizes
Brazil’s 5th Intergovernmental Forum on the Promotion of Racial Equality just took place in ...
Blacks in Brazil and Mexico
Brazilian Blacks have been active in their fight for human rights and economic justice. ...
