Read more about the article Councillor Blow Dries Afro During Woke Zoom Meeting Over Gender Neutral Language
Councilman Renato Freitas appeared drying his hair during a session at the Commission for the Constitution of Justice, on 8th March, in Curitiba, Brazil. (@CamaraCuritiba/Newsflash)
Politics

Councillor Blow Dries Afro During Woke Zoom Meeting Over Gender Neutral Language

This is the moment a Brazilian councillor is filmed blow-drying his afro during a woke Zoom meeting with officials about gender-neutral language. The incident was filmed during an online meeting of the Committee on Constitution and Justice (CCJ) of the City Council of Curitiba, which is the capital of the…

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March 15, 2022
Read more about the article Mixed Race Model Accuses Photographer Of Racism After He Says Her Afro Hairstyle Is Scary
Ludmila Cassemiro, 21, teacher and model, recorded an encounter with a man who approached her in the street stated that her hair was scaring people, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on 9th October. (@ludmilacassemiro/Newsflash)
Crime

Mixed Race Model Accuses Photographer Of Racism After He Says Her Afro Hairstyle Is Scary

A Brazilian model has gone viral after she filmed a man who claimed to be a photographer telling her her Afro hairstyle "scares people". Model, activist and communicator Ludmila Cassemiro, 21, reported being the victim of 'racial injury' in the neighbourhood of Cachoeirinha in the city of Belo Horizonte in…

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October 15, 2021
Read more about the article Model Accuses Job Agent Of Racism After He Asked Her To Tone Down Her Afro For Work Event
Bruna Campos, a 27-year-old black model from Itapetininga, Brazil accused an agency of racism after receiving an audio from an employee responsible for selecting models for a job in Sao Paulo, Brazil with racist remarks, in June, 2021. (@bruufcampos/Newsflash)
Racism

Model Accuses Job Agent Of Racism After He Asked Her To Tone Down Her Afro For Work Event

A Brazilian model has accused a job agent of racism after he claimed her Afro hairstyle would draw too much attention at an event he offered her work at. Bruna Campos, a 27-year-old mixed-race model from the Brazilian city of Itapetininga, shared an audio message sent to her by the…

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June 17, 2021