Racism
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Racists tried to ban this book. How ironic that Ireland might now shun it
To Kill a Mockingbird is part of many Irish childhoods. Should it supply moral instruction? Niamh Mulvey The Irish Times…
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Ireland’s Varadkar accuses Sinn Féin of defending homophobia, racism, sexism
DUBLIN — Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has accused the main opposition Sinn Féin party of defending homophobic, sexist…
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Violence erupts in Paris in second weekend of protests over controversial new security law
Violence erupted in Paris on Saturday for the second consecutive weekend at a mass protest against a new security law,…
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Black Lives Matter movement has raised awareness & understanding of racism in Australia
The latest Australian Reconciliation Barometer report has revealed a rise in the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people…
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Protests in Paris turn violent in wake of footage showing police bashing black music producer Michel Zecler
It came after masked protesters launched fireworks at police lines, put up barricades and threw stones. ABC News The interior…
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Video of police beating black man shameful for France: Macron
Macron asked the government to quickly come up with proposals “to reaffirm the link of confidence that should naturally exist…
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US election 2020: Why Trump gained support among minorities
Some might find this surprising given that his political critics so often accused him of racism and Islamophobia. Ashitha Nagesh…
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Murgon’s only Aboriginal shopkeeper says he’s not going anywhere
A barber, Mr Murray grew up watching his brother cutting hair at home in Cherbourg, an Aboriginal community and former…
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Not a day passes without thinking about race: what African migrants told us about parenting in Australia
Our study, published in the journal Child and Family Social Work, found it complicates parenting in ways that non-Black parents…
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As the world watches US election, the appeal of America is diminished
It is also a moment of immense cultural power which magnifies America’s global significance. Liam Kennedy The Conversation While political…
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Police officer sacked after killing unarmed black man Marcellis Stinnette in Illinois
A police officer in Waukegan, Illinois, was fired after he shot and killed an unarmed black teenager and wounded the…
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Online Symposium: George Bizos & his Odyssey to Freedom
This symposium is free and open to the public. Details: 1) The Online Symposium can be accessed via Zoom /…
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Racism has long shaped US presidential elections.
Who turns out to vote, who stays at home, and who mails or drops in a ballot are all likely…
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No mail-in votes, proof of citizenship: the long history of preventing minorities from voting in the US
He was alluding to obstacles that, in some states, intentionally suppress voting. Lloyd Cox The Conversation Voter suppression measures in…
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UK barrister mistaken for defendant calls for compulsory anti-racism training
The barrister who was mistaken for a defendant three times in one day at court has called for compulsory anti-racism…
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‘This dream is still alive’: Thousands rally for racial justice at March on Washington
Marchers, speakers and organizers spoke out about reforms to law enforcement, expansions of voting rights and the power of voting…
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