Racism
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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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David Olusoga: racism in British TV has led to ‘lost generation’ of black talent
Systemic racism in British television has forced out a generation of black talent who quit because they were being ignored…
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New protests erupt in Wisconsin as anger grows over police shooting of black man Jacob Blake
Police fired tear gas on Monday when a protest demanding racial justice in the city of Kenosha in Wisconsin turned…
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‘John Henryism’: The hidden health impact of race inequality
It was a story of man against machine. In the 1800s, the black American railroad worker John Henry faced a…
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How to talk to toddlers and young children about racism
Perhaps you tell your kids “we don’t see race” or “we’re all the same human race”. ABC According to experts,…
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China imposes forced abortion, sterilisation on Uyghurs, investigation shows
While individual women have spoken out before about forced birth control, the practice is far more widespread and systematic than…
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How to stop being a bystander and stand up to racism and sexism
Who could have stopped that from happening? Who allowed it to happen? Jenna Price The Sydney Morning Herald The murder…
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Trump Is Trying to Remake the Military in His Own Ugly Image
It is not surprising that retired Army BGen. Jeet Heer The Nation Anthony Tata was nominated by Donald Trump as…
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The Story Behind TIME’s ‘America Must Change’ Cover
The resulting 40-by-30-in. acrylic painting, of a little girl faced with both the injustice of today and America’s historical role…
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Is America a ‘failing state’?
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, there was a sense history had ended, and that the United States represented…
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Reni Eddo-Lodge: ‘The debate on racism is a game to some and I don’t want to play’
Here she explains why her success with Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race has been bittersweet. Nosheen Iqbal…
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