Racism
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Thousands protested in Amsterdam, Paris and Toulouse against the backdrop of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. More than 10,000 people gathered in Dam Square in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, to participate in a massive protest against racism, fascism and far-right policies on Saturday. The demonstration – organised by Comité 21 Maart…
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UK Police investigated a soiled pair of underwear hung on a washing line as a non-crime hate incident (NCHI), it has emerged. In September 2021, a woman complained to North Wales Police that her neighbours had “hung a very large soiled pair of underpants on their washing line” for the past two months. The force…
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A police officer has been suspended after footage shared on social media showed a suspect being kicked in the head and stamped on at Manchester Airport. The suspect has been named as Fahir in an Instagram video where he appears alongside his lawyer Akhmed Yakoob. The lawyer is also representing a second man who was…
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American Airlines put an unspecified number of employees on leave for their involvement in an incident in which several Black passengers were removed from a flight in Phoenix, allegedly over a complaint about body odor. American CEO Robert Isom wrote in a note to staff that the incident was unacceptable. “I am incredibly disappointed by what happened on…
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Belgium Jupiler League club Genk have reacted to racial abuse aimed at Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare following their loss to Club Brugge on Sunday. During the encounter at Cegeka Arena, Arokodare had an early chance to put Genk ahead from the penalty spot. However, the 23-year-old missed his penalty kick. Eventually, the visitors scored three…
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Although nine out of 10 Black people in France report that they are exposed to discrimination, the government ignores the problems caused by racism in the country, French politician and activist Patrick Lozes said. In an interview with Anadolu on Monday, Lozes, the founder and president of the Representative Council of Black Associations (CRAN), evaluated…
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Tupac Amaru Shakur (1971–1996), better known by his stage name 2Pac and later by his alias Makaveli, was an American rapper, poet, activist, songwriter, revolutionary and he is considered a symbol of struggle and activism against inequality. He was a great reader, he loved to create parallels between the works of authors such as Plato,…
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Kanye West is not apologizing for his contentious “White Lives Matter” clothing during Paris Fashion Week in France, despite vehement criticism from black celebrities, including a walkout from Jaden Smith. In a recent Instagram story on Tuesday, the 45-year-old musician stepped up his criticism of Black Lives Matter. He proclaimed, perhaps alluding to the group’s several multimillion-dollar scandals, “Everyone knows…
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Ukrainian gymnast Illia Kovtun shook the hand of the silver medalist he’d just beaten as the two athletes stood on the podium Saturday to accept their medals. He did not extend the same courtesy to the bronze medalist on his left. Ivan Kuliak, a 20-year-old Russian gymnast, was wearing a white “Z” shape on his…
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Rep. Cori Bush is no stranger to protests. She spent years marching the streets of St. Louis and Ferguson, Missouri, rising to public office on the strength of her activism. But as the Missouri Democrat looked out the window of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — only her third day as a member of Congress —…
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A jury on Wednesday found all three suspects guilty in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was chased and shot while running in February 2020. The big picture: Prosecutors only pursued the case after a video of the killing went viral in May 2020 sparking a national outrage. The case preceded the murder of…
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The persistence of America’s racism remains a serious challenge to the hope for a nation that lives out its most cherished values – liberty and justice for all. Continued incidents, which stir racial tensions, remind us that hatred and animosity still fester. Suspicion lurks under the surface of many interactions. News events repeatedly remind us…
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The Norwegian women’s beach handball team were fined because their shorts were too long, British Paralympian Olivia Breen was told by an official that her briefs were too short and Olympic swimmer Alice Dearing won’t be allowed to wear a swimming cap for natural black hair at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Ahead of the Games,…
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The government will consider the recommendations made in the Race and Ethnic Disparities review, said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who commissioned the report last summer following the rise of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the UK. “It is now right that the government considers their recommendations in detail, and assesses the implications…
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Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani has been suspended for three games and fined after he admitted a Football Association (FA) charge for using a racial term, the soccer governing body said on Thursday. The 33-year-old Uruguayan used the word “negrito” in an Instagram post last month after beating Southampton on Nov. 29, before taking it…
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