Racism
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France plans to launch a government-monitored online tool in January that is designed to identify and root out discrimination by police, President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. Macron called it “unbearable” that people of color are more likely to be stopped by law enforcement officers than white people. “We are going to set up a large…
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A long-standing member of the far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) political party has been sacked amid reports of his inflammatory comments in which he allegedly said refugees and migrants could be “gassed”. Christian Lueth, who has been with the AfD since the early days of its inception in 2013, was already suspended from his post…
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Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha was subjected to online racist abuse ahead of The Eagles’ Premier League fixture at Aston Villa on Sunday. Since the resumption from the coronavirus shutdown, all Premier League teams have worn “Black Lives Matter” logos on their kits, with players taking a knee before kick-off in each match to show…
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Several dozen women protested in support of French police in central Paris on Saturday as discontent within the country’s law enforcement agencies swells over what they feel is the government’s unfair treatment of officers over racism. Police have been holding wildcat protests everyday in towns and cities across France at government attempts to change their…
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Residents of Clayton County, Georgia are calling for the firing of a police officer who was filmed pulling a gun on five teenagers, leading to a tense confrontation with neighbors. In a video shared on Instagram, the officer can be seen pointing the gun at the Jonesboro teens as neighbors urge him not to shoot. “There…
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A combination of 40 FIFA Legends and current professional footballers, each sporting a black jersey, have taken their message of #StopRacism, #StopViolence and #StopDiscrimination to social media during the past week, a spontaneous plea that has to date reached over 44 million fans worldwide. “It’s reassuring to see that every day a growing number of FIFA Legends…
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The death of Floyd, caused by his arrest, resulted in protests and violent riots across the US, as at least 23 states and Washington DC activated the National Guard in order to curb the unrest and stop escalating clashes in the major cities. British PM Boris Johnson has addressed the protests in the US, stating…
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Joe Biden has assured George Floyd’s family that he’ll do everything he can to bring justice in the Minneapolis man’s death. The former vice president made the disclosure in a five-minute video live-streamed Friday, in which he addressed Floyd’s death and racism in the nation generally. The black man died in police custody this week;…
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FC Porto striker Moussa Marega, who tried to walk off the field after being the target of racist slurs from fans, faced apparent attempts Sunday by his own teammates and opposition players to prevent him from leaving. Marega, who is black and plays for Mali, was visibly angered by monkey noises targeting him after he…
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Racism in Serie A has become an ugly trend that won’t just go away despite FIFA’s call for love, understanding and tolerance among football lovers. Ciro Immobile and Lazio started the new year 2020 with heads high, having ended 2019 as strong contenders for Serie A top four. Immobile scored twice to help his side…
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The Muslim Council of Britain criticized the Gunners for distancing themselves from Mesut Ozil’s comments amid fears over the impact their lack of support would have on other Muslim Premier League stars, including Mo Salah, Sadio Mane, Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kante, Riyad Mahrez and Ozil’s team-mate, Granit Xhaka. Harun Khan, secretary general of the MCB,…
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Wrestler Jordan Myles – whose real name is Albert Christian Hardie Jr – dropped an expletive-filled video on Twitter to announce that he’s leaving the WWE. In the 45-sec video, which he posted on Wednesday (Nov 13), Hardie declared that he was quitting the WWE: “As of today… I am no longer an employee.” He…
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Romelu Lukaku has urged football coaches, investors, and stakeholders such as social media firms to help curb rising racism in the football world. The Belgian star who currently plays for Inter Milan also called on footballers to stand together against racist abuse, adding that the situation is getting worse. Lukaku was targeted during last Sunday’s…
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The US House of Representatives has voted to condemn Donald Trump’s “racist comments” against four congresswomen, despite protestations by the President that he has not got “a racist bone in my body”. Two days after Mr Trump tweeted that four Democratic politicians should “go back” to their home countries – although all are citizens and three were born in the…
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Capitalism, of which neoliberalism is one development, is just one of the many forms of class society that have appeared over the last 6,000 years. There has been enormous cultural variety among all these different class societies, but in two things they are alike. They practise economic inequality, and they sustain systematic and enduring patterns…
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President Donald Trump and his administration are examining ways to make Americans feel safer in their schools and churches, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Monday, while rejecting arguments following Saturday’s shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue that his rhetoric is inflaming people to act out violently. “I don’t think anything could be further from the truth,”…
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