Black Britons and those of south Asian origin face “shocking” discrimination in the labour market at levels unchanged since the late 1960s, research has found. … Minority ethnic Britons face ‘shocking’ job discriminationRead more
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Racist Medical System Stole Henrietta’s Cells
The family of Henrietta Lacks, the African American cancer patient whose cells were taken by Johns Hopkins University Hospital without her consent in 1951, is … Racist Medical System Stole Henrietta’s CellsRead more
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Why It’s Wrong (and Racist) to Blame Covid-19 on Chinese ‘Wet Markets’
The stigmatization of Asian people and their culture as “inferior” or “exotic” isn’t a new phenomenon. What is considered acceptable or “strange” meat is often … Why It’s Wrong (and Racist) to Blame Covid-19 on Chinese ‘Wet Markets’Read more
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Enduring Legacy of Voting Rights Pioneer Fannie Lou Hamer
It was the 31st of August in 1962 that 18 of us traveled 26 miles to the country courthouse in Indianola to try to register … Enduring Legacy of Voting Rights Pioneer Fannie Lou HamerRead more
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More than half of police killings in the US are unreported in government data
More than half of police killings in the U.S. are not reported in official government data, and Black Americans are most likely to experience fatal … More than half of police killings in the US are unreported in government dataRead more
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Black Women are Criminalized and Stereotyped as Aggressive
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This is about racism, it’s not about religious bigotry
Twenty years ago today, President George W. Bush visited the National Cathedral in Washington to remember the victims of the September 11th attacks. He vowed … This is about racism, it’s not about religious bigotryRead more
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Déjà vu in New Orleans
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The Psychic Toll of a Racist Criminal Justice System
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-pT0pNbi0E&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Dr. Patricia Newton
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Suppressing Georgia’s Black Votes
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shmsR1Ozmkg&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Anoa Changa and Greg Palast.