Racism
- Politics, Power & Governance
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
Dr. Robin DiAngelo explains why white people implode when talking about race. I am white. I have spent years studying…
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Watch – Syrian Artist Painted a Mural to George Floyd on a Bombed Idlib Building
When Syrian painter Aziz Asmar saw the video showing the dying moments of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the violence felt…
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COVID-19 revives grim history of medical experimentation in Africa
Sgt. 1st Class Marites Cabreza, a nurse with 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, Special Functioning Team, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of…
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New US Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany ran a racist, right-wing conspiracy blog
I’m about three hours into a deep wallow in new US Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s blog and – spoiler alert…
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The Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision that bodes ill for the future of civil rights
Like most of the country, the Supreme Court is in coronavirus lockdown, closing its building to the public and postponing…
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How to argue with a racist: Five myths debunked
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Racism can be debunked with facts and science Stereotypes and myths about race abound,…
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“In the skin of a black”: Senegalese students and young professionals in Rabat
Even student and young professional Senegalese migrants have to navigate the legacies of slavery in Morocco as ‘Africans’.
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Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
Dr. Robin DiAngelo explains why white people implode when talking about race.
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As Tunisia makes racism illegal, where are Morocco and Algeria?
North Africa continues to struggle with racism. Are laws enough to turn the tide? Tunisia’s newly passed anti-racism law marks…
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How Watermelons Became a Racial Stereotype in America
What, many ask, does a watermelon have to do with race? What’s so offensive about liking watermelon? Don’t white people…
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The Shocking Lynching of Will Brown 100 Years Ago
Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the…
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Bessie Head: A Life of Letters
In a letter to her agent, Bessie Head acknowledged that her 1974 novel, A Question of Power, had been based on…
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Omaha race riot of 1919
The Omaha race riot occurred in Omaha, Nebraska, September 28–29, 1919. The race riot resulted in the brutal lynching of Will Brown, a black worker; the death of…
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Regime Change in Charlottesville
If you understand why that Civil War statue really went up, the debate over removing it looks a lot different.…
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America is hooked on the drug of white supremacy. We're paying for that today
The United States is in a tailspin. White supremacists are on the march – and have left a trail of…
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