Colour Coded
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Dove’s ‘tone deaf’ advertisement and the racist history of skin whitening
The offending ad showed a black woman appearing to turn white after using its body lotion.
Liz Conor, The Conversation
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Miss America 1968: When civil rights and feminist activists converged on Atlantic City
For decades, the Miss America pageant had excluded minorities while celebrating a very narrow definition of womanhood.
Paige Welch, The Conversation
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For African-American families, a daily task to combat negative stereotypes about hair
Hair has long been a source of anxiety and shame for African-Americans. One psychologist has made it her life's work to reverse this trend.
Marva L. Lewis, The Conversation
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Memoir: A journalist remembers the 1960s and how the Naxal movement was portrayed in books and films
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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Ordinary voters flagged Modi speech to Election Commission – and came up against a broken system
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Congress moves Madras HC seeking Election Commission action against Modi for propagating hate speech
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Podcast: There's a new shade of blue in town, and here's how it was discovered
YInMn Blue, named after the elements it comprises, was developed in Oregon in the US.
Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian
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Were this year’s Tony Awards only a superficial nod to diversity?
On the surface, the Tonys looked like a groundbreaking moment for diversity in entertainment. But when it comes to inclusion, Broadway has a long way to go.
Monica White Ndounou, The Conversation
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Idris Elba too ‘street’ to play Bond? Why the word sparked a racism debate
Anthony Horowitz's comments about the actor recall many euphemisms used to put Black people down.
Olivette Otele, The Conversation
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations