Racial Bias
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‘Go back to where you came from’: US lawmaker Pramila Jayapal says she received threat messages
‘We cannot accept violence as our new norm,’ the Congresswoman of Indian origin wrote in a Twitter post sharing five abusive voicemails from a male caller.
Scroll Staff
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It wasn’t only Asians who suffered in Idi Amin’s ‘economic war’ – Uganda’s Africans did too
It was Africans, not Asians, who were the targets of the dictator’s larger economic campaign.
Derek R Peterson, The Conversation
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French football legend Lilian Thuram tackles the scourge of white thinking with a book of his own
The book is an attempt to trace and examine the origins of white supremacy.
David Murphy, The Conversation
Trending
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Pithora is for the gods, not for products, say Adivasis
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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Gaza and the future: How the entrenched legacy of the modern empire continues to shape the world
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Tamil Nadu anti-corruption police raid ED office after arresting agency’s officer in bribery case
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‘Prophet Song’: The Booker Prize winner is a distinctly Irish tale of civic and ideological collapse
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Facial recognition technology is biased with higher error rates against people of colour
The technology reflects and further entrenches long-standing social divisions.
Jane Bailey, The Conversation, Valerie Steeves, The Conversation & Jacquelyn Burkell, The Conversation
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US: Yale University discriminates against whites and Asian-Americans, alleges justice department
The department threatened to file a lawsuit against the university if it refused to take ‘remedial measures’.
Scroll Staff
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UK: Sikh couple who were told they cannot adopt a white child win case against racial discrimination
The court awarded them nearly £120,000 (approximately Rs 1.12 crore) in damages.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Macaulay Culkin recreates iconic ‘Home Alone’ dialogue in his Walk of Fame induction speech
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Watch: New York gets a new attraction where visitors can recreate iconic steel beam photograph
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‘This guy really wants some attention’: Actor Chris Evans’s pet dog interrupts his video call
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Watch: Gazan child turns to stone in shock and fear as air strikes are resumed after ceasefire
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‘Thanks for the sandwich’: Artist roasts Spotify for low earnings in their year-end videos
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Canada: Justin Trudeau apologises for wearing brownface makeup in Aladdin photo from 2001
The prime minister, who is running for re-election, said he did not consider the photo racist at that time, but ‘now we know better’.
Scroll Staff
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The celebration of Canada’s multiculturalism after Raptors’ NBA win masks the racism in the country
Black Canadians are still more likely to be incarcerated and face bias in the criminal justice system.
Corrie Scott, The Conversation
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Jay-Z’s $200-million clothing battle could be a game changer for black lawyers the world over
If Mr Beyonce wins his argument that an arbitration clause should be struck down for lack of diversity, the barn door will be blown off the whole profession.
Gbenga Oduntan, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Salaar Part 1 – Ceasefire’ trailer: ‘K.G.F’ director’s new film stars Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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Watch: Trailer of ‘Mad Max’ spinoff ‘Furiosa’ is out
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‘Dhootha’ review: An entertaining yarn about media ethics
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Interview: ‘The Archies’ movie is ‘nostalgic, magical, a storybook come to life’
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Netflix sacks communications chief for using racial slur
The video-streaming firm’s Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings apologised for not acting sooner.
Scroll Staff
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Harvard rated Asian-American applicants lower on personality traits, claims lawsuit
The university refuted the findings, and said the percentage of such students actually grew 29% over the last decade.
Scroll Staff
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‘Broken system’: How US officials are using racial profiling to detect undocumented immigrants
And why they are getting away with it.
Kavitha Surana, Propublica
The Field
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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa crowned champions
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Chess: R Vaishali becomes India’s 84th Grandmaster; third woman to achieve the title
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Fitness watch: Why women athletes are more prone to ACL injuries than men
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Australia tour of India: Rinku Singh, Axar Patel help hosts clinch T20I series in Raipur
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Cricket: Harmanpreet Kaur to lead India in home series against England and Australia