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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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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What explains reports of infighting within the BJP during the elections?
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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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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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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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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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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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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals
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ISL 2024 final, Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City, as it happened: MCFC win second Cup title
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Hockey: Rohit to lead 20-member Indian junior team in five-match tour of Europe