Tackling systemic racism is fundamental to achieving environmental and climate justice, according to leading activists, as Covid-19 disparities and the global uprising against police brutality lay bare the ramifications of racial inequalities in every sphere of life. A wave of protests demanding an end […]
Donald Trump’s decision to stage a campaign rally in a sports stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is spurring a renewed push for reparations for the racial massacre that devastated the city’s black community just 10 blocks away from where the president will be speaking on […]
When tens of thousands of people hit the streets protesting the police killing of George Floyd, many worried that the crowds—often too dense to allow the recommended 6 feet of social distancing—would spark a new wave of COVID-19 cases. Yet in New York, city and […]
It can be exhausting trying to make oneself palatable. For many Black people, altering their appearance and mannerisms to fit white expectations is a matter of instinct. In many cases, the trauma of having to alter one’s appearance to meet arbitrary white standards of presentableness and […]
A distressing photo emerged online over the weekend showing a man wearing a KKK hood and robe while walking his dog in rural Wisconsin. Charles Michael Booth, 50, has been identified as the suspected Klansman in the photo, that was first posted on Facebook by […]
By Victor Omondi Mark Rutte, the Dutch Prime Minister, said his view towards “Black Pete” has changed. The tradition from pre-Christmas celebrations has been an object of criticism; most people see it as a racist figure. Rutte also said that the custom had undergone […]
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