Charleston – A man who recorded chilling video of a white police officer gunning down a black man said on
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Category: Racial/Ethnic Inequality
The Refugee Problem
The Refugee Problem Three Quantitative Examples of Specific Problems The most severe challenge faced by international community at present
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South African racial transformation starting – but painfully slowly
Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of South Africa’s transition from white minority rule to democracy, and the latest
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Nova Scotia commits to improve supports for black students in school system
HALIFAX, NS – Nova Scotia’s education minister said Monday the government is accepting all 68 recommendations from a report that
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Britain’s divided schools: a disturbing portrait of inequality
The statistics are stark: boys are slipping behind girls in 11 out of 13 learning categories by the age of
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Groups Unite Across America to Protest Police Shootings
WASHINGTON — A coalition of black racial-justice organizations started a series of coordinated demonstrations in more than a dozen cities
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‘Blacks for sale’ online ad sparks outrage in Brazil
Rio De Janeiro – A shocking ad on one of Latin America’s biggest online marketplaces, offering “blacks for sale for
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Kingston to tackle race inequality with council scorecard
Empowering people is central to our mission and vision in Kingston. We are always looking for new ways to improve
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Black activists hope killings prompt more action from whites
New York – Since the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement three years ago, many white Americans have wrestled
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Eliminating inequalities needs affirmative action
The Supreme Court has upheld the affirmative action admission policy of University of Texas. Abigail Fisher, a white woman, applied
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Intelligence is not a remedy for racism
Smart people are just as racist as their less intelligent peers — they’re just better at concealing their prejudice, according to a
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Shouldn’t we replace fake outrage with radical action?
South Africa is filled with outrage and anger. Everybody in South Africa is raging about some injustice and makes sure
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Why we must tackle racial inequality in mental health services
The recent verdicts over the murder of Stephen Lawrence have brought to the attention not only 19 years of dignity,
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Racism is still alive and well, 50 years after the UK’s Race Relations Act
The Race Relations Act was passed 50 years ago, outlawing the racist discrimination that was the daily experience of migrants from the
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Starbucks baristas stop writing #RaceTogether on cups
Starbucks baristas will no longer write “Race Together” on customers’ cups starting Sunday, ending as planned a visible component of
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I spoke out against Donald Trump and racism. This is what happened next
“Filthy mud shark. Don’t come complaining to white people when you get culturally enriched by the pavement ape.” “How about move
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Southern states lynched nearly 4 000 blacks – report
New York – Nearly 4 000 black victims were lynched in 12 states in the southern United States from 1877
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Clinton and Bush take competing views on race inequality to Florida conference
Presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush offered a rare preview of a potential 2016 general election matchup on Friday, taking their
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Mark Zuckerberg asks Facebook employees to stop crossing out ‘black lives matter’ slogans
The black lives matter movement has shed light on the racial profiling, police brutality and racial inequality experienced by the
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Ethnic inequality is widespread and a drag on the global economy
Ethnic inequality – the political and economic disadvantages felt by racial minority groups – persists across the globe. Not only
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Airbnb hires former attorney general Eric Holder to fight discrimination
Airbnb has hired former US attorney general Eric Holder to help address racism and other forms of discrimination on its short-term rental
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