Tag: Racism
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Donald Trump is first racist US president, says Joe Biden
He responded by saying it was "absolutely sickening" how Trump “deals with people based on the color of their skin, their national origin, where they’re from.”
July 23, 2020 -
Cricket has really said nothing to racism: Roland Butcher
Recently, West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite had stated that taking a knee us not at all enough in the fight against racism.
July 6, 2020 -
US in black & white
It is worth quoting Robert Mugabe, the late President of Zimbabwe "Racism will never end as long as white cars are still using black tyres. Racism will never end if people still use black to symbolize bad luck and white for peace. Racism will never end if people still wear white clothes to weddings and black clothes to funerals. Racism will never end as long as those who pay their bills are blacklisted and not white-listed. Even when playing snooker, you haven't won until you've sunk the black ball, and the white ball must remain on the table! But I don't care; as long as I'm still using white toilet paper I'm happy"
July 4, 2020 -
Long Road to Police Reforms
The Supreme Court is held in high esteem by all of us. Being the custodian of our Constitution and of all the ethical and moral values attached therewith, a responsibility is thus cast on it at all times to uphold the rule of law and come down heavily on the slightest hint of political or any other influence impacting police work
July 2, 2020 -
Racism should be treated like match-fixing, doping: Jason Holder
Holder gave examples of England pacer Jofra Archer who has faced racist abuse at home as well away Tests and Moeen Ali who also reportedly faced abuse from a section of the fans in 2014.
June 28, 2020 -
United Nations Human Rights Council to hold urgent debate as anti-racism protests continue
It is only the fifth time in the council's 14-year history that it has agreed to hold an 'urgent debate', which is a special debate agreed upon within a regular session of the council.
June 15, 2020 -
Amid anti-racism protests Boris Johnson to set up commission to probe ‘inequality’
There have been Black Lives Matter demonstrations in cities across the United Kingdom and Europe since the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in the United States on May 25.
June 15, 2020 -
Amazon bans use of its facial-recognition technology by US Police for one year
The move comes after repeated calls by critics and racial justice groups for Amazon's cloud computing unit to stop providing police and immigration officials with tools that can be used to unfairly target people based on race.
June 11, 2020 -
Racism prevalent in UK armed forces: Report
Mark De Kretser, whose father came from Sri Lanka, served as a regular soldier and then as a reserve for nearly 30 years.
December 19, 2019 -
The ‘other’ in Assam
Intellectual space in the state is getting polarised as some are turning a blind eye to the lives lost because of the Citizenship Amendment Bill
February 25, 2019 -
US governor in racism row refuses to quit
Top US Democrats have called on him to resign. But he says he will stay on.
February 3, 2019 -
Malawi court halts work on Gandhi statue after group accuses him of using racial slurs
Over 3,000 Malawians have signed a petition opposing the statue, saying the Indian independence hero had done nothing for the southern African country.
November 1, 2018 -
Martina Navratilova wades into Serena Williams controversy
Williams was issued a warning for coaching, something her coach sitting in the stands, Patrick Mouratoglou, admitted to doing.
September 11, 2018 -
Toni Kroos pillories compatriot Mesut Ozil for racism claims
Ozil, 29, called it a day to everyone's surprise last month after Germany went out at the group stage of the World Cup.
August 17, 2018 -
Racism and Football
German infamy with racism predates the Third Reich’s institutionalised racism as part of the official state ideology. The Herero and Namaqua genocide in the German-controlled area of modern-day Namibia (1904-08) was one of the most brutal attempts at racial extermination and genocide that laid the template for such concepts as concentration camps, medical experimentation and …
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July 28, 2018 -
Mesut Ozil’s resignation sparks Germany racism storm as Ankara cheers
After months of silence over a controversial photograph with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May, which sparked questions about his loyalty to Germany, Ozil erupted on Sunday.
July 24, 2018 -
Hector Bellerin comes out in support of Arsenal teammate Mesut Ozil after racism row
Germany's loss could turn out to be Arsenal's gain as the club stand to benefit from a highly-motivated Ozil.
July 24, 2018