Racism sparked by a French far-right MP's 'go back to Africa' remark

A French parliament session was interrupted on Thursday when a far-right MP yelled "back to Africa" as a black colleague asked the administration about migrant arrivals.

Carlos Martens Bilongo of the socialist France Unbowed party (LFI) pressed the administration on the SOS Me...

Similar to structural bias and racism, structural cruelty also exists in the field of health

'Pandemic' was the Merriam-Webster dictionary's word of the year for 2020. It makes sense given how the COVID-19 worldwide epidemic has altered our society and shown some of the less desirable traits of people.

The pandemic has magnified and exacerbated the pre-existing stru...

Racism Hindering the End of the HIV epidemic in the US

It has been forty years since HIV/AIDS was declared an epidemic and still, black women bear the highest burden of it among women.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black women represent 13 percent of the female population. Yet they account for more than 5...

AUSTRALIA’S SPORTS COMMISSION(ASC) APOLOGISED TO ABUSED GYMNASTS

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• The Sports Commission of Australia or ASC has apologised to the abused gymnasts
• The ASC said that, they know the practises and incidents occurred are not acceptable and for this they are sorry

On Friday, Australia's S...

UK’S FOOTBALL CLUBS ACT ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA ABUSE

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• United Kingdom’s football clubs act on the social media abuse
• Manchester United have banned six fans for abusing the Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur

The football club of Manchester United have banned six fans for...

ENGLISH FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES BOYCOTT OF ALL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

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• The English football has announced that, it is going to boycott the social media platforms
• The move comes in the response to the discrimination and abuse aimed at the players and several other members of the football community

NIGEL HUDDLESTON: ONLINE RACISM DIRECTED AT FOOTBALLERS AT CRISIS POINT

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• The sports minister of United Kingdom said that, the online racism that is directed at footballers is at crisis point
• He also said that, social media platforms must join forces with the authorities of UK to tackle the problem of racism

PREMIER LEAGUE MANAGERS CALLED FOR FOOTBALL-WIDE BOYCOTT OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

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• The managers of the Premier League have been calling for the football-wide boycott of the social media platforms
• The boycott has been introduced in an attempt for combating the continuous abuse and discrimination

Some of ...

BORIS JOHNSON: UK NEEDS TO DO MORE FOR TACKLING RACISM

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• Boris Johnson said that, UK needs to do more for tackling racism in the country
• The report said that, the family, geography along with the socio-economic factors

On Thursday, Boris Johnson, who is the prime minister of th...

REPORT: UNITED KINGDOM IS NOT STRUCTURALLY RACIST

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• UK is not a post racial society as the issues around the race and racism are becoming less important in the country
• The report said that, the idealism of many young people blaming the country is racist is not borne out by the evidence
...

US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS COUNTRY FACED PROBLEMS WITH RACISM, XENOPHOBIA & NATIVISM

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• The United States President Joe Biden on Sunday took aim at ugly poisons of systemic racism and white supremacy which has plagued the country

• Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday had spoken about the American history of discrimination against Asian A...

FOOTBALL AUTHORITIES IN UK ACCUSED FOR NOT TAKING ISLAMOPHOBIA SERIOUSLY

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• The football authorities in United Kingdom have been accused by Muslim players for not taking Islamophobia seriously
• The authorities have been accused despite focusing on the major issue of racism in the game of Football

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PRESIDENT OF FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION UK CALLS FOR RACIST ABUSE OF FOOTBALLERS TO STOP

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• The president of the Football Association president of United Kingdom have been calling for the racist abuse of the footballers to be stopped
• The greater Manchester police have started an investigation into the racist abuse of the football...

KEYON HARROLD’S 14-YEAR-OLD SON FALSELY ACCUSED BY A KAREN OF STEALING AN iPhone

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• This incident took place at a hotel named Arlo Hotel in New York City, where Keyon Harrold and his son were staying

• A women named Karen in the hotel lobby started laying accusations in the presence of one of the managers at the 14-year-old son of the G...

NIKE JAPAN'S PROMOTIONAL VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING ANTI-RACISM GETS BACKLASH ONLINE

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• Nike Japan's promotional video highlighting anti-racism gets backlash online.
• Many posted online to boycott the sportswear brand for showing the nation in a negative light.
• The video is of 2-minute titled “The F...

RACISM COSTED U.S. ECONOMY $16 TRILLION: CITIGROUP

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• As per the Citigroup, if the US is successful in tackling key areas of discrimination against African Americans, the economy is likely to witness a boost of $5 trillion in the next five years

• According to Citigroup researchers, the African Americans ha...

RACIST FACEBOOK PRIVATE GROUP FACES JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION

HIGHLIGHTS

• In a private Facebook Group, some Belgian police officers allegedly made racist comments.
• Brussels’ public prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into the matter.

On Thursday, 17 SEP 2020, the Brussels&rsq...

KNORR DROPS ‘GYPSY SAUCE’ NAME

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• Knorr is going to change the name of its popular “gypsy sauce”.
• The name of sauce has been deemed as racist by many.
• Some anti-discrimination campaigners in Germany to rename its sauce many years ago.

GUN VIOLENCE & HOMICIDE CASES AT AN ALL-TIME IN THE US IN 2020

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•        The black community continues to indulge in serious gun violence

•        Even in the pandemic the rate of gun violence has escalated

Amid the pandemic, gun violence ...

MEDICAL STUDENTS REVEAL THEIR EXPERIENCES OF RACISM IN IRISH HEALTHCARE

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• Crisis of coronavirus have failed to make people rise above racial feelings.
• Healthcare professionals and medical students in Ireland of Asian or African descent are experiencing racism.
• Many medical students are revealing their ...