Springboks hooker Bongi Mbonambi will be available to play in the Rugby World Cup final after the sport’s governing body said it found no evidence that he racially abused a rival player. Mbonambi was selected for Sunday morning’s World Cup final against New Zealand but his participation could have been …
Read More »North Korea expels U.S. Soldier Travis King who ran into the country over claims of suffering racism and maltreatment in US army
North Korea announced on Wednesday, September 27, that it had expelled Travis King, the American soldier who crossed into the country in July, according to the country’s state-run media. North Korea’s KCNA television network said King had confessed to illegally entering the country and they had concluded investigations. “The relevant …
Read More »China urged to tackle online racism targeting Black people
Human Rights Watch says racist tropes ‘common’ across Chinese social media, and that platforms and government must act. Human Rights Watch has found racist content targeting Black people is becoming increasingly prevalent on China’s social media platforms where it is being used to attract traffic and generate profit. The rights …
Read More »Biden Campaign Pulls No Punches In Calling Out Ron DeSantis For Racism
Biden-Harris 2024 campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond called out Ron DeSantis for pandering to extremists with racism about slavery. Video: Biden-Harris 2024 Campaign Co-Chair Cedric Richmond tells @Acosta about Ron DeSantis and slavery, “Gov. Desantis is going to continue to run to the extremists because he doesn’t have a record to …
Read More »Super Mario Brothers character’s name ?Blackie? is changed by Nintendo to possibly avoid racism
Video game maker Nintendo has announced it has changed the Japanese name of Spike, the foreman who appears in “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” in advance of the film’s release in Japan later this month. The character, who first appeared as an enemy of Mario in the 1980s game …
Read More »Inter Milan striker, Romelu Lukaku demands ‘real action’ on racism after Juventus fans made monkey noises when he scored against the team
Inter Milan striker, Romelu Lukaku has called on Italy’s football authorities to clamp down hard on those Juventus fans who racially abused him with vile monkey chants. On Tuesday night, April 4, Lukaku was subjected to monkey chants from a section of Juventus supporters behind the goal where he …
Read More »Fight slavery’s ‘legacy of racism’ through education: Guterres
He said the history of slavery is one of suffering and barbarity that shows humanity at its worst. “But it is also a history of awe-inspiring courage that shows human beings at their best – starting with enslaved people who rose up against impossible odds and extending to the abolitionists …
Read More »Actor Idris Elba reveals that he no longer describes himself as a ‘Black actor’ as he speaks on racism in Hollywood
Idris Elba has opened up on racism in Hollywood, revealing that he no longer describes himself as a Black actor but focuses on just being an actor. Ahead of his highly-anticipated film Luther: The Fallen Sun which is set to be released in the coming weeks, the movie star, 50, …
Read More »A Livid Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out GOP Racism And Islamophobia On The House Floor
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) angrily called out House Republican racism and Islamophobia and said she didn’t get a single apology from Republicans after her life was threatened. Video: “This about targeting women of color!” — AOC’s impassioned defense of Ilhan Omar pic.twitter.com/8vqr5tNy6z — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 2, 2023 Ocasio-Cortez …
Read More »Frustrated Fagan speaks out over racism probe
WARNING: This story contains intergenerational trauma for indigenous people and pregnancy loss Chris Fagan has fronted media for the first time since being embroiled in a racism scandal that has engulfed his former club, Hawthorn. The AFL has launched an investigation into disturbing claims that were first aired in an …
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