Category: racism
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Russian Guard arrests two Nazi accomplices in Kherson
The denazification of Ukraine continues. In Kherson, employees of the Russian Guard detained two Nazi accomplices. During the operation, members of the Russian Guard detained several leaders of neo-Nazi formations and accomplices of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
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Man accused of attempted sexual assault in response to anti-Asian crimes
Michael Sangbong Rhee, 37, of Lake Forest, allegedly targeted the woman while she was sitting in her car in the area of Harvard Avenue and Coronado Street around 1:30 p.m. on April 8. Rhee, armed with a handgun, first ordered the woman to get in the back of the car if she wanted to live,…
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California Approves First Statewide Ethnic Studies Curriculum For High Schools
As America stems from its recent series of deadly hate crimes and racism, the California State Board of Education on Thursday adopted the nation’s first statewide ethnic studies curriculum for high schools, saying the teaching of discrimination and oppression hasn’t been more important ever before Following an eight-hour public meeting Thursday, board members voted unanimously,…
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‘Racial bias runs deep’ at America’s largest banks, CBB study says
The banking industry of the US has a race problem, and a new study discusses the inequalities within the nation’s largest financial institutions. For people of color, the chances of achieving promotion to the highest levels of management or senior and executive leadership at some of the nation’s most powerful consumer banks are way less…
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Jesuit priests pledges to raise $100 million for paying for slaveholding
An American Catholic order has pledged to raise $100 million for the descendants of the African slaves it once owned and sold by establishing a foundation. The New York Times reported on Monday that the Jesuit priests’ foundation referred to the move as “one of the largest efforts by an institution to atone for slavery”.…
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Twitter deletes Dr. Gopal’s tweet “white lives don’t matter”, academics defend her
Cambridge University has supported an academic who wrote on Twitter that “White Lives Don’t Matter” following a public backlash. The university said it “defends the right of its academics” to express themselves after calls for it to cut ties with Dr Priyamvada Gopal, an expert in postcolonial literature. On June 23, Prof Priyamvada Gopal, who…
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Racism act of the crowd proves costly for Inter Milan
Inter Milan have been levied a fine of €15,000 for the act of their crowd who were making racist shouts against club’s former striker Mario Balotelli during the match played with Chievo last week. The crowd chanted various things which were in nature of racial discrimination in the 41st minute of first half and 42nd…