When even ministers shrug off being stopped and searched for no apparent reason, nothing will change, says Guardian columnist Afua Hirsch
Tag: race
There’s a hidden epidemic of racism in UK schools – but it’s finally coming to light | Race | The Guardian
A grieving teenager is exposing the grinding reality of everyday discrimination, and the results could be transformative, says Guardian columnist Adita Chakrabortty
Trump twists stats on police brutality: ‘more white people’ are killed | US news | The Guardian
In fact, studies have found that Black Americans are up to 3.5 times as likely to be killed by law enforcement
Source: Trump twists stats on police brutality: ‘more white people’ are killed | US news | The Guardian
Police in England and Wales face inquiry into possible racial bias | UK news | The Guardian
Exclusive: IOPC to look for any pattern of discrimination in use of force and stop and search
Source: Police in England and Wales face inquiry into possible racial bias | UK news | The Guardian
The case for British slavery reparations can no longer be brushed aside | Race | The Guardian
There is now a global debate focused on all those nations who built their wealth by denying black people humanity, says Guardian columnist Afua Hirsch
Source: The case for British slavery reparations can no longer be brushed aside | Race | The Guardian
‘The worshipping of whiteness’: why racist symbols persist in America | World news | The Guardian
Tributes to a checkered past exist all over the US, even as Confederate statues are removed and brands reconsider racial stereotypes
Source: ‘The worshipping of whiteness’: why racist symbols persist in America | World news | The Guardian
‘He just doesn’t get it’: has Trump been left behind by America’s awakening on racism? | US news | The Guardian
The killing of George Floyd has been a turning point for for everyone but the president – who has seldom been so isolated from his own party and the public
The Windrush generation deserves justice – not video chats with the home secretary | Opinion | The Guardian
Anthony Bryan’s ordeal was about to be dramatised in a BBC drama, Sitting in Limbo. Then the phone rang, says Guardian reporter Amelia Gentleman
A short history of black women and police violence : The Conversation
Young men make up the majority of black people killed by police in the US. That’s fed a perception that black women are somehow shielded from the threat of police violence. They aren’t.
Source: A short history of black women and police violence : The Conversation
Outrage at whites-only image as Ugandan climate activist cropped from photo | World news | The Guardian
Vanessa Nakate was excised from image, which also featured Greta Thunberg, ‘purely on composition grounds’ says Associated Press