Racism
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Jason Arday: trial by media?Talking Point Was it ‘death by a thousand headlines’ or did the press act properly in exposing claims against the Cambridge academic?
By The Week UK Published
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Ireland is embroiled in its own ‘George Floyd moment’The Explainer The death of a Congolese man in Dublin has led to massive protests
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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DOJ charges civil rights group over KKK sourcesSpeed Read It was alleged the group paid insiders at least $3 million
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Jesse Jackson obituary: charismatic civil rights leader who ran for presidentIn The Spotlight Jackson was a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. before carving out his own place in the African-American struggle
By The Week UK Published
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The Tourette row at the BaftasTalking Point John Davidson’s involuntary outburst didn’t reflect ‘his true feelings’ but BBC’s editing lapse was an ‘inexplicable’ error
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Somali-Americans: a fraud scandal draws Trump’s fireTalking Point Democrat officials turned a ‘blind eye’ to fraud, but Trump administration’s response has been predictably disproportionate
By The Week UK Published
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Nigel Farage: was he a teenage racist?Talking Point Farage’s denials have been ‘slippery’, but should claims from Reform leader’s schooldays be on the news agenda?
By The Week UK Published
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The history of animal metaphors in propagandaThe Explainer Rats, snakes and cockroaches among the imagery used to dehumanise political enemies and minority groups
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why are white South Africans emigrating?The Explainer As the US welcomes Afrikaner refugees, the general exodus of South Africa's white population continues to grow
By The Week UK Published
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Would Gen Z fight for 'racist' Britain?Today's Big Question Only 11% of people aged 18-27 say they would fight for UK, survey by The Times reveals, amid low levels of pride and 'declines in confidence in institutions'
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Meet Youngmi Mayer, the renegade comedian whose frank new memoir is a blitzkrieg to the genreThe Week Recommends 'I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying' details a biracial life on the margins, with humor as salving grace
By Scott Hocker, The Week US Published
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Racist texts tell Black people in US to prepare for slaverySpeed Read Recipients in at least a dozen states have been told to prepare to 'pick cotton' on slave plantations
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Why Trump says immigrants are eating pets in SpringfieldSpeed Read The political and social origins of an unsubstantiated, racist rumor
By David Faris Published
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NC candidate said he was 'Black Nazi' on porn siteSpeed Read North Carolina GOP governor nominee Mark Robinson made a series of disturbing comments on a message board
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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