Racism
Unlikely backers legitimize Black History Month observance
Black History Month observances seek to correct factual inaccuracies that continue oozing across America perpetuating a litany of misunderstandings that fuel racial discord in...
Mama Grizzly Palin Mauls Smokey the Bear
Even Mama Grizzly, who brags about using helicopters to blast wolves with assault rifles, knows the mantra of that famed American outdoors icon Smokey...
United States: Black-White educational divide no longer down to poverty?
The explanation that African-American males perform poorly in school as a result of poverty and marginalization has been thwarted by a recent research study...
Kevin Prince Boateng: The story of a genius in the making
If imitation is the measure of success then I am a genius, a paraphrased quote from Oscar Wilde credits mavericks and loners whose behaviour...
Gabon deports several Whites for racism
Authorities in Gabon recently expelled several European nationals for racism. Those expelled are mainly expatriates who worked in the oil sector. According to the...
Tea Party ‘Talk’ tainted by racial bigotry
Tea Party members across America bristle at charges that racial bigotry flows within their ranks but the core rhetoric of this insurgent conservative political...
Homophobia: The violence of intolerance
Seth Walsh was thirteen years old when he walked into the garden of the home he shared with his family in Tehachapi, California last...
The tragedy of remaining a slave: The art of Black on Black hatred
Diatribe it is not. Certainly not vitriolic. Anger at a sad situation? Maybe. Fury at our inability to be free? Perhaps. Here I am,...
Of Gaddafi and Arab racism towards Blacks
"We don't know what will happen, what will be the reaction of the white and Christian Europeans faced with this influx of starving and...
Australia and New Zealand: Where are the natives?
I recently traveled through two beautiful countries, Australia and New Zealand. And as English speaking countries that share a common geographic location, I expected...
Africans are primitive, pet-eaters and child-killers…
A veteran novelist, VS Naipaul is stirring controversy over his recent book on Africa and its people. Since the tasteless headline of The Economist...
Racism: UN accuses France
The irony of the land of human rights. The UN has expressed concerns over the "political speech" and recent actions of the French government....
Second class French citizens?
A proposal to strip French citizenship of foreign-born offenders who put the lives of public officers in danger, by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has...
Racism towards Blacks in Morocco and Maghreb, a taboo topic
In Morocco, and north Africa, there is a serious problem of racism towards Black people. Called “Black Africans,” they are considered descendants of slaves...
U.S. news media still can’t get it right on race
The information age in America provides citizens with a dizzying array of broadcast, print and web choices but it continues the practice of purposefully...
Sudan: Khartoum rejects South Sudanese oppression claims
Khartoum government has refuted allegations that it oppresses southern Sudan.
This follows demonstrations by people from southern Sudan living in Uganda on the streets...
Somaliland: Racist killings and marginalized Gabooyos
Ahmed Shide Jama, in his late 60s, is the leader of one of Somaliland's marginalized minority groups, the Gabooyo. He lives in the Daami...
Texas Education Board Makes Stupid Move
Racism continues to roil through the sinews of American society from conservative political candidates and TV news personalities openly calling for the repeal of...
US and Brazil seek to eliminate racial and ethnic discrimination
Hundreds of Americans and Brazilians gathered in Atlanta, the cradle of the American civil rights movement, to address issues of race and social inclusion...
US Federal Judge Assists Retaliation Against Whistle-Blowers
Exactly two years after three men won a historic $10-million verdict – the largest ever for a discrimination lawsuit against the Philadelphia Police Department...
SA police prevents extremist attacks ahead of World Cup
South African police on Thursday foiled a plot by right-wing extremists to bomb black townships countrywide ahead of the Soccer World Cup as several...
Indignities implicit in Arizona immigration crackdown
Common sense, Albert Einstein once observed, is the collection of prejudices. Taking a twist on Einstein’s observation, recent legislation approved in the U.S. state...
Mauritania: An African state where Blacks are “second class citizens”
Students have been up in arms, since March 25, against the Arabization of Mauritania, as expressed by members of the government on March 1,...
Arabization and a history of Black-African marginalization in Mauritania
Overtaken by an overpowering sense of relentless cultural oppression and marginalization, Black-Mauritanians continue to express their resentment after two recent speeches, by the Prime...
Drug War Racism Ravishes America
A minor change in court processing procedures in Philadelphia, streamlining the handling of arrests for pot possession, sparked a major controversy recently that totally...
Mauritania: “Arabization has nothing to do with Islam”
The Mauritanian government, Sunday, spoke out on the burning issue of Arabization, which was raised by the Prime Minister and Minister of Youth and...
Mauritania: Arabization hateful of African culture?
Tensions have risen to a fever pitch on the campus of the University of Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania, since the month of March. Arabization...
South Africa: British minining investments threat over racial tensions
South Africa could lose out in mining investments if the simmering racial tensions between its white and black populations spiral out of control, industrial...
White Material: A tale of White superiority
A white woman refuses to forgo her last coffee harvest in an African country during a civil war. Her desire takes precedence over the...
Vogue Paris versus Italian Vogue: Messages for Black people
Rose Cordero has graced the cover of Vogue Paris. This is the first time in eight years, after the Ethiopian Liya Kedebe, that a...