Sean Rigg PC is suspended as the Met declines resignation – The Voice Online

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Sean Rigg PC is suspended as the Met declines resignation
The Voice Online
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How Barack and Michelle Have Normalized Black Prominence – Daily Beast

How Barack and Michelle Have Normalized Black Prominence
Daily Beast
The data are in: as the right has become fond of pointing out lately, Barack Obama has not made black America any richer. I’m not sure who actually thought he would.

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Chinua Achebe and Maya Angelou: Warfare through writing

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By Samira Sawlani Upon news of Maya Angelou’s death my first thought was ‘there are not enough words to do justice to her achievements, her legacy and her influence upon both the literary scene and humanity as a whole.’ The accolades given to…

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Why Your Race Isn’t Genetic – Pacific Standard

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Why Your Race Isn’t Genetic
Pacific Standard
The concept of human races appears to be solidly grounded in present-day biology and our evolutionary history.

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New forensic tool detects ethnicity and gender in single hair

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Scientists in Canada are developing a new forensic test that combines spectroscopy and statistical analysis to determine gender and ethnicity from a single thread of hair.

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Real Madrid handed partial stadium closure over fans racist behaviour

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Bernabéu to be part-closed for Champions League game Incident occurred in semi-final win over Bayern MunichReal Madrid have been ordered to close part of their Bernabéu stadium for one match after the European champions were charged over racist…

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Asda’s wearable England flag ‘looks like Ku Klux Klan outfit’

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Social media erupt with criticism as supermarket offers ‘wearable World Cup flag’ reminiscent of racist US group KKKAsda are selling wearable England flags, they look dodgy to say the least…

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The Rise of the European Right: Reaction to the Neoliberal Right By James Petras

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The ‘new Right’ cannot be understood simply by attaching negative labels (‘fascist’, ‘racist’ and ‘anti-Semitic’). The rise of the Right has to be placed in the context of the decay of political, s…

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Ethnic slur not right as team nickname – Palladium-Item

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Ethnic slur not right as team nickname
Palladium-Item
In the case of the Washington Redskins, a lot of history — and an irrefutable ethnic slur that ought to embarrass the National Football League enough to finally force some action.

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