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Barry Jenkins on his unflinching epic Underground Railroad
AP |
PUBLISHED ON MAY 12, 2021 07:22 PM IST
- Director Barry Jenkins, whose 10-hour limited series The Underground Railroad will premiere on Amazon this week, talks about how he got down to working on the series and why it is an important story to tell.
Hundreds gather in Atlanta to protest hate crimes against Asian Americans
Reuters |
PUBLISHED ON MAR 21, 2021 05:04 AM IST
The killings followed a year of mounting anti-Asian violence in the United States, which community leaders say is due to Asian Americans being blamed for the coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.
BTS fans furious over 'racist' caricature depicting their Grammys loss
PUBLISHED ON MAR 17, 2021 05:14 PM IST
- BTS fans have expressed their anger over a 'racist' caricature depicting the loss at the Grammys recently. The K-pop group was nominated for the first time at the prestigious awards show but did not win.
UK accused of racism over treatment of 'IS bride' Shamima Begum
AFP |
PUBLISHED ON MAR 15, 2021 05:47 PM IST
Begum was just 15 when she and two other schoolgirls from east London travelled to Syria to join the jihadists, and was later tracked down in a refugee camp.
_1615793440414_1615793448820.jpg "Rashmi Samant was the first Indian woman to be elected president of the Oxford University Student Union. (@Rashmidvs/Twitter Photo )")
On Oxford University racism row, Jaishankar says ‘will raise it when required’
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 15, 2021 01:04 PM IST
Rshmi Samant, the first Indian woman to be elected president of the Oxford University Students Union, quit from her post days after her election in February. Her resignation came in the backdrop of some of her old social media posts that were deemed to be “racist” and “insensitive”.
German radio jockey Matthias Matuschik compares BTS to Covid-19
AP | , Berlin
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 12:16 PM IST
- The uproar came after a live show Wednesday, in which Matuschik derided BTS's version of “Fix You” as “blasphemy” and compared the band to COVID-19
England soccer players pressure Instagram for better handling of racist abuse
AP |
UPDATED ON FEB 11, 2021 08:56 AM IST
- Instagram offers to listen to ongoing concerns regarding racist abuse, will disable accounts after the global footballers' union, FIFPRO, said there has been a failure to address racism in a 'strong and unequivocal manner' by it and Twitter.
Former cricketers explode on Twitter after racial attacks on Team India at SCG
By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON JAN 10, 2021 11:16 AM IST
Former India and Australia cricketers like Virender Sehwag, Tom Moody, VVS Laxman took to Twitter to condemn the racial attack on Indian cricketers in the ongoing third Test in Sydney.
Gestures against racism fine but can’t be in detriment of others’ right to celebrate: Coe
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON DEC 13, 2020 06:03 PM IST
However, Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter bans any form of protest including taking a knee, raising a fist or refusing to follow protocol at medal ceremonies. Coe finds nothing wrong in expression of a view.
ECB accused of racism, former umpire, ex-player demand inquiry into lack of non-white officials
London | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON NOV 17, 2020 05:47 PM IST
A former Hampshire cricketer, Holder, who officiated in 11 Tests and 19 ODIs in a career spanning almost three decades, has said that non-white umpires have not been appointed to first-class list since 1992.
Long-term work from home may lead to increase in racism: Study
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani Kumar
UPDATED ON NOV 17, 2020 04:09 PM IST
The study, conducted by a group of researchers in the Woolf Institute in the UK, found that workplace friendships are key to breaking down misconceptions about each other.
Miami Herald apologizes for ‘racist’ insert column
Miami | By Associated Press | Posted by Prashasti Singh
UPDATED ON SEP 18, 2020 06:28 AM IST
The Florida daily’s publisher Aminda Marqués González earlier this week said it will no longer publish or distribute the content of the weekly supplement LIBRE.
Jonty Rhodes opens up on racism and chaos in South African cricket administration
Dubai | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON SEP 09, 2020 03:12 PM IST
Cricket South Africa (CSA) is facing financial troubles and allegations of racial discrimination from its players. President Chris Nenzani resigned last month after a seven-year reign marred by corruption allegations.
‘I know how close I was to committing suicide’: Former England U-19 captain Azeem Rafiq opens up on racism in England’s Yorkshire county club
Associated Press | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON SEP 03, 2020 07:35 PM IST
Azeem Rafiq, a former England under-19 captain, said in an interview with ESPNcricinfo that he was made to feel, as a Muslim, like an “outsider” during his time at Yorkshire.
Racism should be dealt with seriously: Michele Moronne
HT Mumbai | By NIshad Neelambaran
PUBLISHED ON AUG 03, 2020 12:29 AM IST
The 365 Days actor says that there are other important issues like global warming and animal abuse that are being ignored, too
‘Racism kills’: Hundreds protest after Black actor shot dead in Lisbon
Lisbon | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 01, 2020 07:19 AM IST
A Black actor of Guinean origin was shot several times by a white man in his eighties at Avenida de Moscavide, around 10 km from Lisbon’s city centre.
Teach real history instead of a sanitized version: Kumar Sangakkara on racism
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUL 23, 2020 04:15 PM IST
Offering his views on the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement that has gathered momentum following the death of African-American George Floyd, Sangakkara said, “It doesn’t matter if you are educated or not. I have seen some of the worse acts committed by people with best education.”
‘Nobody knocked on my door to go for dinner’: Makhaya Ntini opens up about time in South African team
Hindustan Times | By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON JUL 20, 2020 07:43 AM IST
Ntini is one of the most successful bowlers to have played for the South African national team, as he picked up 390 Test and 266 ODI wickets during his long run in international cricket.
South Africa’s Faf Du Plessis shares strong message against racism
Hindustan Times | By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON JUL 17, 2020 03:13 PM IST
South African cricketer Faf du Plessis recently took to Instagram to share a lengthy message on the subject of racism.
West Indies legend Michael Holding breaks down while speaking on racism
Hindustan Time, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON JUL 10, 2020 07:10 AM IST
“To be honest, that emotional part came when I started thinking of my parents. And it’s coming again now,” the former Windies pacer Michale Holding said.
Michael Holding invokes history and religion as he gives a powerful message against racism - WATCH
Hindustan Times | By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON JUL 08, 2020 05:59 PM IST
Holding, who was speaking to Sky Sports host Ian Ward, was asked about how he felt about speaking on the topic of #BlackLivesMatter, a campaign against racism that started after the death of an African-American person, George Floyd, in US. Floyd died after a white policeman choked him with his knee during an arrest.
Black Lives Matter: Soccer-English TV commentary across leagues shows racial bias
Reuters | By Reuters | Posted by: Alfea Jamal
UPDATED ON JUN 30, 2020 02:37 PM IST
Television commentators praise players with lighter skin as more intelligent and hardworking than those with darker skin, showed a study that analysed statements from English-speaking commentators.
Mercedes unveil all-black livery in anti-racism message
NEW DELHI | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUN 29, 2020 11:42 PM IST
The season, delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will commence this weekend with the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, the only black driver to race in F1, favourite to defend his title for a seventh world championship.
Black Lives Matter: Church of England orders ‘very careful’ review of statues
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON JUN 28, 2020 06:04 PM IST
The Church of England said that the events of the past weeks in response to the death of George Floyd in the United States have brought into focus the question of monuments to individuals who have participated in systemic and targeted discrimination or exploitation based on race.
Jason Holder wants racism to be treated like doping and fixing
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON JUN 28, 2020 11:29 AM IST
Earlier this month, former West Indies captains Darren Sammy and Chris Gayle said they have experienced racist abuse and threw their weight behind the Black Lives Matters campaign.
#BrunchBookChallenge: 5 must-reads on racism
Hindustan Times | By Arpita Das
UPDATED ON JUN 28, 2020 09:47 AM IST
5 books on people of colour you must add to your reading list
Essay: On Kaala, a film on racism against black people in India
Hindustan Times | By Shoma A Chatterji
UPDATED ON JUN 26, 2020 05:36 PM IST
A crowd-funded film explores Indian prejudice
Canada confronts racism in police in wake of indigenous deaths
Toronto | By Reuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh
PUBLISHED ON JUN 25, 2020 07:52 AM IST
Since April, six indigenous people have been fatally shot by police, including a woman killed during a “wellness check,” and a video went viral of a First Nations chief being beaten by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers in March.
UN sets up inquiry into racism after George Floyd death
Geneva | By Reuters| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
UPDATED ON JUN 20, 2020 11:59 AM IST
Philonise Floyd, the brother of the Black man whose death under the knee of a white officer roused world protests against racial injustice, urged the forum on Wednesday to investigate U.S. police brutality and racial discrimination.
Canada’s NDP leader Jagmeet Singh expelled from House of Commons for calling MP ‘racist’
Hindustan Times, Toronto | By Anirudh Bhattacharyya | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
UPDATED ON JUN 18, 2020 01:11 PM IST
Singh used that charged epithet for Bloc Québécois MP Alain Therrien after the latter voted ‘no’ on a motion introduced by the NDP to recognise “systemic racism” in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).