racism
Women taken from African mothers by Belgium now want redress
World
July 1, 2020
Women taken from African mothers by Belgium now want redress
NEDER-OVER-HEEMBEEK, Belgium (AP) — Monique Bitu Bingi was only four years old when she was taken from her family in…
Native Americans protesting Trump trip to Mount Rushmore
World
June 29, 2020
Native Americans protesting Trump trip to Mount Rushmore
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plans to kick off Independence Day with a showy display at Mount…
Images of brutality against Black people spur racial trauma
World
June 29, 2020
Images of brutality against Black people spur racial trauma
Since Wanda Johnson’s son was shot and killed by a police officer in Oakland, California, 11 years ago, she has…
‘I want to die’ says teen Sudanese victim of racist bullying in Cairo
Egypt
June 28, 2020
‘I want to die’ says teen Sudanese victim of racist bullying in Cairo
Nael Mohamed, a 14 year old Sudanese boy, was the victim of racially motivated attack at Cairo’s Ard al-Lewaa area…
Icons of 1960s civil rights movement voice cautious optimism
World
June 24, 2020
Icons of 1960s civil rights movement voice cautious optimism
CINCINNATI (AP) — Bob Moses says America is at “a lurching moment” for racial change, potentially as transforming as the…
Black Arab women tackle racist beauty ideals and stereotypes
Middle East
June 23, 2020
Black Arab women tackle racist beauty ideals and stereotypes
AMMAN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Black Arab women are drawing inspiration from global anti-racism protests to fight back against long-standing…
Statues toppled throughout US in protests against racism
World
June 21, 2020
Statues toppled throughout US in protests against racism
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Protesters tore down more statues across the United States, expanding the razing in a San Francisco…
Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Arab Israeli diplomat once deployed abroad to push back against Israel’s critics says he was beaten…
For US blacks, Latinos, no sign of a broadly rising tide
World
June 15, 2020
For US blacks, Latinos, no sign of a broadly rising tide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police have opened a broader discussion…
UK’s Johnson announces body to probe inequality amid race protests
World
June 15, 2020
UK’s Johnson announces body to probe inequality amid race protests
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was setting up a commission to look at “all aspects of inequality” following race…