Tag: Racism

Categories World

Western Australian govt to rename King Leopold Ranges, named after ‘evil tyrant’ Belgian monarch

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The local government in Western Australia is seeking to rename the King Leopold Ranges, an area of nearly 400,000 hectares of sandstone mountains named after the 19th century Belgian king blamed for Congo genocide. … Read More >Western Australian govt to rename King Leopold Ranges, named after ‘evil tyrant’ Belgian monarch

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American ‘sockpuppets’ blamed for floods of RACISM that prompt nightly shutdown of Reddit Ireland page

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An unending stream of racist posts, likely coming from ‘sockpuppet’ American accounts, has overwhelmed the moderators of the Reddit Ireland page, prompting a nightly shutdown to allow everyone to get some rest. … Read More >American ‘sockpuppets’ blamed for floods of RACISM that prompt nightly shutdown of Reddit Ireland page

Categories World

Black mark against Facebook: Afro-Caribbean ska legend Neville Staple falls foul of blanket ban for ‘racism’

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The deep flaws in Facebook’s moderation system have been thoroughly exposed after it banned a raft of accounts connected to the ska music scene on racism grounds, including that of Neville Staple of The Specials, who is black. … Read More >Black mark against Facebook: Afro-Caribbean ska legend Neville Staple falls foul of blanket ban for ‘racism’

Categories Latin America

George Floyd rallies are AWAKENING against racism & repression marking 1st post-pandemic push for change – Maduro

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Americans aren’t just rallying over the gruesome death of Minneapolis man George Floyd at the hands of police, they are rising up against racial injustice, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said. … Read More >George Floyd rallies are AWAKENING against racism & repression marking 1st post-pandemic push for change – Maduro

Categories UK

‘Kiss my shoes’: Two British teenagers arrested after video showing pair racially abusing black boy goes viral

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Two teenagers have been arrested in England after a shocking video went viral on social media, showing a young man and woman racially bullying a black boy and telling him to get on his knees and kiss their shoes. … Read More >‘Kiss my shoes’: Two British teenagers arrested after video showing pair racially abusing black boy goes viral

Categories Asia & Pacific

America is CHRONICALLY ILL with racism, Beijing proclaims, as George Floyd rallies blight US cities

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The death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police is a symptom that is sufficiently acute for the US to be diagnosed with “a chronic disease” of racism, China’s foreign ministry has declared. … Read More >America is CHRONICALLY ILL with racism, Beijing proclaims, as George Floyd rallies blight US cities