UN will establish panel to investigate systemic racism in policing

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UN will establish panel to investigate systemic racism in policing

The United Nations announced Tuesday plans to form a panel of experts to examine the root causes and effects of systemic racism in policing around the world, including the legacies…

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An Extract From Say No to Racism By Rasha Barrage

Still committed to the fight against racism? There’s a new book that will help you stay consistent. Lawyer-turned-author Rasha Barrage’s latest release is titled Say No to Racism but unlike…

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Fauci: Pandemic exposed ‘undeniable effects of racism’

“Now, very few of these comorbidities have racial determinants,” Fauci said. “Almost all relate to the social determinants of health dating back to disadvantageous conditions that some people of color…

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Colleges Pushed Anew for Reparations for Slavery, Racism | Chicago News

Shepard Thomas, a recent Georgetown University graduate and a descendant of slaves sold by Jesuits to keep the school open, poses for a portrait on the campus in Washington on…

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CDC declares racism ’a serious public health threat’

She added that the pandemic has disproportionately affected communities of color because of racism, which she defined as structural barriers that have an impact on the ways different racial and…

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It’s not Tuskegee. Current medical racism fuels Black Americans’ vaccine hesitancy

For months, journalists, politicians and health officials — including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Dr. Anthony Fauci — have invoked the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study to explain why Black…

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CNN’s Amara Walker Chokes Up Over Joe Biden’s Rebuke Of Anti-Asian Racism

CNN’s Amara Walker became visibly emotional during an on-air segment on Friday as she responded to President Joe Biden’s rebuke of anti-Asian racism. Biden condemned the “skyrocketing spike” in hate…

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‘The Talk’ hiatus extended as racism claims against Sharon Osbourne pile up – National

CBS is extending The Talk‘s hiatus in order to expand its internal investigation in light of new allegations that Sharon Osbourne used racist and homophobic epithets to describe co-hosts Julie Chen and…

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EXCLUSIVE: Mathew Knowles On Experiencing Racism As A Child ‘I’ve Been Spit On’ + Clarifies Reports He’s Leaving Music Industry, Reveals Destiny’s Child Musical Is Back On

Mathew Knowles EXCLUSIVE: Mathew Knowles On Experiencing Racism As A Child ‘I’ve Been Spit On’ + Clarifies Reports He’s Leaving Music Industry, Reveals Destiny’s Child Musical Is Back On In…

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Ashley Madekwe Reflects On Racism & Being Made To Play ‘The Naked Black Slave At Drama School

I first met Ashley Madekwe just over a year ago in a bustling London hotel bar to talk about her latest movie, County Lines which was showing at the BFI…

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