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Many law enforcement agencies fail to adequately investigate misconduct allegations and rarely sustain citizen complaints. Disciplinary sanctions are few and reserved for the most egregious cases.
There’s no evidence COVID-19 death rates are related to the genetic differences used to racialise people.
If perception is everything in politics, what does it say when a leader poses with a Trump MAGA hat?
“Never Have I Ever” is a fresh, fun and poignant addition to television’s repertoire of coming-of-age stories, especially for stories of Indian teenage girls.
Nursing homes and long term care in Canada are predominantly staffed by immigrant women, migrants and refugees — mostly women of colour.
Africa is now formally free of colonial rule. Yet, the aim of remembering and furthering the fight for self determination remains relevant as ever.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s Narendra Modi government has been successful in scapegoating, discriminating against and marginalizing minorities, putting lives at greater risk.
The culture of remembrance in Germany is viewed by many as exemplary. But it has some grave shortcomings.
White supremacists’ protests against COVID-19 lockdowns reflect the US history of political leaders encouraging white supremacist groups to challenge or overthrow democratic governments.
Algorithms are only as good as the people who make them.
It is not hard to see the roots of 20th century apartheid policies in the legacy of the British settlers.
There are already disturbing reports of racism against Asian Australians. History shows this will get worse in a recession, unless our political leaders step in.
The coronavirus feeds off of social and environmental injustice, exacerbating the wounds, scars and illnesses that existed prior to the pandemic. That’s why returning to ‘normal’ is not an option.
A scholar of multicultural education says the COVID-19 pandemic gives parents of color the chance to choose what their children learn at home.
It is rare for a post-authoritarian society to get two chances to reconcile. This may be just that, for white South Africans in particular.
Over 200 years ago, a French Jesuit missionary wrote an essay criticising China’s handling of smallpox. The reality, though, was China was light years ahead of the world in confronting the disease.
American teens are much more perceptive about their political world than they are given credit for, a recent study shows.
A scholar of social participation finds shared themes across protests in many states, not all of which fit common popular or media narratives about the events.
Gathering race-based data during the coronavirus pandemic is essential for Indigenous communities, racialized people and those with disabilities and mental health challenges.
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, member of the Community, Identity and Displacement Research Network, and Co-convenor of the Olympic Research Network, Victoria University
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Professor of Indigenous Health; Executive Director, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Black Health Lead, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
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Chaired professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University
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Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Penn State
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Associate Professor, Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Macalester College
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Senior lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies, Leeds Beckett University
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Derek H. Alderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor, Education, Concordia University of Edmonton
