‘Rough’? Really?
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Anthony Horowitz’s comments about the actor recall many euphemisms used to put Black people down.
The biopic Straight Outta Compton tells the story of rise and fall of Los Angeles rap group NWA.
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Though they presented themselves as hardened gangsters, the only rap sheets NWA had were notebooks full of song lyrics.
Letter from a Birmingham Jail - 1963
Jason C Tillmann
One year on from Ferguson, the message of Martin Luther King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail could not be more relevant.
While Adam Goodes is the public face of the debate, almost any Indigenous Australian can speak of the day-by-day experience of a lack of respect for who they are.
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For at least some Australians, it seems that Indigenous culture is acceptable only as an object of consumption for tourists visiting the remote north.
Obama is the first sitting president to visit a federal prison. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque.
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
It’s time to end discrimination in employment by getting rid of the box that asks applications to disclose convictions or arrests.
Can Captain Kirk’s struggle for belonging and identity become a tool for teaching?
James Vaughan
What can Star Trek teach us about today’s trek of life?
The Atticus of To Kill a Mockingbird and the ‘new’ Atticus of Go Set a Watchman come across as caricatures in today’s context.
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The hoopla surrounding the novel’s release is misguided; after all, how much power could a novel written 50 years ago wield in today’s charged environment?
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Justin Simien’s first feature is a strong contribution to black cinema, for all audiences.
Facebook’s gender ratio is far less equal than this photo of its workers would suggest.
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The tech industry is known for having a notably non-diverse workforce. But bias training – when not validated by research that shows it works – isn’t going to solve the problem.
Australia’s proposals to recognise Indigenous people in its Constitution will likely be much less substantive than those of many other countries.
AAP/David Moir
Constitutional recognition may have very limited impact if the groups benefiting from the change lack the political weight to leverage it into greater social change.
The code of the suburbs dictates a different set of rules for dealing with conflict.
Todd Hido
Why does suburban drug dealing tend to skirt the rampant violence of inner-city drug dealing?
Throughout history, most people have used marijuana to escape the toils of everyday life.
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For over 500 years, the drug has been associated with racism and poverty.
Expected tip size isn’t the only thing that influences the quality of service.
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Blacks and Hispanics do tip, on average, less than whites. But research shows waiters aren’t only motivated by economics when they offer inferior service.
Dear White People…
Witchfinder
The American film Dear White People has seen some controversy over its UK release. Here’s why.
The Confederate Battle Flag in front of the South Carolina State House.
Jason Miczek/Reuters
Historically, Republican politicians have subtly – and not-so-subtly – exploited racial fears.
Systems of oppression have much in common.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Racial inequality in America has its parallel in caste inequality in India. What can the world’s two largest democracies learn from each other?
Self-identifying as black is anyone’s right, but the lies are what do the most damage.
Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman Review via AP/file 2015
Blacks need allies, not avatars.
Country music executives seem intent on crafting a homogenous genre for the masses.
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For 50 years, country music executives in Nashville have tried to dilute the genre’s rich, diverse history.
Consumption patterns among blacks are complicated by considerations including race, class position and personal relationships.
Reuters/Antony Kaminju
The black middle class occupies a complex and sometimes precarious position in society, one that requires constant renegotiation.
Burning to live.
STUDIOCANAL
Girlhood expresses the irrepressible potential within us all not to follow, not to echo, but to live a life defined by those moments in which we feel joy.