Accusing a person or company of ‘virtue signalling’ has become a common putdown. But slurs like these are not new.
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Are the conditions ripe in the US for violence before, during or after the presidential election?
It’s not enough anymore for journalists to be mere watchdogs. Journalism must address subconscious social biases to give readers a fuller picture of what they need to know.
Cosmetics companies have agreed to remove racially offensive language from their skin products - but history, in Kenya and South Africa, shows they’ve done the same before.
Brands taking a stand on social issues is no longer remarkable — but that only makes it harder to be authentic.
Complaints stated that family shows like Britain’s Got Talent shouldn’t be political. However, the problem is much more complex and sinister than simple politics
For decades, athletes, as a general rule, steered clear of politics. Teams and sponsors liked it that way, and fans did, too. No more.
BLM has been accused of being ‘Godless’ and operating in a ‘demonic realm.’ But scholars of religion see a deep spirituality at work in the movement.
Donald Trump’s attack on racial injustice is an attempt to replace historical consciousness with historical amnesia. It’s a racialized politics of organized forgetting.
Black Lives Matter brings the slavery story into the present in America – but it leaves Africa stuck in the past.
As British journalist and author, Reni Eddo-Lodge, writes, the US civil rights movement too often becomes “the story of the struggle against racism”.
History should give Trump reasons for optimism. The presidential elections in 1968 and 1988 provide a template for Republican victory on a law-and-order platform in 2020.
Both Black Panther and Beyoncé’s Black is King represent a utopian vision of empowerment and connection to Africa.
When professional athletes refuse to play, they engage in activism that can’t be co-opted by team owners and corporate sponsors.
To fill a convention with blatant racism, as the Republicans did in 2016, is bad enough. But, after four years of racist policies, a convention filled with subtle racism is perhaps more dangerous.
The Republican National Convention wrapped up with Trump sounding familiar themes but speaking from an unusual location.
The NBA stands behind the rights of players to protest. But the league finds itself in a delicate position, trapped between the competing demands of its advertisers, TV partners, owners and players.
Trust, accountability and communication are key.
The NBA playoffs may resume Friday or Saturday following the Milwaukee Bucks’ boycott over the Jacob Blake police shooting.
If Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory are out of step with the times, perhaps some sensitively chosen pop songs could fit the bill instead.
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Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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John and Elizabeth Bates Cowles Professor of Journalism, Diversity, and Equality, University of Minnesota
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Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor, Sociology, University of Alberta
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Professor of Political Science, University of Washington
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Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Black Health Lead, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies, Brandeis University
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Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor of History, American University School of International Service
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Associate Professor, Department of Literary Studies in English, Rhodes University
