A counter-protester at a Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney.
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‘Reverse racism’ focuses on prejudiced attitudes towards a certain (racialised) group, or unequal personal treatment. But it ignores one of racism’s central markers: power.
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Bret Easton Ellis’s first novel in 13 years blurs fact and fiction, mining his youth for material. The result is Joan Didion meets Brian De Palma.
Structural racism in media is deeply embedded, and resolving it will require frank discussions.
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Existing racism and implicit bias in Canadian media downplayed the terrorist attack by a white accused while exaggerating and staying silent on the reasons behind a hit-and-run by Muslim teens.
Was ‘white fragility’ the reason behind two Black Mississippi high schoolers’ losing their valedictorian/salutatorian status?
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‘White fragility’ plays a strong role in denying Black high school students valedictorian or salutatorian status.
‘Jacob’s Dream’ by Salvador Rosa (c. 1665).
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We want to be whitelisted and not blacklisted for jobs. White lies make stretching the truth okay, but you don’t want to receive a black mark on your record.
A new way is needed for schools to engage with parents.
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School officials can do a better job engaging families of color. Here are five ways for them to start.
When a group of white and African American integrationists entered a St. Augustine, Fla. segregated hotel pool in 1964, the hotel manager poured acid into it.
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Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.
The non-Hispanic white population is not growing as quickly as other groups in the U.S.
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By 2050, the US will be a ‘majority-minority’ country, with white non-Hispanics making up less than half of the total population.
Kamala Harris wore white for a reason during her victory speech.
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Being the media-savvy women that they were, suffragists realized they needed to come up with a meaningful, recognizable brand.
The white captains of South African business need to change their ways.
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The Mark Lamberti case shows that South African business suffers from deeply rooted racial prejudices.
Angry protests for free higher education by South African students forced the country to search for a solution.
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Land expropriation without compensation in South Africa will be resolved by opening up the economy and addressing inequalities.
Small economic players stand no chance to thrive in South Africa due to domination of key sectors by monopolies.
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South Africa’s idea of radical economic transformation is missing a critical element.
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Zimbabwe’s new administration has promised to revive the country’s agricultural sector. Here’s what it needs to do.
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The Steinhoff corporate scandal will do South Africa a huge service if it makes the point that corruption and mismanagement have nothing to do with race.