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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: Racism

‘I am a cultural leech’ — White US professor apologises for pretending to be Black for years

Jessica Krug teaches African-American history at Georgetown University and even wrote a book on transatlantic slave trade.

Estee Lauder is reviewing its products for skin-lightening references to avoid criticism

Estee Lauder product review will include assessing use of terms such as 'brightening' & 'lightening'. The cosmetics company was earlier confronted by employees over racial matters.

On Slave Trade Remembrance Day, a look at how world has confronted legacy of slavery, racism

Commemorating the Haitian Revolution of 1791, UNESCO has designated 23 August as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.

In European history, the World Wars are seen as monstrous aberrations. They were not

In ‘Bland Fanatics’, Pankaj Mishra writes how books and films portray the pre-war years as an age of prosperity in Europe. But it was full of war, racism and genocide.

Yale University is accused of bias against Asian American and White applicants

Asian American & White people have only one-tenth to one-fourth the chance of being admitted as African Americans with comparable academic credentials, according to US govt.

What colour is God’s skin, asks Punjab & Haryana HC, calls for ending racial discrimination

The judge called for sensitisation workshops for police & directed all officers to stop using racial slurs in official documents.

We need to build new statues, not just tear down old ones

If the goal is to promote hope and to inspire change, it would be far better to build. The cause of justice would not be much helped by tearing down old statues.

Americans are rallying behind their Chinese restaurants after early Covid backlash

Awareness campaigns have encouraged Americans to support their local Asian restaurants. But many owners say the decision to close was due to in-house safety concerns.

Four ways to be an ally in the fight against racism

The Black Lives Matter protests in the US have led to a conversation about structural and systemic racism that exist in most countries today.

‘Simpsons’ to stop having white actors voice non-white characters

Hollywood has been reevaluating its practices after nationwide protests forced a racial-justice reckoning for the entertainment industry.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.