Page 6 - Racism

UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for urgent action against neo-Nazis

As this year's anniversary is taking place under the shadow of the pandemic, Guterres noted that the crisis has exposed longstanding injustices and contributed to a renewed rise in antisemitism

Biden signs orders on racial equity, takes steps to address systemic racism

Biden said Tuesday that the measures follow one of his core campaign promises: to restore "the soul of the nation," as he often said during the presidential race

Can't find those who racially abused Indian players, CA tells ICC: Report

Cricket Australia has told ICC that it was unable to identify spectators who racially abused Indian players during the Sydney Test and the six who were ejected from stands were not the real culprits

Infosys, TCS join global initiative by WEF to end racism at workplace

The founding members include 48 organisations representing 13 industries, with more than 5.5 million employees worldwide and headquarters in three continents

Infosys, TCS, Cognizant join WEF coalition to tackle workplace racism

Announcing the coalition during its week-long online Davos Agenda Summit, the WEF said it would work towards improving racial and ethnic justice in the workplace

Donald Trump's legacy: A more divided America, a more unsettled world

Trump leaves behind an even more polarized America, where thousands are dying daily from the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy is badly damaged and political violence has surged

A 'crooked path' to constitutionalism

Book review of THE CROOKED PATH TO ABOLITION: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution

Race against the times

European football's effort to counter racism offers a good example for other sports

2021: Dark clouds and silver linings

Fresh hopes on the economic, health and political front temper the grim legacy of 2020

US prosecutors decline to charge white police officer in shooting of Blake

Wisconsin prosecutors will not file charges against the white police officers involved in the shooting of African-American Jacob Black in the city of Kenosha

UEFA Champions League: PSG-Basaksehir to restart with new fourth official

The match between PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir was suspended as players from both team walked out after an alleged incident of racism involving the fourth official

Indian-origin peer Lord Meghnad Desai resigns from Labour Party over racism

The Labour Party has been plagued by allegations of antisemitism over the years, with its disastrous electoral defeat in the December 2019 election also linked to the crisis

Appeals court clears Harvard University of racial bias in admissions

A federal appeals in court upheld a district court decision clearing Harvard University of intentional discrimination against Asian American applicants.

In the world of online hate

Book review of CULTURE WARLORDS: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy

US elections 2020: Joe Biden vows racial and economic justice efforts

Joe Biden is promising a sweeping effort for racial and economic justice if he's elected president

US Presidential elections 2020: No place for hate in America, says Biden

Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden said there is no place for hate in America and the country can have both law and order and racial justice

A film festival turns a well-timed spotlight on black voices in cinema

Protests, demonstrations - and sometimes, violent rioting and looting - have dominated headlines even through the Covid-19 pandemic

Caste, American style

Book review of Caste: The lies that Divide Us

The US reckoning on racial injustice, seen through other nations' eyes

It's not only in the United States where protests against racial injustice are part of the national conversation

Protesters did not even spare statue of Mahatma Gandhi: Donald Trump

Donald Trump has said that protesters did not spare even the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washington DC, describing the demonstrators as a "bunch of thugs"