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The UK is free of institutional racism, a government race report claims. It’s wrong.

The UK is free of institutional racism, a government race report claims. It’s wrong.

The UK is “a model for other white-majority countries.” That’s according to the UK’s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, ...
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Black Execs Call on Co.’s to Oppose Voter Suppression; Delta & Coca-Cola CEOs Finally Condemn GA Law | Democracy Now!

Black Execs Call on Co.’s to Oppose Voter Suppression; Delta & Coca-Cola CEOs Finally Condemn GA Law | Democracy Now!

Over 70 Black executives signed an open letter calling on companies to speak out against dozens of voter suppression bills ...
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UK agency: Vaccination rates lowest among older Black people

UK agency: Vaccination rates lowest among older Black people

LONDON (AP) — New figures from Britain’s statistics agency showed Monday that older people from Black African backgrounds are more ...
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Evanston, Illinois, to Pay Reparations to Black Families Harmed by Decades of Racist Housing Policies | Democracy Now!

Evanston, Illinois, to Pay Reparations to Black Families Harmed by Decades of Racist Housing Policies | Democracy Now!

Evanston, Illinois, has become the first city in the United States to make reparations available to its Black residents for ...
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Jim Crow Redux: Georgia GOP Governor Signs “Egregious” Voter Suppression Law Targeting Black Voters | Democracy Now!

Jim Crow Redux: Georgia GOP Governor Signs “Egregious” Voter Suppression Law Targeting Black Voters | Democracy Now!

AMY GOODMAN: Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp has signed a sweeping elections bill that civil rights groups are blasting as ...
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Pandemic Accentuates Need for Caribbean Countries to Improve Food and Nutrition Security

Pandemic Accentuates Need for Caribbean Countries to Improve Food and Nutrition Security

Jaxine Scott displays some vegetables in her backyard garden at her Kingston, Jamaica home. Credit: Kate Chappell By Kate Chappell ...
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Yellow Peril and Red Scare: Forum on Anti-Asian Racism | Black Agenda Report

Yellow Peril and Red Scare: Forum on Anti-Asian Racism | Black Agenda Report

Anti-Asian racism is on the rise in the United States and the West and has been discussed most frequently in ...
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America's first Black woman billionaire is promoting diversity in the arts as well as the c-suite - CNN

America’s first Black woman billionaire is promoting diversity in the arts as well as the c-suite – CNN

Salamander Hotel & Resorts owner and CEO Sheila Johnson, right, stands with "Grace" musical composer and playwright Nolan Williams Jr., ...
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India is challenging China’s dominance in Africa through healthcare diplomacy

India is challenging China’s dominance in Africa through healthcare diplomacy

India has stepped up its global ambitions and foreign policy re-engagement with African countries in recent years. Its bilateral trade ...
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Retired Black NYPD Detective: Derek Chauvin Trial Highlights “Race-Based” Police Brutality Problem | Democracy Now!

Retired Black NYPD Detective: Derek Chauvin Trial Highlights “Race-Based” Police Brutality Problem | Democracy Now!

This week at the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, numerous members of the Minneapolis Police Department have ...
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2 ex-Texas sheriff deputies indicted in Black man's death

2 ex-Texas sheriff deputies indicted in Black man’s death

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two former Texas sheriff’s deputies were arrested Tuesday on manslaughter charges in the 2019 death of ...
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Overcoming COVID-19: World Leaders Must Finance a More Equal World to Beat Pandemics

Overcoming COVID-19: World Leaders Must Finance a More Equal World to Beat Pandemics

High school graduation, Accra, Ghana, 2013. Credit: United Nations By Winnie Byanyima GENEVA, Apr 8 2021 (IPS) Leaders at this ...
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