Race And Ethnicity

Prince Harry dismantling his white privilege in the Oprah Winfrey interview rewrites a new chapter in Royal family's history

Meghan Markle and Harry’s interview revealed that the true catalyst for their reinvention was Harry’s racial awakening after attacks on Markle.

Lost in translation? Pixar's Soul faces backlash over whitewashed dubbing practice in Europe

The Danish-language version of Pixar’s Soul has been dubbed primarily by white actors, fueling a debate about structural racism in European-language voice-overs, even when films have key characters of colour.

In Netflix's Bridgerton, Shonda Rhimes provides a blueprint on racial inclusion within period dramas

The characters of Bridgerton never seem to forget their blackness but instead understand it as one of the many facets of their identity, while still thriving in Regency society.

Seven cops in NY's Rochester suspended as Black man’s suffocation video roils city

The police body camera footage showed the man, Daniel Prude, handcuffed and sitting in a street, wearing nothing but a white hood

TikTok, WeChat to be banned in US in 45 days unless sold by parent companies, president Trump issues executive order

The twin executive orders that will take effect in 45 days, cited national security concerns.

Days after a staff-led uprising against racial injustice, Condé Nast faces 'overdue' reckoning

Condé Nast is one of many media organisations, including The New York Times, whose employees have questioned company leaders as people around the world have taken part in protests prompted by the killing of George Floyd.

As #PublishingPaidMe trends, authors share race-based pay gap and publishers vow to improve diversity

Using #PublishingPaidMe authors and book publishing employees are speaking out against the homogeneity of their industry and how much writers of colour are paid, issues that are gaining urgency as protests against systemic racism continue around the US.

Inside China’s push to turn Xinjiang's Muslim minorities into an army of workers

Xinjiang’s drive to put minorities in jobs often feels less like a job fair and more like a military call-up.

HBO's Watchmen dares to imagine a righteous black vigilante whose actions whether or not right, are justified

You can think of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen graphic novel series as an extended answer to a set of questions about the superhero as an idea and an ideal

Three years after first taking the knee, Colin Kaepernick to audition for NFL while already commanding bigger stage

In the past three years, Colin Kaepernick has become one of the most prominent, and influential, public figures in American culture, even if he is rarely seen on a TV screen.