Racial Discrimination

Who is Amira Elghawaby, Canada's first anti-Islamophobia advisor?

Amira Elghawaby, an active human rights campaigner, is a columnist for the Toronto Star newspaper. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised her appointment as 'an important step in the fight against Islamophobia and hatred in all its forms'

As Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird turns 61, a look at why the novel still attracts criticism over its take on racism

For long, Lee's story has been criticised for its 'white saviour' narrative, a debate that recently resurfaced following the decision of an English school teacher in Edinburgh to cancel the novel from his curriculum for being allegedly 'problematic.'

Netflix accused of 'provoking discrimination, racial hatred' over usage of Islamist slur in French action movie

A French man of North African origin accused Netflix of labelling him a radical Islamist in the movie Sentinelle, which used "barbus" — a derogatory term for ultraconservative Muslim men that means "the bearded ones" — in its French subtitle.

Former umpires John Holder, Ismail Dawood sue ECB for alleged racial discrimination

The duo had accused the ECB of insitutional racism and demanded an independent inquiry into the lack of match officials from ethnic minority groups in the country last month.

Case of caste bias at Cisco Systems: Even 'progressive' Silicon Valley elites not immune to new strain of discrimination

This will hopefully provoke the creation of caste as new grounds for discrimination in the United States. This will help create a legal discourse on the synonymity of the manifestations between race and caste.

Da 5 Bloods movie review: Spike Lee turns Vietnam War into ambitious manifesto on racism and reparations

Gifted with chilling foresight, Spike Lee offers a meditation on current circumstances by looking through the prism of the past.

Soaring views of American Son, Selma on digital platforms bust age-old myth of black films making for 'poor exports'

American Son was watched in 17 million homes worldwide in its first month

Black customers asked to change tables at Chicago restaurant; attorney demands training of employees for 'racially charged situations'

An attorney representing a group of black customers who say they were asked to change tables at a Chicago-area Buffalo Wild Wings because of their skin color urged the restaurant chain Tuesday to make wholesale changes to avoid a discrimination lawsuit

The Rookie star Afton Williamson quits ABC show over allegations of sexual harassment, racial discrimination

Afton Williamson co-starred in the Los Angeles-based ABC drama The Rookie alongside Nathan Fillion.

California becomes first US state to ban racial discrimination based on hairstyle; African-Americans hail move

California became the first US state to ban racial discrimination based on hairstyle, passing a law to ensure that afros and dreadlocks can be worn at all schools and offices.