On Black Awareness Day, Brazilians march for rights and the end of black genocide
Demonstrators took to the streets in several cities to celebrate black activists and a different project for society
Hatred of the Indian. By Álvaro García Linera
Vice-president Álvaro García Linera reflects on the role of racial hatred in motivating the coup which forced him and President Evo Morales out of office and into exile
New Yorkers protest police violence inside subway over fare evasion
New York City’s transport agency has hired hundreds of additional police officers and expanded its surveillance to deal with fare evasion by subway passengers
Outrage in Rio and across Brazil after 8-year-old girl ‘shot dead by police’
Ágatha Félix was shot in the back on Friday; family and activists blame Rio governor for shoot-to-kill policies
Racism and colonial occupation of Africa
A recent ‘African-themed party’ in Brussels shows that many Belgians have not learnt from their horrific past as a brutal colonial power in Africa.
A racist party and the sway of king Leopold’s ghost
A recent ‘African-themed party’ in Brussels shows that many Belgians have not reflected on or learnt from the lessons of their horrific past as a colonial power which was one of the most brutal eras in Africa history
“Our universities must be survivable for students and staff of color”
Interview with the Goldsmiths Anti-Racist Action (GARA), a group of concerned students at Goldsmiths, University of London, that fights racism within and outside the campus.
Britain greeted its new prime minister with roadblocks and ‘Fck Boris’ banners
Activists flooded Downing Street as a demonstration against the ascent of Boris Johnson, known for his right-wing rhetoric, racism, anti-environmentalism and hard-line stance on Brexit
“We’re living one of the worst moments of Brazilian racism,” writer says
Oswaldo Faustino on the law that abolished slavery in Brazil 131 years ago and the setbacks in racial equality efforts
‘South Africa has never really dealt with the racist structure of its economy’
Peoples Dispatch speaks to Phakamile Hlubi Majola, spokesperson of National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa ( NUMSA), on the union’s militant struggle over the years and the challenges ahead.
Black churches burnt down in suspected racist attacks raise USD 2 million in crowdfunding
The St. Mary Baptist Church, Greater Union Baptist Church and Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, which are of historic significance of the Black community, were burnt down in Louisiana between March 26 and April 6 in what are believed to be racist attacks
Progressive sections condemn Austrian authorities’ decision to absolve racist pamphlet
The right-wing Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), part of the ruling coalition, has been continuously propagating racist statements against the immigrant Muslim community in the country
- 40 more Palestinian prisoners go on hunger strike
- 1.5 million French workers take to the streets against Macron’s pension reforms
- Young healthcare professionals in Buenos Aires to stage massive demonstration today
- Berta Cáceres’ assassins are sentenced but true justice remains elusive
- Palestinians condemn Israel’s plan for illegal settlement in occupied Hebron
