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Stark Racial Divisions in Reactions to Ferguson Police Shooting

Blacks and whites have sharply different reactions to the police shooting of an unarmed teen in Ferguson, Mo., and the protests and violence that followed. Blacks are about twice as likely as whites to say that the shooting of Michael… Continue Reading →

European parliament member accuses PM Narendra Modi of ‘racism’

Prasun Sonwalkar, Hindustan Times London, July 23, 2014 A Spanish member of the European parliament (MEP) has raised many eyebrows by tabling a written question about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that revealed a lack or selective knowledge about India and… Continue Reading →

Caste out of the village Bhagana #dalitatrocities #racism

Padmaparna Ghosh,TNN | Jun 15, 2014, 07.05 AM IST Bhagana in UP The Bhagana rapes may have finally hit the headlines but the story of a two-year-old caste conflict that has left dalit families without access to water, work and school remains… Continue Reading →

White Guy Killer Syndrome

Salon / By Brittney Cooper Black men are not rolling into college campuses and movie theaters to shoot large numbers of people. Photo Credit: screenshot via salon May 27, 2014  | Welp. Another young white guy has decided that his disillusionment with his life… Continue Reading →

#India – Housing apartheid in Bangalore #Racism

Finding houses proves difficult for many in Bangalore as Muslims and non-upper caste Hindus complain of discrimination. N. Bhanutej Last updated: 28 Feb 2014 07:24 A brochure of the Shankara Agraharam township says it is exclusively for Brahmins [Screenshot] Finding a house… Continue Reading →

Press Release – Ugly face of racism crops once again in Bangalore

Praja Rajakiya Vedike Press Release   Magistrate court grants bail to Northeast people, who were arrested Mob uses sexually abusive language against the Northeast women   Bangalore, 28 Feb 2014: The ugly face of racism cropped up once again in the city as… Continue Reading →

#Racism in Mumbai – No Flats for Muslims in Bandra

No flats for Muslims, says Bandra to saviour of Indians stuck in Kuwait Sandhya Soman, Mohammed Wajihuddin & Mithila Phadke,TNN | Feb 28, 2014, 02.25 AM IST For over a month now, Captain Zainul Abidin Juvale has been house-hunting in Mumbai‘s Bandra… Continue Reading →

Open letter to Obama on Race by Laura, ACLU

02/24/2014   An Open Letter to the President on Race By Laura W. Murphy, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office Dear Mr. President, Do you remember any of your campaign ads from your 2000 Congressional campaign? I’m thinking specifically of a radio ad touting… Continue Reading →

Nido Taniam`s death: Students from Northeast protest, demand justice #Racism

Zee Media Bureau New Delhi: Students from the Northeast held protests in south Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar on Saturday, over the death of a 19-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday. Nido Taniam, the son of an Arunachal Pradesh Congress MLA,… Continue Reading →

A Racist Turn in India

JAN. 24, 2014 Launch media viewer African students demonstrated against discrimination at a protest in New Delhi last June. Deepak Malik/Demotix via Corbis Contributing Op-Ed Writer By NILANJANA S. ROY NEW DELHI — The Africans — Nigerians, Ghanaians, Ugandans — began leaving… Continue Reading →

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