A new study from researchers at York University finds most white children as young as five years old show racial bias in favour of other white children. CBC | Health News
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FIFA GENERAL SECRETARY TO RT: I HAVEN’T SUFFERED ANY RACIAL ISSUES
MOSCOW, 1 DECEMBER – Famous football players and the Secretary General of the International Football Federation (FIFA) joined RT for an exclusive interview about their impressions of Russia on the eve of the final draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Hosting the special RT coverage will be football legend from Manchester United Peter Schmeichel […]
Public housing plays a huge role in racial segregation and inequality — but not in the way most people think
Niknakc/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) US public housing was first designed as an explicitly racist program segregating whites and blacks, with geographic and financial advantages given to whites. Government housing policies during the Great Depression and after World War II created or enhanced segregation, laying groundwork for worsening disparities. Richard Rothstein, historian of public housing, says […]
Tesla: Racial harassment lawsuit is a ‘hotbed of misinformation’
Tonight Tesla responded to a report of another lawsuit where a former worker, Marcus Vaughn, said he suffered from racial harassment at the company’s Fremont, CA assembly line. In a blog post titled “Hotbed of Misinformation,” Tesla calls its response (firing three people who worked on or near his team) a “fair and just response […]
Tesla facing potential class-action lawsuit for racial discrimination
Tesla Factory in Fremont, California. (credit: Maurizio Pesce / Flickr) Tesla’s factory in Fremont is a “hotbed for racist behavior,” according to a a legal complaint filed in California’s Alameda County Superior Court on Monday and reported by Bloomberg. Marcus Vaughn is an African-American who worked on Tesla’s factory floor from April to October of […]
Tesla faces class action lawsuit over alleged racial discrimination
(Reuters) – U.S. automaker Tesla on Monday was hit with a class-action lawsuit claiming its California production plant is a “hotbed for racist behavior.” The lawsuit filed in California state court in Oakland is at least the third filed this year by black workers who say they were addressed using racial slurs and that the […]
‘Mudbound’ Trailer: Dee Rees Directs a Critically Acclaimed Tale of Racial Tension
Netflix has made headway at the Emmys, but it’s still trying to become a major player at the Oscars. Mudbound feels like the streaming service’s attempt to enter the awards season with a major contender – a period drama stacked with great actors and powered by a story that feels all-too-relevant. But beyond that, it just […]
Tesla faces lawsuit for racial harassment in its factories
A new lawsuit brought by three former Tesla employees alleges that they were subject to constant racial discrimination and harassment in the electric car company’s factories. The case, first reported by the Mercury News, was filed yesterday in the Alameda County Superior Court in California. The three plaintiffs in the suit are African American. The […]
Racial & social justice marchers flood streets of Washington DC (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 22:54 Thousands of people descended on the streets of Washington, DC, as the March for Black Women and the March for Racial Justice were staged simultaneously in the US capital Saturday. Organizers described the event as a “rallying cry for justice for the victims of this violent system that disproportionately […]
YouTube’s biggest star, PewDiePie, used a racial slur in an expletive-laden outburst during a livestream
YouTube’s biggest star, Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg, used a racial epithet on Sunday in an expletive-laden outburst during one of his popular livestreams. The Swedish web personality was broadcasting himself playing the survival game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” when he used a derogatory word for African-Americans. “What a f—–g n—–!” Kjellberg said. “Jeez! Oh my god! What the f—? Sorry, but what the f—?” Here’s […]
