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The history of the AME Church represents a preeminent case of collective action in the name of social justice.
The American film Dear White People has seen some controversy over its UK release. Here’s why.
Hate violence is as diverse and widespread as ever – and its effects are legion.
What does it mean for any president, much less a black one, to use such a word?
Do academics need to change the way they teach race? What is the impact of students having been socialized to believe that “race doesn’t matter”?
If Americans are hiding behind the explosion of diversity to avoid looking at racism, what can universities do about it? A lot.
So long as we treat each mass shooting, each black death as an isolated tragedy, there’s nothing we can do. Things can change if we look for the patterns.
The killing of nine people in Charleston’s AME Church was motivated by racism, first and foremost, but also sexism.
When he interred four anti-racist and secularist icons in Paris’s Panthéon, François Hollande perhaps hoped some of their legacy would rub off on him.
Social biases like racism and sexism can be weakened after a good night’s sleep, suggests study.
On Memorial Day, reflecting on the meaning of the ‘liberation’ of Europe 70 years on.
In South Africa’s segregated pre-apartheid state, even sex education was racialised. Christian missionaries had very different lessons for black and white children.
To burnish the virtues of “civilised” Europe, Adam Smith relies on a barrage of racial insults. Where did his information about the so-called “savage peoples” come from in the first place?
Australia’s human rights record isn’t perfect, but it still good. if Australians aren’t able to take some pride in that and be inspired to do even better, over-the-top criticism could backfire.
When Miranda Tapsell called for more diversity in Australian television in her Logies speech, she hit the nail on the head. It’s time for Australian producers to take colour-blind casting seriously.
Can we trace modern-day racism against Indigenous Australians to the country’s British invaders? Often when trying to extinguish a fire, it is more important to know what sustains it rather than what started it.
Better handling of peaceful protests at the death of Freddie Gray might have prevented the riots.
Despite having a black police commissioner and mayor, Baltimore has become the latest focus of African-American anger at racist policing.
Once they graduate, they’ll educate South Africans of all race groups – so what happens when student teachers don’t mix across racial lines? A digital storytelling project is bridging gaps.
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, member of the Community, Identity and Displacement Research Network, and Co-convenor of the Olympic Research Network, Victoria University
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Professor of Indigenous Health; Executive Director, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Black Health Lead, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Chaired professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University
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Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor, Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Macalester College
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Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Penn State
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Assistant lecturer, CY Cergy Paris Université
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Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University
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Assistant Professor, Education, Concordia University of Edmonton
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