Equality

Heineken under fire for 'terribly racist' light beer commercial

Heineken has removed a controversial commercial after receiving massive backlash online calling the advertisement “terribly racist.”<p>In the 30-second commercial, a bartender slides a beer down the bar, and past several customers to a woman standing in the distance. The slogan “sometimes lighter is …

Air Force photographer in hot water after racially tinged posts

A photojournalist assigned to Ramstein Air Base in Germany is under investigation after repeatedly using a racial slur in a public Facebook group …

Now They're Using A Dog Movie To Appropriate Asian Culture

Wes Anderson’s film “Isle Of Dogs,” which hit theaters on Friday, has drawn applause from critics, who were captivated by the imagery and heartwarming doggo-centric plot.<p>But many Asian-Americans argue there’s an ugly side to the film that needs to be discussed.<p>Anderson’s movie, a work of …

Chance the Rapper calls out marketers for 'racist ads'

Chance the Rapper blasted marketers and advertisers he thinks are "purposefully putting out noticably (sic) racist ads" in order to get more …

Ifill: Ottawa lacks an actual plan for tackling anti-Black racism

A recent panel discussion on anti-black racism at city hall was chock full of platitudes but lacked credibility and was absent serious prescriptions …

Measuring and Conceptualizing 'Gender Equality'

For decades, feminist scholars have been making important assertions in the field of international relations in particular, that gender matters when …

There Are More of Us Than There Are of Them | by Karl-Anthony Towns

L et’s start with the facts: Charlottesville was not only a sign that racism is still alive, but also a showing of the lack of love and respect …

Unfiltered: 'How can you hate me when you don't even know me?'

By Brian Prowse Gany and Joyzel Acevedo<p>Daryl Davis is an accomplished R&B and blues musician, having played with the likes of Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee …

Mobility, in black & white: Racism's ongoing challenge

Sisyphus, it seems, is a black man in America.

Liberal investigation into systemic racism should keep a low profile

With its message of hope transmuting dangerously into hectoring, the Trudeau government needs to be wary about the upcoming national consultations on racism. The exercise could further damage an already-weakened Liberal brand.<p>Justin Trudeau won the 2015 election on a promise of transformative …

Montreal anti-discrimination task force members hope direct line to mayor will lead to real change

Projet Montréal, criticized for its lack of diversity, looks for ways to make city more inclusive<p>One of the members of a task force set up to make …

Calvin White: Concept of 'white privilege' another form of racism

Maybe it’s the logical consequence of the ubiquitous immersion in technological brevity that political and social directions can be so easily …

I tweeted about diversity and got hammered by haters

Editor's Note: (David Rothkopf is a senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is the author of "Running the World: The Inside Story of the National Security Council and the …

Meet the Asian George Washington and Actors Defying Asian Stereotypes

“One of the writers in our cast told me [she wrote a role for me]. The character was a waiter who spoke in a Chinese accent. We are no longer friends.”<p>In the production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's <i>Hamilton</i> that's currently touring the country<i>,</i> George Washington is Korean and Alexander Hamilton is half …

Opinion: In defense of cultural appropriation

I’m here to defend cultural appropriation.<p>“Cross-cultural influence,” would be the less pejorative phrase. But the term above, with its connotations …

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Mother Objects To Racial Slur Being On First-Grader's Spelling List

A mother in Gaston County, North Carolina, is spelling it out: She doesn’t want to see any racial slurs on her little girl’s spelling list.<p>Jennifer Thompson was shocked when her 6-year-old daughter brought home a spelling list that included “gook,” a term used to disparage people from southeast …

Neo-Nazi posters and racist graffiti appear in Cardiff ahead of anti-racism march

Racist graffiti and posters have appeared in a Cardiff suburb overnight.<p>The Nazi swastika sign and other racist material have appeared on walls in …

Some Portlanders Thought A Kachka Customer Was a Neo-Nazi

Portlanders on the internet are calling the owners of James Beard nominated Russian restaurant Kachka ‘Nazi sympathizers,’ Rawstory reports. The restaurant is co-owned by Bonnie Morales, a Jewish chef whose family escaped the Holocaust, and her husband Israel Morales.<p>On Tuesday, Kachka diner Deavon …

Nancy Wang Yuen has devoted her research to Hollywood's diversity problem

Nancy Wang Yuen is the chair of the department of sociology at Biola University, where she’s an associate professor. She’s also the author of "Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism." It’s the first book to examine the barriers African American, Asian American and Latina and Latino actors …

Now Trending on TV: The Sexy Asian Hunk

Now trending: Oat milk lattes! Tumeric sheet masks! Eyebrow feathering! Gen-Z yellow! Cloning your dog! And…SEXY ASIAN MEN ON TV! SO IN RIGHT NOW!!!!!<p>"A trend, wow. Wow."<p>I was talking to Vincent Rodriguez III who plays Josh Chan, the doofy romantic lead opposite Rachel Bloom on <i>Crazy Ex-Girlfriend</i>. …

Caste in the US: Dalits face discrimination in South Asian American institutions, says survey

A survey of 1,500 people finds Dalits face discrimination, jokes, even physical violence at multiple levels.<p>A survey of around 1,500 people of South …

Catholic Church is not ‘fit for Christ’ without fundamental equality

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French cinema industry to get new equality watchdog in wake of Weinstein scandal

France's National Cinema Centre (CNC) on Tuesday announced new gender equality measures, in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal in the US.

Grace Chan McKibben Breaking Th Mold

Grace Chan McKibben May Break The Mold For 25th District<p>By Lee Edwards<p>Defender Contributing Writer<p>In the hotly contested race for Illinois’ 25th …

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Resents the Fact of the Doors

Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell asked Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke a very reasonable question on Tuesday while Zinke testified before a Senate …

The Key to 2018? Asian-Americans in the Suburbs

The gray February morning is suddenly thick with smoke. The pavement echoes with the staccato battery of thousands of Wolf Pack firecrackers lighting …

Hong Kong must see its young ethnic minorities as an asset, not a liability

As we approach another International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, it is a good time to take stock of the racial landscape in …

Humanities Institute » Painting the Bigger Picture: Activist Art History and Asian-American Representation

It’s not a coincidence that when art historians tell the story of American Modernism, they leave out immigrant artists in favor of a largely white …

National Geographic calls itself to task for its racist past

As a species, we've got a long history of being shitty to one another for no other reason than skin color. White folks, myself included, have …