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  2. Nike stores closed in South Africa amid outcry over racist ...

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    Some Nike (NKE.N) stores were closed in South Africa on Wednesday after public outcry over a racist comment by a man that local media said had links to the sportswear company. Nike declined to ...

  3. Racism in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Racism in Zimbabwe first started during the colonial era in the 19th century, when immigrating white settlers started to racially discriminate against Black people in the region. White settlers held full citizenship rights, as well as other significant economic and legal advantages over indigenous African people.

  4. Nike Davies-Okundaye - Wikipedia

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    Folklore that Davies-Okundaye was exposed to through evening stories spoken by the village elder, addressing social issues centred on the female suffrage, in which Davies-Okundaye uses folklore figures to express her concerts on the female suffering through her batiks that portraying the goddess Osun (i.e. "Mother of Africa") communicating on ...

  5. Nike sweatshops - Wikipedia

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    A study by the Nike-founded Global Alliance for Workers and Communities found that 70% of Nike factory workers in Thailand rated their supervisors as good, and 72% thought their income was fair. In Vietnam, most workers "thought the factory was a 'good place to work' and planned to continue at least three years," and 85% of those polled felt ...

  6. 'We lost our obsession with sport': New Nike CEO outlines ...

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    The dawn of a new and sportier Nike is imminent, the sportswear giant's new leader says. Nike CEO Elliott Hill, who took the helm in October, outlined plans to revamp the sneaker giant in a ...

  7. ‘Be Inclusive’: Nike Scolds Critics of Transgender-Influencer ...

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    Nike has responded to growing pushback from female athletes who have condemned the company for using transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney in an advertisement featuring women’s apparel.

  8. Stereotypes of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Research by the British Council showed that from the perspective of young Britons, the African continent as a whole, is either idealized or demonized. Decades of images and stories in the news media and by charities highlighting themes including famine, drought, disease, inequality and instability have contributed to a perception of African countries as impoverished, dangerous, and lagging ...

  9. Republic of New Afrika - Wikipedia

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    It proposed militant self-defense through the building of local people's militias and a standing army to be called the Black Legion; and the building of racially based organizations to champion the right of self-determination for people of black African descent. [citation needed] The organization was involved in numerous controversial issues.