Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Professor of Sociology Lori Latrice Martin explains the history of racial justice protests in sport – and how far we have come since the 1968 Olympics. In 1968, six months after Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, Tommie Smith and John Carlos stepped up to the podium to receive their Olympic medals in Mexico City.
In the US, UK and elsewhere, COVID-19 is hitting Black and other ethnic minority groups hardest – creating a renewed focus on racism in healthcare. In the 19th century, Black people were seen as ‘racially different’, which was used to justify discrimination. In the 20th century, medical racism became more ‘systemic’, for example with ...
Black History Month is an opportunity to understand Black histories, going beyond stories of racism and slavery to spotlight Black achievement. This year's theme is African Americans and the Arts. February is Black History Month. This month-long observance in the US and Canada is a chance to celebrate Black achievement and provide a fresh ...
Environmental racism is a planet-wide problem. Globalization has increased the opportunity for environmental racism on an international scale. It refers to the dumping of pollutants such as e-waste on the global south, where safety laws and environmental practices are more lax. More than 44 million tonnes of e-waste was generated globally in ...
In Minneapolis and St. Paul, historical redlining and racial covenants contributed to the fact that only an estimated 25% of local African American families now own their own homes, compared with 78% of white families.
How racism spread around the world alongside COVID-19. The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and ...
What is critical race theory? Critical race theory (CRT) is a way of thinking about America’s history through the lens of racism. It examines how the legacy of slavery and segregation in the US is embedded in modern-day legal systems and policies. And is the idea that racism is not a matter of individual bigotry but is systemic in America.
A history of neglect and deception has been cited for the skepticism many Black Americans feel about COVID-19 vaccines. A similar dynamic has affected ethnic groups in other countries. That may pose a challenge to health officials trying to protect as many people as possible. A Black cast member of the American comedy mainstay “Saturday Night ...
Advocates for removal say they represent institutionalized racism and white supremacy, while defenders say they are a part of Southern heritage and caution against erasing all history. But even more common than the statues are buildings and boulevards named after the former Southern heroes, many of which exist in places where the population is ...
Systemic racism is so entrenched that even computers are guilty of it, Williams said, citing big companies' widespread use by of algorithms to pre-select job applicants. "The way that these algorithms are trained is on the successful resumes that you have had before. So you can see if you have a biased data set such as you have only been hiring ...