Mixed-race people become Brazil’s biggest population group
Grouping that includes descendants of Indigenous Brazilians as well as of Africans now outnumbers white population Mixed-race Brazilians are now the largest population group in...
Category : Race
Denzel Washington’s casting as Hannibal in Netflix film sparks race controversy in Tunisia
Newspapers and politicians discuss general’s skin tone, saying actor’s casting in the role created ‘a historical error’ A decision to cast black actor Denzel Washington...
EU must face legacy of colonialism and support reparations, say MEPs
Draft resolution to European parliament committee is first formal attempt to place reparations for slavery on EU agenda The European Union should urgently address and...
Access to remains of Bambuti baby withdrawn by London museum
Hunterian had listed stillborn child of African descent as viewable for medical research but removed it after criticism from author The remains of a stillborn...
Brazilians push to make dream of Black woman on supreme court a reality
Women make up 51% of the population, and Afro-Brazilians 56%, but no Black woman has ever sat on the highest court A young Black Brazilian...
Professor Hakim Adi shortlisted for prestigious Wolfson award
The nomination for Adi, the first British person of African heritage to become a professor of history in the UK, is a vindication for the...
Industrial Revolution iron method ‘was taken from Jamaica by Briton’
Wrought iron process that drove UK success was appropriated from black metallurgists, records suggest An innovation that propelled Britain to become the world’s leading iron...
Romania recalls ambassador who allegedly compared monkey to African diplomats
UN’s Africa group ‘not prepared to participate’ with Dragos Viorel Tigau after alleged comment in Kenya The Africa group within the United Nations said it...
‘I came here to escape’: Toronto tackles caste-based discrimination in schools
Activists hopeful as Canada’s largest school district takes first step towards banning caste discrimination When Vijay Puli arrived in Toronto with his wife and baby...
Tunisia’s president calls for halt to sub-Saharan immigration amid crackdown on opposition
Kais Saied claims migrants are part of campaign to make country ‘purely African’ in move critics say is to distract from economic crisis Tunisia’s president,...
