South Africa’s coloured community complains of ethnic marginalisation
South Africa’s coloured community, the official term for mixed-race people in the country, were alienated during the country’s apartheid regime.
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South African artist arrested over sex painting
Controversial South African artist Ayanda Mabulu has been arrested outside the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) for displaying a painting of
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Ghana university removes ‘racist’ Gandhi statue
A controversial statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the famed Indian independence leader, has been removed from a university campus in Ghana’s
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Senegal unveils Museum of Black Civilisations
President Macky Sall has inaugurated Senegal’s new Museum of Black Civilisations in the capital, Dakar. It follows calls from Senegal
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The French ‘Afrotrap’ rapper going global
Three years ago, French rapper MHD was working as a pizza delivery boy in Paris. He now boasts over one
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‘The blackface scandal that rocked my campus’
A photo of a student partying in blackface caused days of tension on the campus of Cal Poly in San
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Idris Elba writes stage show about life after Nelson Mandela
Idris Elba has co-written a stage show about life in South Africa after Nelson Mandela, which will have its premiere
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Record number of UK children excluded for racist bullying
Call for urgent action as rise in numbers blamed on ‘toxic rhetoric around immigration’ A record number of children are
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Blackfishing: The women accused of pretending to be black
“I’ve had no surgery, so I can’t take off these lips. I can’t remove my ‘fake bum implants’.” Over the
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Bias faced by minorities in UK driving tests
Equality groups say ‘depressing’ figures reveal racial bias being applied in practical examinations. Women and people of colour are significantly
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Racism in football: Study finds half of UK fans have witnessed racism while watching matches
Half of the football supporters in the UK have witnessed racism while watching matches, according to a new survey. But
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Vogue’s ‘first black female cover photographer’
Nigerian-Jamaican photographer, Nadine Ijewere, has become the first black woman to shoot a Vogue cover, according to pop culture site
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South Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela remembered five years on
South Africa’s first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela died exactly five years ago, on December 5 in Johannesburg,
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Joy To The World! A Christmas Celebration
World-renowned classical artist Audrey DuBois Harris released her first full-length holiday collection with JOY TO THE WORLD! A Christmas Celebration on
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Facebook and its ‘black people problem’
When it rains, it pours – and Facebook’s utterly sodden year continues to be flooded by accusations of bad governance.
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