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Racism Articles

Racial slur written on student’s campaign poster

A prospective BME officer’s posters were discovered with racial slurs written on them in the run up to the student officer elections

To knee or not to knee?

San Francisco 49’ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick elected to sit during the national anthem which he claimed oppresses black people and people of colour

FIFA scraps anti-racism taskforce

Fifa has attracted widespread criticism for abolishing taskforce which aimed to eradicate racism within football

Is art the answer to racism?

Racism is everywhere. The question is, how do we solve it?

Britain under the far-right wave

Jessica Chow-Lau discusses why Britain may soon be faced with a wave of extreme right wing warfare

Racial abuse reported in Warwick halls of residence

Faramade Ifaturoti, a first year biomedical sciences student posted a photo of her bananas—which had racist names written on them—to Twitter

Survey: Racism at UK universities

Student newspapers from across the United Kingdom have launched an investigation into racism on campus

The Labour Party and racism

Following the Mancunion’s investigation into racism within the party, Jessica Chow-Lau argues there is more work to be done

Is the “Oscars so white” boycott really a route to diversity?

Tristan Parson’s asks whether an elite group of film stars boycotting the Oscars as part of the ‘Oscars so white’ campaign is really a challenge to racist structures

American university offers three day “retreat” to discuss “white privilege”

Three day event organised by the University of Vermont for undergraduates who “self-identify as white” to discuss issues of race and “white privilege”

Why we can’t just ‘move on’ from the legacy of slavery

Lower prosperity, lower educational attainment and higher suspicion. The legacy of slavery is still very much with us in our society today, writes Kyle Huggins

The Blues’ Boos

After a year of booing the UEFA Champions League song, Manchester City fans have caught the attention of UEFA and are under investigation

The hypocrisy of white western feminism

Jessica Chow-Lau examines the modern feminist movement and its problematic middle-class, white focus

Racism: The unwanted generational gift?

Deborah Asamoah objectively examines the root of racism in society and where prejudice is learned

Goldsmiths Diversity Officer charged over racism allegations

Bahar Mustafa will appear in court on the 5th of November to answer charges of “threatening” and “obscene” communications

Review: The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Ali Pearson reviews The Autobiography of Malcolm X, carving out its significance in the world of modern race-relations in the US

What goes up…

Contributor Kathryn Murray investigates the rise, fall and rebirth of John Galliano

Political Correctness doesn’t exist

Opinions Editor Marcus Johns rants about the subjective (and non-existent) concept of political correctness

Black delegates stage walkout at UCU equalities conference in Manchester

Delegates walked out in protest over alleged failure to tackle racism, bullying and victimisation

Comment: UEFA must act soon

With racism rife in the European game, UEFA and FIFA must make a stand.