The police guard dog is to examine whether officers throughout England and Wales racially victimize ethnic minorities. The review will concentrate on their usage of force and stop and search powers, stated Michael Lockwood, director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). He stated this would include individually examining more cases where racial […]

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The Metropolitan Police has actually referred itself to the police watchdog after a stop and search including athlete Bianca Williams. Williams has actually declared officers racially profiled her and her partner Ricardo dos Santos when they were handcuffed and separated from their three-month-old boy after a traffic stop in London at the weekend. A Met […]

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The Aunt Jemima brand name of syrup and pancake mix will get a brand-new name and image, Quake Oats revealed Wednesday, stating the business identifies that “Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype”. The 130- year-old brand name features a black female called Aunt Jemima, who was initially impersonated a minstrel character. The […]

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Labour have actually implicated the prime minister of engaging in a “culture war”, in the middle of a growing row over the federal government’s brand-new commission on racial inequalities. Boris Johnson has actually revealed the Commission on Race and Ethnic Variations following Black Lives Matter demonstrations around the UK in current weeks. However the participation […]

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Pink is making a contribution to the National Association for the Development of Colored People (NAACP) in order to be “part of the solution” to racial oppression. The Much Like A Tablet vocalist revealed on her Instagram page that she has actually been “inspired” by the Black Lives Matter demonstrations that have actually swept the […]

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Among the most popular episodes of 1970 s comedy Fawlty Towers has actually been eliminated from a streaming service since it has “racial slurs”. UKTV, which is BBC-owned, stated it had actually briefly made Fawlty Towers episode The Germans not available while it performs a review. The episode, first aired in 1975, revealed hotel owner […]

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IBM has stated it will stop using facial recognition or analysis software and will oppose usage of the technology for mass monitoring and racial profiling. President Arvind Krishna made the statement in a letter to members of the United States Congress. The tech company’s decision comes as the United States competes with across the country […]

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Home Secretary Priti Patel has actually turned down claims the federal government does not comprehend racial inequality as she stated being called a “P**i” as a kid in the play ground. Following a weekend of demonstrations throughout the UK as part of the Black Lives Matter campaign, Ms Patel condemned a “lawless minority” who “regrettably […]

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Michael Jordan and his Nike-backed Jordan brand have actually promised to donate $100 m (₤79 m) throughout the next 10 years to organisations taken part in the fight for racial equality, social justice and higher gain access to to education. When it comes to “the ingrained racism and violence toward people of colour” in the […]

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