The United Nations Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet has called for equality in her recent report regarding racism. By advocating human rights on the behalf people from African descent, she argued states should “stop denying – and start dismantling”. This report was based on findings across 60 countries and concluded discrimination against those of African…
Sport
From Equal Racing to Racial Equality: What is Formula 1’s #WeRaceAsOne Initiative?
The new Formula 1 season kicked off last month and brought the second season of the #WeRaceAsOne initiative with it. The program was launched last season to help impact change in the sport and within wider society itself. A key part of this was a long-term pledge to improve diversity and inclusion within F1. All…
Global, News
Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder of George Floyd
The police officer responsible for the death of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, has been found guilty of second and third degree murder alongside second degree manslaughter at the end of his trial in Minneapolis. Following an extensive trial, in which legal experts, police training officers and witnesses from the scene were consulted, the 12 person jury…
News
Norwich Police Commissioner Candidate Shares Xenophobic Views
Would-be Norwich Chief of police, David Moreland, has made xenophobic comments causing him to be branded “completely unsuitable” for the role. The independent candidate running for of Police and Crime Commissioner has recently stated, when asked what action he would like to see against female victimisation after the Sarah Everard murder, that “The vast majority…
Sport
Anti-Social Media: Will a Boycott Help?
The players and staff of Championship side Swansea City are set to boycott social media for one week. This decision was taken following a number of footballers, including several of the club’s players, being racially abused via the platforms in recent weeks. The Welsh club, in announcing their collective social media blackout, released the following…
Sport
Is the online room for racism, provided by social media, finally being addressed?
There are rumours that massive social media companies may soon be hit where it hurts – their wallets. In light of the spate of recent cases of online abuse being directed against professional footballers, various reports have emerged, suggesting that a fine of up to 10% of revenue is being considered for social media giants,…
Sport
Symbolic or Diluted; Does Taking a Knee to Fight Racism still have the same effect?
Have you ever said a word over and over and over again, until it begins to sound weird, almost as if it is no longer a word and is now something altogether different? Just a noise that your mouth is making, devoid of any meaning, at least that your brain can work out. That phenomenon,…
Books, Venue
The racist history of monsters in fantasy novels
Earlier this year Wizards of the Coast Publishing, the company in control of Dungeons and Dragons media, announced the plans to begin editing character races in their Player’s Handbook and adventure novels. Game design aside, from a literary aspect the company addressed long-held racial insensitivities in the lore and backgrounds of races such as Orcs…
Books
Huckleberry Finn: conscious resistance against unconscious racism
Around the same time BLM marches gained momentum, I read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Set in the 1840s when slavery was still an industry in some southern US states, it offers a view into how attitudes, no matter how immoral, can be justified so long as they are normalized. Despite being his friend, Huck…
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