Henry Winter: How can we moralise about racism in Russia and sanctimoniously take the moral high ground when this vile video is watched around the world?

Los Angeles, Feb 18 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West feels that focusing on racism is a "distraction to humanity". The 37-year-old, who is married to reality TV star Kim Kardashian, says he can't understand why people feel so strongly about others from a different race and has urged people to help each other to "clean-up" the world rather than destroy it, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

KANYE West insists the world's focus on racism is a "distraction to humanity" and has called on people to help each other "clean-up" the world.

An Australian playwright is asking why audiences are constantly drawn to stories of black suffering, if it rarely translates into change in the community.

An Australian playwright is asking why audiences are constantly drawn to stories of black suffering, if it rarely translates into change in the community.

NEW YORK (AP) — When the subject is racism, many people start to feel uncomfortable. Defensive or outraged; pick your side. It's not a neutral topic, and "Rasheeda Speaking,"a new play by Joel Drake Johnson, doesn't sugarcoat.

Campaigners across Europe are out to block the rising tide of racism. In Britain there are protests on Saturday 21 March in London, Glasgow and Cardiff.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Racial pride and the fight against racism in Brazil were the themes of samba group presentations and street parties on Monday as Rio de Janeiro's flashy parades entered their second night of over-the-top festivities.

Kanye West insists the world's focus on racism is a ''distraction to humanity'' and has called on people to help each other ''clean-up'' the world rather than destroy it.

The fight against racism in Brazil was the theme of samba group presentations and street parties as the Rio de Janeiro Carnival entered its second night of over-the-top festivities.

Racial pride and the fight against racism in Brazil were the themes of the second night of Rio de Janeiro's samba school parades. Huge dance numbers celebrated Brazil's African heritage, and tribal art and African wildlife were recurring props. Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school built a giant Nelson Mandela float. Imperatriz Leopoldinense said it was inspired by an incident of racism in ...

A leading Oxford University scholar knows a single blood pressure pill won't cure the world of racism —​ but it might relieve the symptoms. It began when Terbeck looked at propranolol, a pill commonly prescribed to treat a number of things, including high blood pressure. Is anxiety a component of our racial biases?" Terbeck said. She then retested them, and determined the ones who'd taken the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Racial pride and the fight against racism in Brazil were the themes of samba group presentations and street parties on Monday as Rio de Janeiro's parades entered their second night of over-the-top festivities.

Racial pride and the fight against racism in Brazil were the themes of samba group presentations and street parties on Monday as Rio de Janeiro's flashy parades entered their second night of over-the-top festivities. Some samba groups put together dance numbers to honour Afro-Brazilian heritage, and one built a giant Nelson Mandela float. The float was meant to remind people of his fight for ...

Despite the country being torn apart by racism, my peers refuse to buy into it no matter how much our leaders encourage it.

Kanye West has a lot of opinions that rub people the wrong wayâand heâs completely aware of that. âIâm sorry,â he says in a new interview with Style.com . âIâm a human being. Iâve got opinions. Iâm not always right, Iâm not always on time. I donât always say things in the proper way, but my...

Halifax businesswoman Viola Desmond was jailed and fined after refusing to sit in the balcony, which was designated as the black section, in the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow in 1946.

VALPARAISO | An anti-racism activist and author blasted the notion of discrimination against whites during a speech recently at Valparaiso University.

Halifax businesswoman Viola Desmond was jailed and fined after refusing to sit in the balcony, which was designated as the black section, in the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow in 1946.

An online petition asking Facebook to allow Native American users to use their native names has been backed by more than 12,000 supporters.