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Some racism allegations 'accurate,' Winnipeg mayor vows action

Multiple news outlets - 23 January, 2015 - 11:53
Mayor Brian Bowman says he will reconvene Winnipeg’s aboriginal leaders to measure progress on tackling discrimination one year from now, after a national magazine declared his city the most racist in Canada.
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Winnipeggers react to Maclean's claim that the city is racist

Multiple news outlets - 23 January, 2015 - 01:15
On Thursday, Winnipeg's reputation could not have been further from what it was in September, when the Canadian Museum for Human Rights opened. "Welcome to Winnipeg: Where Canada's racism problem is at its worst," a headline in Maclean's read when it was published online Thursday morning. Details of instances of racism that have unfolded in recent months and over the last few years in Manitoba's ...
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After Winnipeg called worst place in Canada for racism, city leaders admit there is a problem

Multiple news outlets - 22 January, 2015 - 21:59
‘Instead of shrinking from the challenge, we need to rise up and we need to do better as a community,’ Mayor Brian Bowman said of the Maclean's article
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Former Madison police captain, current Pittsburgh chief, embroiled in race controversy

Multiple news outlets - 22 January, 2015 - 21:27
Cam McLay's been put in the national spotlight after a Twitter photo showed him holding an anti-racism sign.
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Winnipeg mayor breaks down while responding to 'most racist city' label

Multiple news outlets - 22 January, 2015 - 18:42
The mayor of Manitoba's capital tearfully promised Thursday to fight racism and intolerance after his city was branded Canada's most racist by a national magazine. Brian Bowman stood surrounded by dozens of aboriginal and community leaders and admitted that Winnipeg has a problem with racism. Macleans magazine published a cover story that gave Winnipeg the dubious distinction. The police chief ...
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Winnipeg mayor chokes up after city called most racist

Multiple news outlets - 22 January, 2015 - 17:57
An emotional Mayor Brian Bowman stood alongside dozens of community leaders to denounce racism after a national news magazine branded Winnipeg the most racist city in Canada.
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Winnipeg mayor gets choked up after magazine calls city 'Canada’s most racist'

Multiple news outlets - 22 January, 2015 - 17:51
Winnipeg's mayor tearfully promised to fight racism after the city was branded Canada's most racist by a national magazine.
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Winnipeg mayor promises to fight racism in tearful news conference

Multiple news outlets - 22 January, 2015 - 16:22
Winnipeg's mayor tearfully promised to fight racism after the city was branded Canada's most racist by a national magazine.
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Winnipeg mayor breaks down while responding to 'most racist city' label

Multiple news outlets - 22 January, 2015 - 16:15
WINNIPEG - The mayor of Manitoba's capital tearfully promised Thursday to fight racism and intolerance after his city was branded Canada's most racist by a national magazine. Brian Bowman stood surrounded by dozens of aboriginal and community leaders and admitted that Winnipeg has a problem with
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'USA' chant by Texas high school fans draws allegations of racism

Multiple news outlets - 22 January, 2015 - 15:05
A Texas superintendent has apologized after fans at a girls basketball game chanted "USA! USA! USA," drawing allegations of racism.
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'Frightening' racist response to mosque

Multiple news outlets - 21 January, 2015 - 22:50
SHOCKED anti-racism campaigners have described the public reaction to a planned mosque in Weston as 'frankly frightening'. North Somerset Council this week revealed it had to discard 97 per cent of 157 letters of objection to a proposed Muslim Centre in Orchard Street because of their racist nature.
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This New Board Game Wants You to Play the Race Card

Multiple news outlets - 21 January, 2015 - 21:50
The scene plays out in a promo video for a new board game called Black Blocks, but it's the type of realistic, so-called "color-blind" dialogue that Inglewood, California, native Elize Diop is sick of hearing. "Let's be real: Discussions about racism tend to be awkwardly tense and overwhelmingly avoided," Diop wrote on the Black Blocks website. Playing this game with friends could be more ...
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Anti-racism, anti-drugs Malaysian skinheads fight stereotypes

Multiple news outlets - 21 January, 2015 - 21:00
The Malaysian group of skinheads who take an anti-racism and anti-drugs position have long been holding their activities under the radar to avoid police harassment because of the negative connotations associated with their subculture. Members of the Malaysian chapter of the Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice, or SHARP, have had their events...
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Anti-racism, anti-drugs Malaysian skinheads fight stereotypes

Multiple news outlets - 21 January, 2015 - 21:00
The Malaysian group of skinheads who take an anti-racism and anti-drugs position have long been holding their activities under the radar to avoid police harassment because of the negative connotations associated with their subculture. Members of the Malaysian chapter of the Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice, or SHARP, have had their events...
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How a new database could shed light on police racism

Multiple news outlets - 21 January, 2015 - 15:44
In the aftermath of Ferguson, it has become clear that a lack of data on police activity is one element of preventing progress on ending racism in America. The CPE is tackling the lack of data through a justice database project, which is an effort to create a standardized set of data detailing police interactions. Standardization is important because while many police departments keep records ...
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How Science Is Helping America Tackle Police Racism

Multiple news outlets - 21 January, 2015 - 08:12
The police killings of several unarmed black men in recent months have sparked protests nationwide demanding justice, heightening tensions between police departments and communities. In one narrative, these deaths represent a pattern of racist police officers using unnecessary lethal force against black communities. But that story—of bad people doing bad things—is much too simple, says Phillip ...
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How Science Is Helping America Tackle Police Racism

Multiple news outlets - 21 January, 2015 - 08:11
The police killings of several unarmed black men in recent months have sparked protests nationwide demanding justice, heightening tensions between police departments and communities. In one narrative, these deaths represent a pattern of racist police officers using unnecessary lethal force against black communities. But that story—of bad people doing bad things—is much too simple, says Phillip ...
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Calendar of racism and resistance (24 December 2014 – 15 January 2015)

Multiple news outlets - 20 January, 2015 - 22:23
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe.
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Report into Social Protection finds racism and abusive behaviour towards migrants

Multiple news outlets - 20 January, 2015 - 10:26
A report into the dealings of migrants with the Department of Social Protection has found instances of racism, abusive behaviour, and points to a high number of successful appeals.
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Racist objections to new mosque in Weston-super-Mare described as "frankly frightening" by campaigners

Multiple news outlets - 20 January, 2015 - 06:57
Almost every letter objecting to a new Muslim centre in Weston-super-Mare had to be ignored after being branded as racist by council officials. And anti-racism campaigners have described the opposition to the Islamic Centre in the North Somerset town as “frankly frightening”.
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