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North Hills Unity Breakfast takes youthful turn

Multiple news outlets - 7 January, 2015 - 22:32
As the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast in the North Hills has evolved, the focus has changed as the area has become more ...
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South Africa: Eating Out in Cape Town - a Starter of Racism, Anyone?

Multiple news outlets - 7 January, 2015 - 06:47
[The Daily Vox]Following a string of much-publicised racist incidents in public spaces around Cape Town last year, criticism of the city as a hub for racism has intensified after a black family were seated at an upmarket restaurant only after their white friend called to enquire about the booking arrangements.
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Racism against British Chinese 'ignored'

Multiple news outlets - 6 January, 2015 - 02:38
British Chinese people from the North East say racism against them is not taken seriously enough.
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Pittsburgh police chief emails all city officers, defends anti-racism Twitter photo

Multiple news outlets - 5 January, 2015 - 20:21
In an email to the entire city police bureau, Police Chief Cameron McLay is responding to criticism of his appearance in a photo on Twitter in which he holds a sign challenging racism.
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Pittsburgh police chief emails all city officers, defends anti-racism Twitter photo

Multiple news outlets - 5 January, 2015 - 19:21
In an email to the entire city police bureau, Police Chief Cameron McLay is responding to criticism of his appearance in a photo on Twitter in which he holds a sign challenging racism.
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Roma baby buried in France after racism row

Multiple news outlets - 5 January, 2015 - 17:44
The dead baby of a Roma family at the centre of a huge racism row in France was finally laid to rest on Monday with just close family present. The tiny white coffin was buried in a cemetery in Wissous south of Paris after a religious ceremony attended by 100 or so people, including representatives from the Roma community. The tragic death of the two-and-a-half-month-old baby, , identified only ...
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Jay Z opens up on racism: "It's very difficult to teach racism when your kid looks up to Snoop Dogg"

Multiple news outlets - 5 January, 2015 - 17:20
Jay Z has credited hip-hop music for doing “more for racial relations than most cultural icons". The Roc Nation boss believes that the genre has been powerful in influencing people of all ages from many different backgrounds in a video for Oprah Winfrey.
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New threat: 'Racism without racists'

Multiple news outlets - 5 January, 2015 - 12:32
'Racism without racists'? 01:24 They showed people a photograph of two white men fighting, one unarmed and another holding a knife. Then they showed another photograph, this one of a white man with a knife fighting an unarmed African-American man.
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Police chief anti-racism sign criticized

Multiple news outlets - 4 January, 2015 - 20:53
Pittsburgh(AP) -- Pittsburgh's new police chief is being criticized by a police union president for being photographed on New Year's Eve holding a sign that says, "I resolve to challenge racism @ work," and bearing a Twitter hash tag that says, "(hash) end white silence. ...
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Pittsburgh's new police chief lauded by mayor, criticized by union for anti-racism sign

Multiple news outlets - 4 January, 2015 - 18:39
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh's new police chief is being praised by the mayor but criticized by a police union president for being photographed on New Year's Eve holding a sign that says: "I resolve to challenge racism @ work."
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Police Chief's Anti-Racism Sign Lauded, Criticized

Multiple news outlets - 4 January, 2015 - 18:39
Pittsburgh's new police chief lauded by mayor, criticized by union for anti-racism sign
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Facebook, Twitter refusing to remove provocative Islamophobic posts from sites

Multiple news outlets - 4 January, 2015 - 08:59
According to an investigation, Facebook and Twitter are refusing to remove provocative Islamophobic posts from across their sites in spite of alerts from anti-racism groups.
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Facebook, Twitter refuse to remove Islamophobic posts

Multiple news outlets - 4 January, 2015 - 05:55
According to an investigation, Facebook and Twitter are refusing to remove provocative Islamophobic posts from across their sites in spite of alerts from anti-racism groups.
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Facebook, Twitter refusing to remove provocative Islamophobic posts from sites

Multiple news outlets - 4 January, 2015 - 03:53
London, Jan 04 (ANI): According to an investigation, Facebook and Twitter are refusing to remove provocative Islamophobic posts from across their sites in spite of alerts from anti-racism groups.
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Facebook, Twitter refusing to remove provocative Islamophobic posts from sites

Multiple news outlets - 4 January, 2015 - 03:53
London, Jan 04 (ANI): According to an investigation, Facebook and Twitter are refusing to remove provocative Islamophobic posts from across their sites in spite of alerts from anti-racism groups.
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Mayor supports Chief McLay's embrace of anti-racism message

Multiple news outlets - 4 January, 2015 - 01:08
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto was at home with his girlfriend on New Year’s Eve when he glanced at his smartphone and saw a Facebook posting of a photograph of Police Chief Cameron McLay holding a sign reading “I resolve to challenge racism @ work. # end white silence.”
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Racism on the rise in Australia: migrants report cultural shift

Multiple news outlets - 3 January, 2015 - 15:51
Dealing with prejudice is a way of life for many Australians. Cosima Marriner and Natalie O'Brien spoke to a range of people about how they have risen above discrimination.        
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Facebook, Twitter Allowing Islamophobia to Flourish: Report

Multiple news outlets - 3 January, 2015 - 11:15
Social networking giants Facebook and Twitter have not removed hundreds of inflammatory Islamophobic postings despite being alerted by anti-racism groups, The Independent reported.
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In 'Citizen,' Poet Strips Bare The Realities Of Everyday Racism

Multiple news outlets - 3 January, 2015 - 09:20
For her latest collection, Claudia Rankine mined her and her friends' encounters with racism. She says she wanted to talk about "what happens when we fail each other as people."
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In 'Citizen,' Poet Strips Bare The Realities Of Everyday Racism

Multiple news outlets - 3 January, 2015 - 09:11
For her latest collection, Claudia Rankine mined her and her friends' encounters with racism. She says she wanted to talk about "what happens when we fail each other as people."
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