From beats to ballots: What political rap lyrics tell us | Music
What role has hip-hop played in activism? From the 1980s, hip-hop has essentially enabled marginalised voices to break through to the mainstream. The song Girl…
Trump orders removal of ‘improper ideology’ from top US museums | Donald Trump News
Trump’s new executive order targets what he describes as the spread of a “divisive, race-centered ideology” at museums.United States President Donald Trump has announced plans…
US man convicted in hate crime murder of Palestinian American boy | Islamophobia News
Joseph Czuba faces life in prison for the murder of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi days after Israel’s war on Gaza began.A jury in the US state…
Are white Afrikaners at risk in South Africa? Not really, most say | Race Issues News
Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa – On a rainy Saturday in South Africa’s capital Pretoria, several hundred white Afrikaners gathered outside the embassy of the…
How do global perceptions of Africa affect the continent? | Demographics
Today on The Stream: We examine how negative global perceptions of the African continent affect its economies and the lives of its people.Research conducted by…
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s ‘founding father’ and first president, dies aged 95 | Obituaries News
Sam Nujoma, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years,…
How white nationalists infiltrated the wellness movement | Racism
Fostering ‘white wellbeing’ Kohne is a sandy-haired, well-groomed man in his early 40s. Hate movement watchers like Beirich consider him a key figure in the white…
What do Trump’s executive orders on workplace diversity programmes say? | Civil Rights News
President Donald Trump has begun scaling back equal-opportunity programmes through two executive orders on his first day in the White House. Through these, he has…
What are ‘non-crime hate incidents’ which have become so hated in the UK? | Civil Rights News
Last month, a British journalist revealed that she had been visited by police at her Essex home over a post she wrote relating to Pakistan’s…
US judge affirms Naval Academy consideration of race in admissions process | Courts News
Decision could tee up another battle over considerations of race in university admissions before US Supreme Court.A federal judge has rejected a challenge to the…
Memphis rejects federal calls for police oversight after Tyre Nichols probe | Police News
Police practices in the US city came under scrutiny following the fatal law enforcement beating of Tyre Nichols in January 2023.Officials in Memphis, Tennessee, have…
US universities brace for education policies overhaul under Trump | Education News
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about shutting down the United States Department of Education. Vice President-elect JD Vance has called universities the “enemy” and…
Race Historicised: Fanon & Colonial Psychosis | DigiDocs | Racism
Fanon is a short film that explores the fascinating story of Frantz Fanon.Fanon is a short film by Marcela Pizarro, Heloise Dorsan-Rachet and Pomona Pictures…
‘Dastardly deeds’: Family of Malcolm X sues US agencies over assassination | Civil Rights News
Three daughters of Malcolm X, a Black empowerment and civil rights icon in the United States, have accused the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal…
Why New Zealand’s PM has apologised to 200,000 abused in state care | Civil Rights News
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Tuesday made an unprecedented formal and “unreserved” apology to survivors of abuse in state and church care over…
US election results: Key takeaways as Trump wins | US Election 2024 News
Former United States President Donald Trump has won the presidency again, defeating Democratic Party nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s election, according to the…
Can Harris energise rural voters in the final stretch of the US election? | US Election 2024 News
But Peach County — named for the Elberta peach, a variety developed in the area — represents a unique microcosm in Georgia. It is split…
Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery? | Human Rights News
Commonwealth leaders have gathered in Samoa for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week. This is the first time the summit has…
‘No place to go’: As Israel bombs Lebanon, African migrants feel abandoned | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Soreti*, an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker living in Lebanon, says she feels lucky to be alive. She was not home when Israeli air strikes struck…
How a beauty queen became the face of South Africa-Nigeria tensions | Social Media News
Johannesburg, South Africa – Anita Odunyao Solarin, a 21-year-old Nigerian who has spent her entire life in South Africa, finds it safer not to disclose…