Racism News

Woolwich - As the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby is analyzed, debated, dissected and queried it has been attributed to radical religion and political extremism and ideologies. But there should be no reasoning attributed to such a hateful crime.

Employers in New Zealand are being urged to take more responsibility as more complaints of workplace racism is on the rise.

The police may be fearless when they are shooting an unarmed law-abiding citizen, like Jose de la Trinidad, in the back seven times but their guts disintegrate when you pull out a camera.

Toronto - If David Mamet's “Race” were a musical, its big closing number would probably be “Everyone's a Little Bit Racist” from “Avenue Q”. It's a shame Mamet's play never quite reaches that tune's level of insight into humanity's tribal tendencies.

Which is worse, telling a joke about Pakistanis or murdering them indiscriminately? In politically correct Britain, there is only one answer to that question.

Toronto - “I'm a good liberal, and I've always made a lot of assumptions about my own liberal purity,” says director Daniel Brooks. “I haven't thought a lot about race, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to enter a discussion about it.”

UEFA's Gianni Infantino, gives strong proposal for players who commit racist offences on the pitch. This could mean match bans as well as stadium closures for similar offences.

Calgary - Alberta's Wildrose Party is attempting to soften its image in light of Alberta Premier Alison Redford's declining popularity. With a changing demographic in Alberta will policy changes have any effect or will it create another right of center party.

Rochelle - A group of students at a south Georgia high school that still has racially segregated proms and homecomings is organizing the first-ever integrated prom in school history.

The ugly side of the beautiful game was exposed Thursday as the UN's top human rights official joined football officials and players in calling for an end to the "crime'' of racism in sport.