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The Boston Globe has launched a new publication, called the Emancipator, in coordination with Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research. The publication, named for an 18th-century abolitionist newspaper, aims to “hasten racial justice.”

The Communist Party of China published its annual report listing alleged human rights grievances in the United States on Wednesday, listing robust and free political debate and America’s federalist system – which allows states to determine much of their own destinies independent of Washington – as human rights atrocities.

LISBON, Portugal (AP) – A senior European human rights official is sounding the alarm about a rise in racism and discrimination in Portugal.

Twitter failed to respond to repeated requests for comment about a tweet from the Root that compared whiteness to a disease, refusing to say if the tweet violates its policies against dehumanizing language.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took its eagerness to exploit #StopAsianHate rallies in the United States to the next level Monday by accusing Uyghur activists in U.S. of “hating Asians” because they objected to their own genocide at a rally over the weekend.

China gave Antony Blinken a metaphorical “swirly” in Anchorage when it echoed Democrat critiques of America as “racist,” Charlie Hurt said.

ROME — Pope Francis condemned racism Sunday, comparing it to a mutating virus that hides beneath the surface where it always threatens to reappear.

Former MTV news correspondent SuChin Pak has accused the network of being a hotbed of racism, saying that a “white male executive” once used a racial slur about her in the workplace.

Chinese state media on Thursday rushed to blame “the rising anti-Asian [crime] wave in the U.S.” on the “toxic political influence” of former President Donald Trump, who had the temerity to point out that the Wuhan coronavirus originated in Wuhan, China.

Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the United States as racist, xenophobic, and sexist on Friday during remarks at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where she and President Joe Biden had traveled to show solidarity with the Asian American community.

A new child sexual exploitation unit in Manchester, England, has been launched after years of failure on so-called “grooming” rape gangs. 

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed police visits to people accused of “hurtful” behavior in the wake of anti-Asian American crimes during a press conference on Thursday.

Left-wing comedian and producer Chelsea Handler said during a virtual conversation with actor-comedian Amy Schumer and actor Jameela Jamil that it is necessary for everyone to “give a little bit away who has too much” in the pursuit of equality.

The NAACP has called on the NFL to “rethink” its relationship with Fox due to the “racism” supposedly promoted by the Fox News Channel.

The Manchester School District is asking employees to take “white privilege” training that includes “whiteness is a pillar of white supremacy.”

Two professors are calling for abolishing the physics term “quantum supremacy” because it is “uncomfortably reminiscent of ‘white supremacy.'”

LeBron James sent “condolences” to the “entire Asian community” on Wednesday after a string of shootings at Atlanta-area massage parlors left eight people, including six people of Asian descent, dead.

NEW YORK — CBS says its daytime show “The Talk” will stay on hiatus for another week after a discussion about racism involving co-host Sharon Osbourne went off the rails last week.

Michelle Obama said Tuesday that Meghan Meghan’s claim a member of the British royal family queried the possible darkness of her son’s skin was “heartbreaking” but “not a complete surprise” and she hoped the revelation would teach the world a lesson.

Tania Owen, widow of murdered Los Angeles Sheriff’s Sergeant Steve Owen, joined SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday with host Joel Pollak to discuss a recall effort against Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón.

CNN anchor Don Lemon said Monday on ABC’s “The View” that to begin a process of addressing racism in America, it was time to “present the true identity of Jesus,” which he said was “a black or brown person.”

Public opinion of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Britain has fallen to the worst it has ever been after their interview with Oprah.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and husband Prince Harry had their team contact the BBC to tell them to make sure panels discussing their tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey were not populated by “old white men”, according to reports.

Prince William said of the royals “We are very much not a racist family” on Thursday, the second rebuttal to Meghan’s claims in as many days.

Oakland wants to make single-family home neighborhoods more “diverse” by inserting low-income, multi-family units into those communities.

A New England ice cream maker has changed the name of one of its signature flavors after several people say the name “Just Jimmies” is rooted in racism.

A German children’s book that stated that the coronavirus came from China has been pulped after the publisher caved to pressure from the CCP.

Children can no longer watch Dumbo, Peter Pan, Swiss Family Robinson, and The Aristocats on Disney’s Disney+ streaming service while using the “Kids Profile” mode, which filters out titles flagged with content warnings — including scenes now deemed racist.

A plurality of Britons thinks that Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, where they aired their personal grievances in public and implied that the Royal Family was racist, was “inappropriate”.

The Palace broke with normal convention and issued a direct riposte to the extraordinary claims made by Meghan in her Oprah interview.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas’ long-awaited report on “The Eyes of Texas” has found that the school song has “no racist intent,” but the school president said athletes and band members will not be required to sing or participate when the song is played at games and campus events.

CNN anchor Don Lemon told his colleague Chris Cuomo on Monday during the hand-off between shows that the right was attacking Meghan Markle over her comments during her interview with Oprah Winfrey because they wanted to deny racism.

Creighton University has reinstated coach Greg Mcdermott only four days after suspending him for a supposedly “insensitive” comment.

A group of militant Black Lives Matter activists harassed girls trying to enter a cheerleading competition in Louisville on Saturday.

Stanford Law School has launched a “Youth Justice Lab,” which aims to address racism in public schools. The university claims that special education, advanced placement programs, and other “meritocratic” grading policies are “insidious” forms of “state-sponsored racial segregation.”

A recent report alleges that multiple Google employees that approached the company with complaints of racism and sexism were urged to take medical leave and focus on their mental health.