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POLITICS

Report: Most Britons ignorant about scale of UK slavery

The vast majority of Britons are unaware of how many people were enslaved, how long the slave trade lasted, or how long UK taxpayers were paying off a government loan to “compensate” enslavers after abolition, a survey shows.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

US police release video of stun gun use before unarmed Black man dies

Police in North Carolina’s capital city release video footage that shows the arrest of an unarmed Black man who died after officers forced him onto the ground and repeatedly used stun guns on him.

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SPOTLIGHT

Racism in UK Royal Family

This episode looks at racism claims against the monarchy, and how deep this issue runs between the descendants of the royal family.

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African migrant workers’ rights figure low on agenda for arrogant Saudis: Analyst

African migrant workers's rights figure very low on agenda for arrogant Saudis, says a political analyst, referring to the genocide of African workers in the Arab kingdom. 

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MILITARY

US military academies remain plagued by racism: Report

US military academies remain plagued by institutional racism despite minor gains since proclaiming anti-discrimination policies a decade ago to recruit more racially diverse students, a new report reveals.

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Canada protests ruling to pay billions of dollars to indigenous children

The Canadian government has appealed a federal court decision upholding a ruling that would require that it pay billions of dollars to indigenous children and their caregivers harmed by a discriminatory welfare system, saying it would instead seek to negotiate a deal.

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IN-DEPTH

Iran hosts 35th Islamic unity conference

Every year millions of Muslims across the planet celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Sunni and Shia denominations celebrate this event on two different dates within the same week.

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VIEWPOINT

Boris Johnson Gifting Biden A Picture Of Frederick Douglass insults those who respect What Douglass

While systemic racism in the US remains a serious problem, Boris Johnson both leads a country which remains institutionally racist, and presides over a government which has failed to rectify the ongoing Windrush scandal.