“Be careful, think about the effect of what you say. Your words should be constructive, bring people together, not pull them apart” (Miriam Makeba). “There are two things over which you have...
“Anton Wilhelm Amo, the first African and black professor and philosopher of the European Enlightenment” (Henry Louis Gates, Jr. /Emmanuel Akyeampong, “Dictionary of African Biography, Vol. 6)....
The concert-goers who went to see Kanye West in San Jose, California, got so much more than what they came for. Not only did the rapper offer up a late-to-the-table endorsement of Donald Trump, but...
“Instead of trying to expose hidden racism, it’s on display for everyone to see.” “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah is worried about having Steve Bannon, the chairman of a website that...
A racist Facebook post about Michelle Obama has caused a major controversy involving a town mayor in the US state of West Virginia. Pamela Ramsey Taylor, who runs a local non-profit group in Clay...
John Legend is letting CMA honchos off the hook for scrubbing any sign of Beyonce from their award show ... 'cause he says racism is bigger than country music. We got the singer at LAX Friday where...
Transatlantic Slave Trade: The Untold, Uncensored Truth And After EffeJoin GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana. GhanaStar.com is your source for all Ghana News. Get...
The erection of Indian iconic freedom fighter and thinker, Mahatma Gandhi’s statue on the campus of University Ghana (UG) was encumbered with a controversy. For example, a former Director of the...
“Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live” (Haile Selassie 1, Emperor of Ethiopia). “Gandhi must be forgiven these prejudices in...
I would suggest Kendrick Lamar´s Alright as a soundtrack to this piece. Imagine how conflicting it can be for young black Brazilians to create their identity while growing up surrounded by mostly...
An anti-discrimination organisation says it is seeing "incidents of hate" in football every week. Kick It Out says it received 402 reports of discrimination last season, up from 393 in 2014-15. Of...
Many of us today seem to have forgotten the existence of slavery and the extent of its grimness and gruesome practices. Although slavery was abolished in the 19th century, the International Labour...
The west uses “democracy”, as in elections, to control Africa. This has resulted in over half a century of murder and mayhem because all but one African country is a mixture of different...
Johannesburg (AFP) - A South African school was Monday accused of racism for allegedly telling black girls to straighten their hair and not wear 'afro' hairstyles. Pupils at Pretoria High School for...
High school students in South Africa have protested against black girls being forced by teachers to arrange their hair differently, alleging that they are being made to follow strict style rules that...
Protesters of all ages have been gathering outside the school gates in solidarity A South African minister has thrown his support behind protesting female students, who accuse their high school of...
