Los Angeles, April 7 Actress Halle Bailey has finally spoken about working on the remake of "The Little Mermaid" and how she has shielded herself from racist reactions.During her press tour for her latest film, "You, Me & Tuscany", the American singer-actor told The Independent that "The...
United Nations, March 22 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for unity and action to address "the ancient poison of racism," which he said is alive and well in every community, society, country, and region of the world.In his message on the International Day for the Elimination of...
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Los Angeles, March 9 – Hollywood actress Rosanna Arquette has criticized filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who directed her in ‘Pulp Fiction’.The actress stated that Quentin Tarantino has a “free pass” to use the N-word in his films, which she considers “racist and unsettling”. According to...
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Johannesburg, February 28 An Indian professor resigned from her position as head of the Sociology Department at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) here on Friday, following a controversy over remarks she made that were considered "racist".The university is reportedly also considering...
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New Delhi, February 25 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta met a group of women from the northeast on Wednesday, assuring them that strict action would be taken against those involved in making racist remarks and derogatory insults against a few Arunachali tenants in Malviya Nagar, a South Delhi...
The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K. Sangma, strongly condemned the recent incident of racist slurs directed at residents from Arunachal Pradesh in Malviya Nagar, New Delhi, calling the episode "truly unfortunate" and "completely unacceptable in today's world."Reacting to the incident...
Mumbai, Feb 19 – On the Indian edition of Wheel of Fortune, Akshay Kumar did what very few celebrities consistently do: he transformed a mainstream entertainment platform into a space for social commentary, further highlighting the racism faced by North East Indians.It all began when a...
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