The Illinois man accused of painting swastikas on more than 200 gravestones across Memorial Day weekend has had a long history of run-ins with the law, reportedly ranging from trying to punch an officer to writing letters to a judge blasting the country’s “crooked” legal system. Timothy V. McLean, a 34-year-old from Glen Carbon, was …
Israeli police teach schoolchildren how to shoot Palestinians
Israeli police planned to teach children how to shoot at Palestinians as part of a training exercise in a school. The incident in the Menashe Regional Council, near Haifa in northern present-day Israel, was brought to light in recent days when Palestinian citizens of Israel took photos of what was happening. Jamal Zahalka, a member …
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Roseanne Barr incites fury with racist tweet and her show is canceled by ABC
Her sitcom “Roseanne” returned in March after a two-decade absence to enormous ratings on ABC. Network executives were celebrating their strategy of appealing to wider swaths of the country after Donald J. Trump’s surprising election win and the president himself called Ms. Barr to congratulate her on the show’s large audience.But on May 29 that all came crashing down. ABC …
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Restaurant fined for making black customers pay in advance for meals
A Chinese restaurant in Canada has been fined C$10,000 (£5,700) by a human rights tribunal for making black customers pay in advance for their meals. Staff ‘motivated by a stereotype that black persons are criminal or deviant’, says judgment. Emile Wickham and three of his friends went to Hong Shing Chinese Restaurant in Toronto’s Chinatown for a birthday …
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A Muslim woman was subjected to vile racist abuse from a drunk man
The incident occurred at about 1.30pm on May 28 on a Thameslink network in London. The Bengali woman, who is in her 20s and wears a hijab, was with her mother when she noticed the man staring at her. Speaking to Tell MAMA, an organisation highlighting anti-Muslim abuse, the woman said she felt threatened by …
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Primark accused of ‘rewarding’ racism
Primark has been accused of ‘rewarding’ a racist customer accused of telling a Muslim shop assistant ‘I don’t want to be served by black people’. Do Na Marie was at the Westfield Stratford City branch of Primark in east London with her daughter. She witnessed the alleged incident and is now encouraging people to boycott …
Starbucks closes 8.000 store for antibias training
Starbucks closed 8,000 company-owned USA stores at around 2 pm local time on May 29 as a first step in training 175,000 employees on racial tolerance. “We understand that racial and systemic bias have many causes, sources, and ways of showing up within each of us and in our communities”, says one of the training videos …
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4,500 shoes laid at EU Council to protest Israeli violence
As part of a growing call for European governments to push for the protection of the Palestinians from Israeli violence in the occupied territories, some 4,500 pairs of shoes were laid yesterday at the European Council building in Brussels to commemorate Palestinians killed in the past 10 years. The unusual protest was organized by a …
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Alternative for Germany party criticizes German football player of Turkish origin Mesut Ozil
An anti-Islam rally was held by far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in country’s capital Berlin on May 27. Speaking to media before the beginning of the rally, AfD board member Beatrix von Storch criticized German football player of Turkish origin Mesut Ozil. Currently playing for English giants Arsenal, Ozil, 29, was born in German …
Royal wedding: German broadcaster ZDF accused of racism in its coverage
ZDF commentators consistently described Meghan Markle and her guests as “exotic” and were fascinated by her black hair. The public broadcaster has been roundly condemned by news outlets and people on social media. German public broadcaster ZDF was heavily criticized on Saturday for its sometimes questionable coverage of the royal wedding. Social media users and …
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