racial discrimination

Review: Nonfiction / Tech bias: not a glitch, but a structural problem

With statistics backing her up, Broussard does a stellar job of portraying this bias for the readers with stories from individuals who have faced such discrimination. The book opens with the story of Robert Julian-Borchak Williams who gets wrongfully identified by a police facial recognition technology and gets taken into custody.

LaLiga file charges over abuse of Vinicius Jr

LaLiga on Tuesday said it has filed charges relating to the racist abuse of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr to the "relevant judicial, administrative and sporting bodies", adding that it will step up efforts to identify such abuse in the future.

Federation slams 'hateful' racist abuse of French footballers

Several members of the France team that lost to Argentina in the World Cup final were subjected to "hateful" racist abuse on social media, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Tuesday, adding it intended to file a legal complaint.

Mermaids aren’t real, and neither is race

Our current conceptualisation of race derives heavily from the last couple centuries of European imperialism.

Sikh actor barred from flying to US 'because of turban'

A Sikh actor claimes he was barred from boarding an Aeromexico plane because of his turban, and the internet erupted in a frenzy of support.

August 3, 2023
August 3, 2023

Tech bias: not a glitch, but a structural problem

With statistics backing her up, Broussard does a stellar job of portraying this bias for the readers with stories from individuals who have faced such discrimination. The book opens with the story of Robert Julian-Borchak Williams who gets wrongfully identified by a police facial recognition technology and gets taken into custody.

January 3, 2023
January 3, 2023

LaLiga file charges over abuse of Vinicius Jr

LaLiga on Tuesday said it has filed charges relating to the racist abuse of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr to the "relevant judicial, administrative and sporting bodies", adding that it will step up efforts to identify such abuse in the future.

December 21, 2022
December 21, 2022

Federation slams 'hateful' racist abuse of French footballers

Several members of the France team that lost to Argentina in the World Cup final were subjected to "hateful" racist abuse on social media, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Tuesday, adding it intended to file a legal complaint.

October 11, 2022
October 11, 2022

Mermaids aren’t real, and neither is race

Our current conceptualisation of race derives heavily from the last couple centuries of European imperialism.

February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016

Sikh actor barred from flying to US 'because of turban'

A Sikh actor claimes he was barred from boarding an Aeromexico plane because of his turban, and the internet erupted in a frenzy of support.

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