Racism In America

Viola Davis, Cynthia Erivo among 300 artists to sign petition decrying racism in US theatre industry

In an open letter addressed to 'Dear White American Theatre,' the signatories complained of tokenism, prioritizing white theatre for white audiences, and a failure to make promised changes in programming or leadership.

Joe Biden says institutional racism in America is ‘white man’s problem’, holds Donald Trump responsible for deepening divide

Racism in America is an institutional “white man’s problem visited on people of colour,” former vice president Joe Biden said Tuesday, arguing that the way to attack the issue is to defeat US president Donald Trump and hold him responsible for deepening the nation’s racial divide.

Mira Jacob's Good Talk is a timely, cogent and personal look at navigating race and identity in present-day America

Mira Jacob was prompted to write Good Talk by a series of questions posed by her son, about Michael Jackson, race and Trump. The graphic memoir employs a striking visual style – paper dolls superimposed on photographs, and uses humour and anecdotes to show what it means to be brown/mixed race in today's America

Talk show host Bill Maher apologises for using racial slur on live TV

Bill Maher apologized Saturday for using a racial slur to describe himself as a house slave during a live segment for his HBO talk show.

'Racism is alive and kicking' says Queen Latifah at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors

Queen Latifah commented on the state of racism in USA at the VH1 Hip Hop Honours.

Dallas shooting marks 'preacher' Barack Obama's biggest failure as US President

Obama's predicament is understandable as he must balance the anger of black Americans against police brutality, hierarchical racism and the rage of white Americans against what they perceive as criminal forces threatening their peace and security