Ms. E. Tendayi Achiume is the fifth Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. She was appointed by the Human Rights Council in September 2017 and took up her functions as Special Rapporteur on 1 November 2017.
Encyclopaedia Africana U
April 10, 2021
UK RECORD ON RACISM: SIGNATORY TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION (1966)
Considering that all human beings are equal before the law and are entitled to equal protection of the law against any discrimination and against any incitement to discrimination.
Listening Tree Video (LT)
February 11, 2021
CLIP: Race Relations Act of 1968, UK
The debate over the powers available to enforce the Race Relations Act: are the powers strong enough and if not, how can it possibly work?
Encyclopaedia Africana R
February 9, 2021
UK: LONDONERS’ PROTEST MEETING AGAINST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, 1943
“Coloured folk cab die fighting for us, can help destroy Fascism, can help preserve our freedom, but they are not allowed to gather in the harvest or stay at certain hotels.”
Politics (RH)
January 10, 2021
White Supremacism Is a Domestic Terror Threat That Will Outlast Trump
Whether from behind his desk in the Oval Office or through the toxic feed of his Twitter account, Trump has stoked division, spread disinformation and spawned hate. He has normalized what was once unthinkable and mainstreamed what was once marginal.
Mental Health (RH) Resources Hub
August 15, 2020
Masculinity keeps some Black men away from mental health care
Some statements they rated included “I hate asking for help” and “I never share my feelings.”
Encyclopaedia Africana M Video (LT)
August 11, 2020
MLK on silence & indifference to suffering
on the appalling silence and indifference of the good people who sit around and say, ‘Wait on time.’”
Aug'20 What's Going On
August 11, 2020
AUG. 11: BERNICE KING/JANE ELLIOTT
Jane Elliott is the 86 year anti-racism educator behind the famous “Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes” exercise.
Encyclopaedia Africana J Resources Hub Sports (RH)
August 11, 2020
Jack Leslie: Black footballer statue campaign reaches goal
Crowdfunders have raised £100,000 to erect a statue of a footballer who was dropped from the England team when selectors discovered he was black.
Listening Tree Narrative (LT)
August 11, 2020
Why are white people so obsessed with the N-word?
t reminds us that we have been and still are seen as less than, as other than, as not even human.