Fashion Johnny Depp & Dior silent amid 'racist advert' claims Depp starred in advert for Dior's Sauvage fragrance which has been panned by critics for cultural insensitivity. 02/09/2019
Belgium Watch: Parade puts blackface in Belgium back in spotlight Anti-racism campaigners have criticised a folk festival featuring a character called "the savage". The character, played by a white actor in blackface makeup, is paraded through the town in chains. 26/08/2019
brussels bureau Belgian festival faces pressure over blackface 'Savage' character Pressure is mounting for UNESCO to remove a Belgian festival from its cultural heritage list. The a blackface character known as 'the savage' in a parade in the town of Ath has drawn strong criticism from anti-racist campaigners. 26/08/2019
View The Edinburgh Fringe is white, middle class and elitist ǀ View While the Fringe is something Britain should be proud of, we must also recognise that a disproportionate number of the performers (and even the audience) will be white, middle class and wealthy. 16/08/2019
Belgium Party in Belgium criticised after guest pictured wearing 'blackface' A party held in the grounds of Belgium's controversial Africa Museum has drawn criticism after attendees were pictured dressing up in colonial-style clothing, with one wearing "blackface". 09/08/2019
USA 'Americans must denounce racism' says Trump — but no action on guns President Donald Trump condemned "bigotry and hatred" following last weekend's mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. 05/08/2019
USA New audio reveals Reagan calling African officials 'monkeys' New audio from the US National Archives reveals former US president Ronald Reagan calling African UN delegates 'monkeys'. 01/08/2019
View Boris Johnson needs to rebuild bridges with Africa ǀ View Which Boris will be entering Number 10: the racist or the cosmopolitan? For the sake of Britain, I hope it is the latter. 24/07/2019
View Will Boris Johnson be a unifying leader? Time will tell ǀ View The UK sorely needs a unifying leader who can be a prime minister for all Brits. No stranger to controversy or even accusations of racism, Johnson will have his work cut out if he is going to create inclusion for all his citizens. 23/07/2019
USA Crowd chants 'send her back' after Trump accused of racism The crowd at a re-election rally started chanting "send her back" after Trump doubled his attacks on Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar. 18/07/2019
USA In rare rebuke, dozens of Republicans hit Trump over 'racist' tweets In rare rebuke, dozens of Republicans hit Trump over 'racist' tweets 17/07/2019
USA Trump accused of racism for tweets against congresswomen US President Donald Trump has come under fire for telling Democratic congresswomen "to go back" to "fix" countries they came from. 15/07/2019
USA Outrage at manslaughter charge for woman who lost baby in shooting An Alabama woman was charged with manslaughter over the death of her unborn child after she was shot in a dispute that police said she started. 28/06/2019
Good Morning Europe Racist attacks on the rise in Italy, independent monitors warn The NGO Lunaria says the increase in the number of attacks is linked to the hostile political atmosphere. 19/06/2019
Italy Hate crimes in Italy quadrupled between 2017 and 2018 Reports of discriminatory acts in Italy increased fourfold between 2017 and 2018, soaring from 92 to 360. 12/06/2019
USA Man who threatened to hang Obama, kill Maxine Waters gets nearly four years in prison During his sentencing, Stephen J. Taubert, of Syracuse, New York, said he was provoked because of public criticism of President Donald Trump. 01/05/2019
USA Anti-Semitic assaults in the U.S. more than doubled in 2018, ADL reports The report comes days after a 19-year-old man opened fire in a synagogue in California, killing one. 01/05/2019
Italy Trieste marathon excludes African runners, then backtracks amid outcry Trieste half marathon organisers backtracked on their controversial decision to close the May 5 race to African athletes amid accusations of racism. 27/04/2019
View Rather than hiding its racist cartoons, Disney needs to teach people about them ǀ View Unpacking how and why projects like "Song of the South" were ever made could offer an opportunity for growth, conversation and healing. 25/04/2019
Sport Footballers boycott social media for 24 hours in racism protest England stars join call for 24-hour blackout following abuse. 19/04/2019
Hungary White cast of Hungarian opera asked to identify as African-Amerian The Gershwin brothers had stipulated that their Porgy and Bess musical could only ever be performed by an all-black cast. 09/04/2019
Italy Violent protest against Roma families in Italy triggers investigation The Mayor of the Italian capital has called for an investigation into ugly scenes that broke out on Tuesday over the transfer of a group of Roma families to a government-run centre. 04/04/2019
Italy Juventus teenage striker Moise Kean suffers racist abuse from stands Juventus team mates, and even the team manager, accused Kean of being 'partially' responsible for the racist abuse he suffered in Cagliari. 03/04/2019
France France grapple with social-media fuelled violence against Roma Rumours started circulating online accusing members of the Roma community of trying to abduct children, sparking unfounded revenge attacks. 27/03/2019
Montenegro UEFA to investigate Montenegro following fans' racist chants The Football Association of Montenegro will face a UEFA disciplinary hearing on May 16 after the team's fans were heard chanting racist taunts at England's black players 26/03/2019
United Kingdom Watch: White man on tube directs monkey noises at a black passenger A white man on the London Underground’s Northern Line was filmed directing monkey noises at a black passenger last week. 12/03/2019
