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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.

Europe News

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.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. 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.

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".

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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.

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'.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. 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.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. 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.

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.

USA

In rare rebuke, dozens of Republicans hit Trump over 'racist' tweets

In rare rebuke, dozens of Republicans hit Trump over 'racist' tweets

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.

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.

World

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

USA

Euroviews. 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.

Sport

Footballers boycott social media for 24 hours in racism protest

England stars join call for 24-hour blackout following abuse.

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.