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French police ‘strip and search’ South African opera star for being black
SOUTH African opera star Pretty Yende on Tuesday accused French customs agents of treating her with “outrageous racial discrimination” at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport, a claim strongly contested by police and airport sources. “Police brutality is real for someone who looks like me,” the soprano, who is black, wrote on her Instagram account a day after arriving for a…
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Queen promises to address Harry and Meghan’s racism claims
BRITAIN’S Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday responded to explosive racism claims from her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, voicing deep concern and sympathising with their troubles with royal life. “The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan,” she said in a statement. “The…
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UK-based Zimbabwean-born young musician goes viral with anti-racism video
By Chad SASH Moyo, who is originally from Zimbabwe and moved to Mansfield, U.K., six years ago, is keen to use his platform as a musician to speak openly about racism. The 19-year-old recorded a video discussing the social media aftermath after a Mansfield youth worker was sentenced to 14 months in prison for punching a man unconscious over a…
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