Tag: Racism
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Uncle Ben’s: Racism forces popular rice brand to change identity
Mars, owners of Uncle Ben’s has revealed intentions to phase out the identity of the popular rice brand over harmful racial stereotypes. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mars made this known in a statement published on its website on Wednesday. Uncle Ben’s, a brand name for parboiled rice, and other related food products, was first introduced by…
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Players must use status as role models to fight racism, says Arsenal’s Leno
Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno has called on his team mates to act as role models for racial equality. This is in the wake of the death of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis, after a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes while detaining him on May 25. Chauvin has…
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Amid protests, Trump says no racism in America
U.S. President Trump flatly denied the existence of institutional racism in the U.S., but went on to contradict himself by acknowledging the need for racial healing. But he warned that there won’t be healing in the U.S. “by falsely labelling tens of millions of decent Americans as racist.” Trump was speaking in Dallas, Texas today,…
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Tunde Obe narrates how white woman unleashed her dog on him
Nigerian singer, Tunde Obe has narrated how he faced racial discrimination as a child in the United States of America. The music star in a series of tweets shared via his Twitter page on Friday, June 5, 2020, recounted how a white woman released her dog on him because he was black. According to…
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Casilla gets eight-match ban for racism
Leeds United goalkeeper Kiko Casilla has been banned for eight matches and fined £60,000 after being found guilty of racially abusing Charlton Athletic forward Jonathan Leko. The 33-year-old, who denied the charge, has also been ordered to attend a face-to-face education session. The incident took place in Charlton’s win over the Whites on 28 September.…
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Racism: Porto striker Moussa Marega walks off pitch in protest, gets yellow card (Photos)
FC Porto striker Moussa Marega left the pitch in protest at being subjected to racist insults during his side’s 2-1 win away to Vitoria Guimaraes in Portugal’s Primeira Liga on Sunday. The 28-year-old Mali forward scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 60th minute. He celebrated the goal by pointing to his…
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‘I was told I was too dark to play’
Former QPR forward Antonio German says he left Malaysia Super League side Selangor after being told by fans he was “too dark to play” for the club. The Londoner, 27, joined Selangor in January but left after a month, having scored once in three games. After being booed during matches, he was sent racist messages…
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Real racism lies with football authorities – Kompany
The lack of diversity in football organisations is part of the problem in tackling racism, says former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany. The Belgian was speaking in the wake of compatriot Romelu Lukaku being racially abused by Cagliari fans while playing for Inter Milan at the weekend. Lukaku said the abuse showed the game was…
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Racism: Tottenham defender Rose ‘can’t wait’ to quit football
Tottenham defender Danny Rose says he “can’t wait to see the back of football” and is frustrated at the lack of action taken against fans’ racism. Racist chanting was directed at several England players, including Rose, during the Euro 2020 qualifier in Montenegro. Uefa has charged Montenegro with racist behaviour but Rose, 28, does not…
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Clubs should lose points over racism – Michail Antonio
West Ham forward Michail Antonio has said clubs should be docked points or forced to play behind closed doors if their fans are guilty of racial abuse during games. The latest in a number of recent high-profile incidents saw Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah targeted at West Ham’s London Stadium last week. The club handed evidence…