A disrupter, say his partisans, a purposeful provocateur. C’mon, knock it off. You know that’s not what I’m getting at.
A raging narcissist, say his foes, a serial violator of decency and law. No, that’s not where I’m trying to go here, either. Read more…
Justin Bieber Urges Fans to Take a ‘Stand Against Racism’ in Emotional Post
Justin Bieber is taking some time this holiday season to reflect. In a post on Wednesday (Dec. 4), the 25-year-old singer took some time to be thoughtful about things he’s said in the past that may have been hurtful and apologize, urging Beliebers to do the same.
The post, which featured the phrase “Stand Against Racism” is large block letters, featured the message, “When I was young I was uneducated and found myself saying really hurtful things not knowing the power of my words. Racism Is still very prevalent and I want to use my voice to remind we are all human being and all of EQUAL VALUE BEFORE GOD!”
Though Bieber did not specify what hurtful things he said in the past, in 2014 a video surfaced of a then-15-year-old Bieber making offensive, racist jokes and using the n-word in footage reportedly shot during the filming of his 2011 doc Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. At the time, Bieber apologized for the use of the offensive terms, saying in a statement, “As a kid, I didn’t understand the power of certain words and how they can hurt.
Justin Bieber is taking some time this holiday season to reflect. In a post on Wednesday (Dec. 4), the 25-year-old singer took some time to be thoughtful about things he’s said in the past that may have been hurtful and apologize, urging Beliebers to do the same. The post, which featured the phrase “Stand Against Racism” is large block letters, featured the message, “When I was young I was uneducated and found myself saying really hurtful things not knowing the power of my words. Racism Is still very prevalent and I want to use my voice to remind we are all human being and all of EQUAL VALUE BEFORE GOD!” Though Bieber did not specify what hurtful things he said in the past, in 2014 a video surfaced of a then-15-year-old Bieber making offensive, racist jokes and using the n-word in footage reportedly shot during the filming of his 2011 doc Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. At the time, Bieber apologized for the use of the offensive terms, saying in a statement, “As a kid, I didn’t understand the power of certain words and how they can hurt.
How to cure racism in the U.S. healthcare system
How to cure racism in the U.S. healthcare system
There’s no doubt about it: The unequal distribution of health care in the United States is killing many of us.
The chasm of health disparities between minority groups and white people could be a mile wide. Doctors are less likely to refer a black patient for cardiac evaluation when presenting with chest pain than a white patient. Emergency medical services take black and Hispanic patients to different hospitals than white patients, even when they live in the same ZIP code. Overall, black patients receive worse care than white patients by a staggering 40 percent of quality measures.
This is far from a new set of problems. For hundreds of years, white doctors have pushed horrific false narratives about physiological differences between black and white people that served as a warped basis for justifying inhumane treatment of enslaved people. This 19th century “research” has seemingly not been supplanted by more accurate medical knowledge in some cases, and the gap between health outcomes for white people and minority groups has not closed. This raises the question: What is being done about it?
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Here is how you should handle racial discrimination in the workplace
Here is how you should handle racial discrimination in the workplace
While progress has been made with tackling racial discrimination in recent decades, it is clear that it still lives on in the workplace in less overt and more nuanced forms. A survey commissioned by the Trade Union Congress found that over 70 percent of ethnic minority workers say they have experienced racial harassment at work and around 60 percent state that they have been subject to unfair treatment by their employer.
Karen Holden, Founder of A City Law Firm, is keen to outline the laws surrounding racial discrimination in the workplace and exactly what the employers responsibilities are.
First, a definition. Racial discrimination refers to discriminatory behaviours against individuals or groups based on their race, ethnic origin, nationality or skin colour. An example of racial discrimination from an employer is letting someone’s race/skin colour affect their decision of who receives a job, promotion or other employment benefit. No one should be discriminated against and employees are protected by legislation.
Indiana Catholics share experiences of racism at listening session
Indiana Catholics share experiences of racism at listening session
It wasn’t easy for Daryl Whitley to stand before a diverse audience of listeners as he prepared to share his experiences of racism.
But he knew that doing so could promote justice and racial healing. So, crediting the Holy Spirit, Whitley told about 100 people at an Indianapolis archdiocesan listening session how he experienced racism as a teenager during a sporting event some 40 years ago.
Sharing the experience “was pretty liberating and kind of helped me to heal a little bit, because I normally don’t talk about this,” said Whitley, a black Catholic who is a member of Holy Angels Parish in Indianapolis. “I’ve never had to write it down and actually read it and share it with a large group of people, especially a diverse group of people.
Fight against racism should begin at home
Fight against racism should begin at home
How comfortably the media and politicians have found it to proclaim and posture about the undoubtedly disturbing and vile racism that interrupted a football match in Bulgaria (“England win marred by racist chanting”, Herald Sport, October 15).
And yet – Donald Trump, President of privilege in the US – not so long ago claimed that at a murderous rally where fascist and ant-fascist clashed at Charlottesville there were “good people on both sides” and refused to condemn the Nazis.
Our own Prime Minister – product of the most elite school in the UK – racially insulted the then-President Obama and was corralled by expensive and celebrity friends when he referred to Muslim women looking like ‘letter boxes’.
China may be better off agreeing to a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump while he’s in office, an analyst told CNBC on Tuesday. That’s because things could get tougher if Elizabeth Warren, a potential Democratic rival, wins next year’s presidential election.
Warren, a U.S. senator seeking the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, could bring up more difficult issues when negotiating with China, said Wayne Kaufman, chief market analyst at Phoenix Financial Services. That would add to the many sticking points, which currently include the lack of intellectual property rights protection, making it harder for both sides to seal a deal.
“The Chinese, they would like to wait out President Trump … they may be miscalculating because if they get a President Elizabeth Warren, she’s probably going to be even tougher than Trump,” Kaufman told CNBC’s “Street Signs Asia.”
“Warren will go after them in a worse way because of climate change. She’s a big, big climate change person. China is the biggest polluter in the world so the Chinese may want to deal with Mr. Trump who I think wants to have some deal done by first quarter,” he added. Read more…
How Should I Face Racism Among My Childhood Friends?
How Should I Face Racism Among My Childhood Friends?
Q. My hometown (St. Cloud, Minn.) is breaking my heart. The place where I grew up has been in the news lately as the poster child for white supremacist radicalization in response to a growing Somali community. I see people I spent my childhood with joining anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant groups, and I see 40-year friendships ending because of it. I feel far away, and the gulf seems too wide to even hear across. How can I help? — Pamela Romanowsky, Brooklyn, N.Y.
New Illinois Law Requires LGBT History To Be Taught In Schools
New Illinois Law Requires LGBT History To Be Taught In Schools
Illinois Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law legislation that requires all state-recognized public schools to include in their curriculum the study of historic contributions that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community have made for the state and the country.
The law mandates that “Each public school district and state-recognized, non-public school shall, subject to appropriations for that purpose, receive a per pupil grant for the purchase of secular and non-discriminatory textbooks.” The state’s Board of Education will publish an annual list of “approved textbooks.”
One of the main supporters of the bill, State Sen. Heather Steans (D), said the reasonfor the bill is because “one of the best ways to overcome intolerance is through education and exposure to different people and viewpoints.”
Catholic archbishop criticizes Trump, says to ‘stop hate and racism, starting with yourself’
Catholic archbishop criticizes Trump, says to ‘stop hate and racism, starting with yourself’
Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller of San Antonio, one of the highest ranking Mexican American Catholic leaders in the country, was left in shock on Saturday when he heard about the mass shooting in El Paso that killed at least 22 people in his state. Garcia-Siller said there was “no justifiable explanation for such scenes of horror.”
But what was clear to the archbishop, who recently supported migrants and asylum seekers crossing the southern border, was that President Trump’s “invasion” rhetoric against Hispanics, language echoed in a manifesto police believe was posted by the alleged El Paso gunman, helped create a climate that led to the tragedy.
The 62-year-old archbishop said on Twitter this week that Trump — a very weak and “poor man” — had caused “Too much damage already” and that the president’s rhetoric had “destroyed” people’s lives. Pleading for gun control so that more lives would not be “wasted in vain” after the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, Garcia-Siller had another request for Trump.
